Perry Whittle (7/4/2011)

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don't give out SA privileges 😀

I ask them to explain why they need SA, when they can't give a valid reason i use that as my push...

I think the issue should be wether a corporation's trade actually enables a corrupt government; not simply wether the government is corrupt in general.

Microsoft and Google enable citizens...

Information technology is like a slow poison to a totalitarian government, because it allows information to flow in and out of the system. Even if the government tries to bend...

I think there is a difference between conducting a simple business transaction with a suspect individual or government (ex: I give you 1,000 licenses of MS Office and you pay...

James Goodwin (7/1/2011)

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Regarding Nulls, I haven't followed the theoretical literature enough to notice that there is a raging debate here, but from a practical standpoint I have noticed that people...

I once interviewed for one of the big national auto insurance providers. Part of the interview process (which lasted all day and mostly involved me sitting and waiting in a...

Tom, I think that overall this is a good primer on first normal form. You brought up the point that what constitutes an atomic value depends on the context with...

SanDroid (6/30/2011)

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Eric M Russell (6/30/2011)

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SanDroid (6/30/2011)

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Eric M Russell (6/30/2011)

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I never contain phone or address related columns in something like the primary customer table.

#1 An address or phone number isn't...

SanDroid (6/30/2011)

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Eric M Russell (6/30/2011)

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I never contain phone or address related columns in something like the primary customer table.

#1 An address or phone number isn't an attribute or measure...

I never contain phone or address related columns in something like the primary customer table.

#1 An address or phone number isn't an attribute or measure of the customer; the...

OK, here's a flippant comment so you can ignore this... when does a candidate key ever get promoted from candidate to the spot light? After all, even a Candidate for...

OCTom (6/30/2011)

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Teamwork is overrated. I think the skillset and the willingness to learn new skills is more important. I have yet to see an employer value teamwork highly. They speak...

Revenant (6/29/2011)

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Eric M Russell (6/29/2011)

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. . . Even a RDBMS like SQL Server which is built exclusively on Win32/64 executables should be able to retain that functionality regardless of wether...

TravisDBA (6/29/2011)

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opc.three (6/28/2011)

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I am curious...I am not sure what you mean. Maybe it would help if I knew your standard...

PaulB-TheOneAndOnly (6/29/2011)

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Eric M Russell (6/27/2011)

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Actually, I think it may be possible for multiple SQL Server instances to share the same database files, but one requirement is that the database must...