I have a semi-liberal view on game playing. I have allowed my children to play games when they are under the age required due to me applying parental guidance and...

This definitely sounds like one of the features designed for those who can help themselves. Fortunately for me I rarely have to diagnose a performance issue (not because I am...

I may be wrong (I am on the mobile trying to catch up before the week starts) but I think you would be better not handling the error including removing...

Rod at work (2/22/2015)

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Miles Neale (2/17/2015)

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paul.kemner (2/17/2015)

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It seems the 'sell-by date' for IT workers gets lower and lower, yet I never see this pointed out to people starting out in...

Good article, interesting opinions and some fun banter...

...and for those really wanting to know: I wouldn't land, I would bounce 😛

You know you'd miss me 😉

Most jobs in IT stop progressing either:

a) when you die whilst still working

or

b) when you decide to retire soon and will stay where you are until that point.

That may sound...

jackson.fabros (2/19/2015)

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I've read (and enjoyed) the original post that focused primarily on what a DBA should do on day one.

Aside from the obvious (stop, listen, take notes, repeat),...

call.copse (2/19/2015)

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Gary Varga (2/19/2015)

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Given that I have learnt to avoid using third party tools wherever possible and stick to what the majority of my clients use. This means that I...

I have a personal MSDN Ultimate subscription. This costs me a small fortune, however, I find that any work I do at home requires this. I consider it a cost...

Yet Another DBA (2/18/2015)

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djackson 22568 (2/17/2015).............

Also, I doubt most breaches are reported. At a conference I attended on security, about 1% of the people in the room thought it...

This is currently how I feel...is the premise of the film 300 about a team up against a deadline with many defects to resolve?

(Please don't bother to let me know....

GoofyGuy (2/17/2015)

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... how does the bar food compare to the burgers, pizza, and chicken wings here in the US ?

An interesting question!

I suppose one might take the easy way...

GoofyGuy (2/17/2015)

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... while you can blame (more senior) managers for letting them get away with it (if/when that happens) you usually can't blame those managers for recruiting them in the...

TomThomson (2/17/2015)

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Unfortunately that's not...