Forum Replies Created

Viewing 15 posts - 436 through 450 (of 597 total)

  • RE: Sorting the Sheep from the Goats

    rbarryyoung (5/27/2008)


    Robert A. Schottland (5/27/2008)


    BTW, Sheep and goats don't have to be sorted in the real world, they flock separately.

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

  • RE: Sorting the Sheep from the Goats

    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...

  • RE: MatrixDB

    Samuel Clough (5/22/2008)


    The thing with RAC is that however many nodes you have, you're still accessing one central database

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

  • RE: MatrixDB

    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...

  • RE: IT and Musicians?

    Buxton69 (5/21/2008)


    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...

  • RE: Who Built This Thing?

    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...

  • RE: The Best Way to Find Quality People

    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,...

  • RE: IT and Musicians?

    Phil Factor (5/15/2008)


    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...

  • RE: IT and Musicians?

    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...

  • RE: ORDER BY

    Q (5/8/2008)


    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...

  • RE: SQL Server 2005

    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...

  • RE: ORDER BY

    Shaun McGuile (5/8/2008)


    Yeah and what would happen if it were Oracle?

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

  • RE: ORDER BY

    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...

  • RE: ORDER BY

    Shaun McGuile (5/7/2008)


    johntam (5/7/2008)


    "Semper in excretia, sumus solum profundum variat "

    How true, and on this question, the depth is excessive. 🙂

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

  • RE: Cann't take backup on Network Drive

    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...

Viewing 15 posts - 436 through 450 (of 597 total)