When I first got into the DBA realm, it was back in 1994 when I applied for a transfer in the company from Support Officer to Assistant DBA.  I could...

Which leads me to the next phase of this discussion....

- Does professionalism or perceived professionalism help team dynamics?

- Has anyone else (like me)...

You serious about the (Outer) Space Systems Management?  Wow - that must have been a tough one for which to qualify to study.

As for the company and the dodgy system...

Lynn,

That is just it... it's a difference between those who make the effort to learn new things and those who just want to coast along.  I will admit that while...

Anyone that has read my posts will quickly realise that I used to be in government and now I am in private enterprise.  If you've been smart and haven't read...

Lynn,

From your response, I get the impression that you have little time for your colleague and maybe even consider them to not be pulling their weight?  No need to respond...

Unfortunately, mine *is* destined to be a production server for Data Warehouse guff.  The reason the 2000 instance was required because the consultants had advised the business that they needed...

All of the instances, where I am now, are IBM boxes with a 3x-drive/Raid-5 config that are logically partitioned into the C:- and D:- drives.  I hate the config.  Yuck!

At...

It wouldn't surprise me... it's not that hard a job to confuse me some days....

It doesn't make it easier when you can't get...

The acronym that has more meaning in my time as a DBA (previously DB2, now MSSQL in the last few years) is:

BOHICA (pron: bow-hee-car)

Bend Over - Here It Comes Again.

Generally...

Thanks, Jeff

If there is anything that needs to be stamped on FAST - it is office politics and the clowns who will neglect...

Jeff,

I can see your point but I prefer to monitor the instances using one of the graphical third-party tools because they really do make it easy to determine where problems...

I'm inclined to agree with the comments here about leaving the size alone.  ShrinkFile just wastes CPU cycles and causes overhead on the disk when it comes time to expand...

Is that what it was?  OK - thanks for the info...

Sorry to have asked a dopey question like that - it's just that I've slept since I read that bit...

I think that rating companies as smart because they have a values statement and a mission statement and the usual goals-orientated performance guide, does not indicate anything other than them...