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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...
May 28, 2008 at 1:36 am
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...
May 27, 2008 at 5:03 am
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...
May 22, 2008 at 6:47 am
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...
May 22, 2008 at 1:45 am
Buxton69 (5/21/2008)
May 21, 2008 at 4:48 am
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...
May 20, 2008 at 1:39 am
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,...
May 20, 2008 at 1:27 am
Phil Factor (5/15/2008)
May 15, 2008 at 4:09 am
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...
May 15, 2008 at 3:12 am
Q (5/8/2008)
May 9, 2008 at 1:40 am
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...
May 8, 2008 at 4:13 am
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 😉
May 8, 2008 at 2:40 am
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...
May 8, 2008 at 1:52 am
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...
May 7, 2008 at 7:55 am
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...
April 30, 2008 at 3:47 am
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