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  • RE: The Abstract DBA

    jim.drewe (12/4/2013)


    The problem for most (if not all) bigger shops is offshore outsourcing. I had talks with my management (CTO level) concerning the risk of having non-employees, non-citizen offshore residents...

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

  • RE: The Abstract DBA

    Gary Varga (12/2/2013)


    Lynn Pettis (12/2/2013)


    When I first started working with SQL Server I was also heavily involved with the hardware and OS (NT 4.0). I was the backup for...

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

  • RE: The Abstract DBA

    In a large organization, database administrator (DBO) should be a different role from system administrator (SYSADMIN). There are plenty of roles where a DBA basically just needs to be the...

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

  • RE: SQL Server Knockoffs?

    I have recently learned that our organization is getting an IBM Netezza data warehousing appliance for use as a replacement for one of our large SQL Server reporting servers. Executive...

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

  • RE: Core T-SQL

    scott.fountain (11/25/2013)


    Applying indentation so scripts are readable

    Nothing spells a good day at work like reviewing a query containing multiple nested table expressions; all the while, no indentations - everything is...

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

  • RE: Core T-SQL

    pdanes (11/22/2013)


    Biggest skill I need is how to find stuff on SQLServercentral.com

    Yes, I'm when searching a sqlserver topic and want to whittle down the result to only the good stuff,...

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

  • RE: Core T-SQL

    The thing I love about T-SQL is that it actually doesn't change that frequently, and ANSI SQL changes even less often. Once you get past the two year mark, it's...

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

  • RE: Effectiveness

    As a database developer, if 2 + 2 -1 = 3 and the result is returned from the databse faster than the web browser can render the HTML, then my...

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

  • RE: Time for Learning

    Over the past few months, I've been prepping for SQL Server 2012 Administration exam 70-462. I have experience performing admin tasks in the development and QA environment, and even a...

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

  • RE: Effectiveness

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/13/2013)


    I have seen quite a few DVD/BluRay players in the last decade like that. I've returned some and gotten others, quality has not improved. At...

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

  • RE: Concat columns in Where clause

    LutzM (11/12/2013)


    @eric:

    From my point of view, every approach will lead to the same execution plan including the table/index scan (including the MERGE approach).

    A rather dirty approach would be a separate...

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

  • RE: Effectiveness

    Dale Turley (11/13/2013)


    I strongly disagree with the idea of just pushing something out to fit a time frame, and this kind of mentality is the reason for IT having such...

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

  • RE: Concat columns in Where clause

    Jonathan Marshall (11/12/2013)


    The queries are updating lookup tables that do not have a value by using a subquery to the lookup table.

    I like that idea of using a computed...

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

  • RE: Concat columns in Where clause

    Jonathan Marshall (11/12/2013)


    The queries are updating lookup tables that do not have a value by using a subquery to the lookup table.

    I like that idea of using a computed...

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

  • RE: Test Coverage

    Tom Bakerman (11/12/2013)


    Jeff Moden (11/12/2013)


    From the article:


    These days most testing of software is automated.

    Oddly enough, I believe that's part of the problem with delivered software, today. There's nothing like...

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

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