rbarryyoung (5/27/2008)

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Actually, this is true in the DBA world also, but that...

The thing is, though, that validation will demonstrate that a test is or is not doing what is asked of it. However, the problem is that people need to know...

Samuel Clough (5/22/2008)

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Maybe I'm missing something but if there is not one central database...

Hmm. The thing with RAC is that however many nodes you have, you're still accessing one central database (shared everything, as the jargon goes). Microsoft's MatrixDB idea is supposed to...

Buxton69 (5/21/2008)

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I was in a band first for five years tyring to be a musician, it didn't work out but everyone in the band bar one now work in IT...

I'm sure a few minutes of my time could come up with several suggestions for how to make SQL Server more user-friendly (at least for me), but I'll never spend...

People so often seem to forget that employment is just another commercial transaction. If the cost of doing business outweighs the benefits accrued, the disadvantaged party will cease trading. Yes,...

Phil Factor (5/15/2008)

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I wonder what an electric band of DBAs would sound like? Would they all be good team players or might they be a bunch of prima-donnas? Would they...

I hadn't thought about it that way either. I play the blues harp, but I wouldn't have thought there's anything particularly mathematical about my playing.

If I'm honest, the real attraction...

Q (5/8/2008)

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Since this won't occur until 2068 we are in the clear. The Mayan calendar says that Dec 21 2012 will be the end. I believe that...

It's a file that contains data. What is a database if not that?

It's installed as part of an instance, and used by SQL Server. What is a system database if...

Answer C would involve a vampire, 'cos the Oracle Corporation can get blood out of a stone 😉

I've just realised. If someone reports a SQL Server bug to Microsoft, they can post it as a QOTD to see how much of a problem it is....

Question: You're moving...

Shaun McGuile (5/7/2008)

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Yeah no good shouting when your upto your eyeballs in...

Guys, guys, guys

Everything posted here is a technical workaround to a problem, and the problem with workarounds is that they're inherently less robust. This is a routine for taking backups...