Glen, great pun there on the 'seniority'.  My career began back in the 60's on IBM 360 and...

I 100% agree with this article.  At least I believe it was true in my case.  In my best position as a DBA, my first position with the company was...

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This one is bad enough I'm looking for how to stop notifications!  Let's put this one to bed.

They're also a good way to show...

This is the reality of the service industry today.  Our youngest son owns an HVAC company employing 15-16 people, and they provide "always on" support.  He is never without his...

Well, after a 3 year absence I decided to take another look at SSC........Nice to see a lot of the names I remember still posting.

Am no longer earning with...

Good - but do remember that in order to use a tool you need to learn how to use it - if you are like this with...

Good - but do remember that in order to use a tool you need to learn how to use it - if you are like this with a utility...

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Good - but do remember that in order to use a tool you need to learn how to use it - if you are like this with a utility...

Hi Guys,

I am having issues trying to import data from CSV files into existing tables in my database.  The first row is field names, the values are separated by...

Have any of you good folks used the "Automatic Tuning" feature of SQL Server 2016 for on-prem?  If so, how'd it work out for you?

I ask because I have...

Is it just me, or is Edge rendering really poorly on other people's devices? I mean, it's like 80's web formatting instead of 21st century formatting.

It would take more...

Got this through the email today: (unedited) Azure, Web API, C#, MVC, Entity Framework, jQuery, CSS, Bootstrap, React, JavaScript, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, Automation, SQL, Transact-SQL, Webservices, Agile, Messaging,...

In my last position there was usually a gulf between project managers (Get it running!) and DBAs (Get it fixed!).

Grant, I do have a question for you. In the past I've applied for jobs out of state. During the application process there was often a question that read...