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  • RE: Why dbid is 1 for master, 2 for tempdb, 3 for model and 4 for msdb?

    Mr. Livingston, I love that animation ... :laugh:

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

  • RE: Creating a PDF from a Stored Procedure

    This would actually be a good interview question. If the candidate laughs or responds only with raised eyebrows, then they answered correctly.

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

  • RE: Why dbid is 1 for master, 2 for tempdb, 3 for model and 4 for msdb?

    It may have to do with the order in which the databases are created when SQL Server is initially installed. 
    I can also see why SQL Server would want to...

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

  • RE: We Really Need Better Security

    ... Bruce Schneier has called for regulation of IoT devices. Most people resist any sort of regulatory approach, but I'm not sure this is a bad idea. Not specifics,...

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

  • RE: Data Bots

    Where I work, we've embraced the Slack platform and have a channel dedicated to database alert notifications and SlackBot driven queries. 
    For example: "dba, is server prod-002 up?" gives both...

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

  • RE: Start Fixing Your DB with Better Code

    Jeff Moden - Friday, November 17, 2017 7:46 AM

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    I'm VERY fortunate.  Somehow, we managed to hire Developers (with a capital "D",...

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

  • RE: Start Fixing Your DB with Better Code

    The industry of SQL coding suffers from the same predicament as HTML; a lot of folks code it, but few truly know it at a professional level. Consider how many...

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

  • RE: Microservices in SQL Server

    The problem with allowing applications to talk with a database the same way they talk to an object or web service isn't so much about translating the mismatch between JSON...

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

  • RE: Holiday parties: Do you love them or hate them?

    Corporate or municipal sponsored "Christmas" parties (and even most family gatherings), have practically nothing to do with the Christian tradition in the first place, so changing the name is simply...

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

  • RE: Holiday parties: Do you love them or hate them?

    For a large or geographically distributed organization, these yearly holiday events are perhaps the only opportunity you have see some of your coworkers in person or at least to have...

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

  • RE: Who Owns the Data?

    If the judge issuing the warrant doesn't know the meaning of the term "256 bit AES encrypted", then this case will drag on a lot longer than he initially anticipated.

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

  • RE: Microservices in SQL Server

    There need be no mismatch between the object-oriented world and the relational because we, as data people, can now do all the worrying about the translation in both directions,...

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

  • RE: How Long Before You Upgrade?

    Jeff Moden - Friday, November 10, 2017 9:17 AM

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    Performance is in the code and you're not always going to get your...

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

  • RE: How Long Before You Upgrade?

    How long until a database server needs to be upgraded really depends on the rate of data growth and usage patterns.

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

  • RE: What are you worth?

    call.copse - Monday, May 19, 2014 3:28 AM

    Personally, whilst I may be a grumpy old sod, I do favour making friends...

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

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