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  • RE: vNext 2016

    Hi Steve,

    I believe that they should have released it initially as an option they way that Reporting Services v1.0 for SQL Server 2000 was — with its own installer....

  • RE: vNext 2016

    Hi Gilamonster,

    It's not the space that is the problem, it's the inherent limitations of the In-Memory system. I have been given a 64GB system that I may use for...

  • RE: vNext 2016

    Hi Steve,

    How often do we get a version that can promise a 10x improvement to a system? I see In-Memory-OLTP as the biggest change, or, at least, potential change...

  • RE: vNext 2016

    I'm trying out a converted form of our database with In-Memory-Tables and it is not easy. Especially the severe limitations on the natively-compiled procedures.

    For example, several SPs take XML from...

  • RE: SQL 2005 - List Primary Key Columns

    Hi Sandeep,

    Many thanks for this script. I have just the spent the last hour deep in BOL, sys.objects, sys.key_constraints and friends, trying to identify which tables in the DB have...

  • RE: Finding Problem Code

    @call.copse

    I am of the understanding that EF is perfect for simple and extremely quick queries that call no more than 2 tables and returned a few fields at most. This...

  • RE: Finding Problem Code

    Hi Steve,

    By code, I assume that you mean SQL. I am in no position to judge how efficient the C-sharp code in our application is.

    As a DBA, I like...

  • RE: Five Rules For Sucessful Conversations With DBAs

    The main problem is that our best interests are not your best interests.

    The developers have discovered Entity Framework and they say that it lets them code faster. I'm sure that...

  • RE: Where Do You End Up as a DBA?

    I have several answers to this based on the careers of people I have seen:

    1. You become the super-DBA — you master as much of your chosen RDBMS...

  • RE: You Better Learn to Work at Scale

    What irks me is that there seems to be race to use eveyrthing that can be used up as soon as possible.

    Much to my chagrin, the developers are the ones...

  • RE: What counts for a DBA: Responsibility

    There are actions we DBAs can take to prevent unauthorised intrusion and some we can't. We can't ensure that the server room remains unbroken into. Nor can we ensure that...

  • RE: Minimal Meetings

    It is clear here that meetings mean different things to different rungs on the corporate ladder.

    As a DBA, if I call a meeting, then it is technical in nature....

  • RE: The Real Scary DBAs

    There are several points being made here.

    Firstly, the mindset of many a developer, especially those that learn by trial-and-error, is that the thing being built is never finished and errors...

  • RE: The Cloud

    I'm not a fan of the Cloud.

    Ever since Edward Snowden confirmed my suspicions that the NSA and other spy agencies are trawling and capturing as much data as they possibly...

  • RE: Sabbatical

    For me, the idea of a sabbatical concerns the learning of something new and returning back with a new skillset and outlook

    I had more envisioned someone who had been working...

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