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  • RE: Picking Your Packaging

    Back in the 90's, I developed a data warehouse (my first) that partitioned data by state into seperate tables and by period year into seperate databases. For maintenance operations, I...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Picking Your Packaging

    ..Imagine that you’re contemplating a project that will involve running multiple SQL statements and maybe some PowerShell against a list of instances, and then storing the results for later analysis....

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Double Checks

    Every ETL process needs a dashboard application and email alert process. For example, for one my larger data warehouse projects, the dashboard has one screen that lists a complete history...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Breaking Down Barriers

    How do we get DBAs, Developers, as well as sysadmins and Sharepoint administrators, to work closer together?

    It helps to have cross-funtional team meetings.

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Memories of 2013

    Professional atheletes, school teachers, and midwives have special moments and inspirational stories to tell about their work. For those of us in IT, what we do for a living doesn't...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: The Challenge of Time Off

    P Jones (12/20/2013)


    I'm in the UK and have 31.5 days leave (1.5 added in place of compulsory shutdowns) which was 26.5 until 5 years service complete. Plus Bank Holidays. Then...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: The Challenge of Time Off

    The other day, I went to the office, and after checking email and task list saw there was nothing requiring my immediate attention, so I took the day off and...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: The Challenge of Time Off

    I don't know when the last time I've had two consecutive weeks off from work, except when I was between jobs or contracts. However, I still squeeze in about three...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: The Abstract DBA

    Lynn Pettis (12/12/2013)


    Eric M Russell (12/12/2013)


    ...

    Why pay a contractor $100,000+ a year to shuffle your backup tapes and network logins, when they could hire a full time staff member...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: The Abstract DBA

    Lynn Pettis (12/11/2013)


    jim.drewe (12/11/2013)


    Lynn

    I normally don't follow up on these types of tracks, but I think what I was trying to say (and presumably what the other gentlemen was also...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: The Abstract DBA

    Lynn Pettis (12/11/2013)


    Eric M Russell (12/11/2013)


    jim.drewe (12/11/2013)


    Eric ... I would heartily agree. Unfortunately, executives in publicly held companies listen to Wall Street, not the common sense from subordinates. ...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: The Abstract DBA

    jim.drewe (12/11/2013)


    Eric ... I would heartily agree. Unfortunately, executives in publicly held companies listen to Wall Street, not the common sense from subordinates. If Wall Street says a...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: What is a Database Administrator today?

    VictorSQL (12/6/2013)


    It would appear that a 'Database Administrator' is whatever the organization wants you to be for the role and goals to be accomplished.

    In a 10-year period, I had worked...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: What is a Database Administrator today?

    What should the job duties of a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) be? If you started a new job as a Sr. DBA what would you expect to be doing...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Competition or Cooperation

    I have heard that the most talented people tried to ensure they weren't working on the same team with other talented people, just to ensure they would continue to be...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

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