Joe,

It's cool. I got the gist of what you were saying

I am quite open to ideas and constructive criticism. That is...

Thanks for that.  An option I hadn't considered

Joe,

Agreed. 

That is what I was saying before.  I need to investigate the cause as to why this is happening - the shrink is just a quick & nasty to...

I have a similar problem where the database is already in "simple" mode but the log file blows out to 17Gb over a period of a couple of weeks.

The quick...

I agree whole-heartedly with the sentiment that Charles suggests: Just because everyone else does it in a half-arsed fashion doesn't mean that I must do it that way as well.

If...

Hey, what's the go here?

Steve writes an article about a topic that is relevant both to the industry and to everyday people who need to talk to a help desk...

I am a firm believer in the fact that a DBA must be a position of trust - but a trust that runs both ways.

A DBA needs the authority to...

I was recently shown V5 (?  The next full version anyway) of Idera's Diagnostic Manager by the vendor and it looks MUCH better than the previous version.

I was swaying towards...

The problem I have is that I can think of answers very quickly - but they are rarely along the lines of the answers that the interviewer is hoping to...

What is it about these panels asking you for your weaknesses?

How well do you think it would be received if you replied with: "What are your weaknesses as a manager?"...

Well.... that ranks right up there with the majority of recruiters (as well as employers) who are looking for professional types but lack basic business etiquette and the basic skills...

The problem with the 'anchovies' answer is that a great many of us would say something along the lines of: "You equate yourself to being something that sneaks in where...

I would have thought that only a true idiot would fire off a sound-off email to an employer because there is no way of getting away from office politics (no...

Mmmmmm - tastes like salami - yum.

(Hey - I didn't start this most-recent topic!

Oh yeah, and in the case of Loner and his thread about dodgy bosses, who's going to read it to his boss?