Eric M Russell (2/28/2014)

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The thing about these sci-fi related series...

The thing about these sci-fi related series on network TV,...

Kurt W. Zimmerman (2/28/2014)

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HanShi (2/28/2014)

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If you want the option to have 'XXXXX' as a complete textstring instead of this added after the intial string, then you need to put the...

I've been enjoying the Game Of Thrones television series. It follows the story and characters of the books good enough, and the production and actors are great.

I think a mini-series based on Arthur C. Clarke's four "Rendezvous with Rama" novels would be interesting, so long as it's not a low budget Syfy Channel job, and if...

EricEyster (2/26/2014)

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I didn't consider summary data as caching, but if that is the case, then our systems would never function without it. Analyzing customer trends on TB's of raw data...

I was once tasked with improving the performance of a stored procedure that ran for fifteen minutes on a good day and more than an hour on occasion. It was...

Jeff Moden (2/21/2014)

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eric.notheisen (2/21/2014)

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I worked on a project for Wells Fargo a few years ago. We had a database developer who used CLR procedures for 60 percent of his...

Eric M Russell (2/21/2014)

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Please, explain what it...

Please, explain what it means to summarize...

At some point, I think we were using or evaluating a 3rd party column encryption solution that leveraged CLR functions. However, what ultimately got deployed to production was something I...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (2/18/2014)

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teresalinus (2/18/2014)

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I favor software patent laws.The time is different now,we are in the world, where every other big industry is now making a disastrous use...

If logging into a client or employer managed VM using VPN and Remote Desktop is an option, then that's nice.

I've done something similar for a couple of databases. Because the reporting systems are billing and HR related, the table also contains pre-calculated columns indicating weekday_abbr (Mon - Fri), is_business_day...

Gary Varga (2/13/2014)

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Eric M Russell (2/13/2014)

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The truth is that, for most development teams, there is only one instance of the development database, and every build is an "integrated" deployment, wether...