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  • RE: The DBA Tax

    djackson 22568 (7/16/2012)


    . . .

    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...

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

  • RE: The DBA Tax

    Doctor Who 2 (7/14/2012)


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


    djackson 22568 (7/9/2012)


    I agree with the point that I believe you were intending to make. No arguments whatsoever.

    ...

    Good points, and I...

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

  • RE: One Single View

    Todd Payne (7/12/2012)


    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....

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

  • RE: One Single View

    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...

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

  • RE: The DBA Tax

    djackson 22568 (7/10/2012)


    Eric M Russell (7/10/2012)


    TravisDBA (7/9/2012)


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

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

  • RE: The DBA Tax

    TravisDBA (7/9/2012)


    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...

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

  • RE: The DBA Tax

    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.

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

  • RE: Starting to Program

    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...

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

  • RE: Fix Failures Fast

    thadeushuck (7/3/2012)


    Eric M Russell (7/3/2012)


    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...

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

  • RE: Fix Failures Fast

    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"...

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

  • RE: Fix Failures Fast

    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...

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

  • RE: The Platform as Code

    patrickmcginnis59 (6/6/2012)


    Eric M Russell (6/6/2012)


    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".

    According...

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

  • RE: The Platform as Code

    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".

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

  • RE: The Platform as Code

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


    Revenant (6/6/2012)


    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...

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

  • RE: What are the questions should ask to the customer about the existing database?

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

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