djackson 22568 (7/16/2012)

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I am positive you were making a point that does not deserve the rant above, so I put it in rant tags in the hopes you...

Doctor Who 2 (7/14/2012)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/9/2012)

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Good points, and I...

Todd Payne (7/12/2012)

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Thanks for that example. Truth is hard, and it gets even harder when we want to communicate the truth. There is so much room for interpretation....

The single view of the truth is something I think all DBAs and "data people" want. We want to know that a customer is a customer is a customer. We...

djackson 22568 (7/10/2012)

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Eric M Russell (7/10/2012)

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TravisDBA (7/9/2012)

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The idea is that you want to prove you have value to the company, whatever your position. Make sure they see you as valuable,...

TravisDBA (7/9/2012)

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The idea is that you want to prove you have value to the company, whatever your position. Make sure they see you as valuable, or I would advise you...

Self-serve online trading has been around for a couple of decades, but that hasn't reduced the demand for stock brokers and financial planners.

I've actually started tinkering around lately with, Inform, a natural language programming tool for writing interactive fiction (remember Zork?). There are tons of tutorials and examples out there, and most...

thadeushuck (7/3/2012)

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Eric M Russell (7/3/2012)

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I'd suspect that the higher failure rate for white-box (versus brand name) PCs can be attributed to how the components are installed and paired up with...

It would be interesting if a study has ever been made into why IT guys crash and burn.

Sometimes I think that new DBAs and developers need to be "burned in"...

I'd suspect that the higher failure rate for white-box (versus brand name) PCs can be attributed to how the components are installed and paired up with other components. The assembly...

patrickmcginnis59 (6/6/2012)

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According...

I personally wouldn't consider PowerShell, Perl, or even T-SQL scripting to be "software development". Likewise, I wouldn't consider Entity Framework or LINQ to be "database development".

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (6/6/2012)

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Revenant (6/6/2012)

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Automation of server management is one of the major Microsoft's thrusts. MS AutoPilot allows 5 or 6 admins manage the entire Office 365. I...

One question them or perhaps just you would be:

Are we really talking about consolidating databases that currently exist on the same server, or are we talking about consolidating servers?

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