JJ B,

nice suggestion. Thanks for putting that up here.

You have to understand how a SQL Server database works. It doesn't store data like a text file or Word file that only stores what's in it.

Growing a db is...

You definitely can give back at anytime. It's up to you, and some people are always doing it.

My definition isn't success, but it's a question of focus. Many people when...

I think asking questions to better define a situation is a great response. As the interviewer, if you start answering, I start thinking "assumptions" and wondering how off you could...

Wow, this thread actually has technical content slipping in 😛

Sorry, got lost in the snow here late last week and weekend.

I shall reword the question, and award back points.

My apologies for the delay.

Glad I could give a suggestion. Let us know what you find out.

Never had either of those happen, and hope it never does. I have dealt with power losses to the entire data center, and that's enough of a crisis for me.

So there is a table, abc.Request, and a user "abc", and you are sure the user has rights to the schema and/or table?

Maybe some other rights issue through group membership...

That error means you can't connect. It could be the server is down or you cannot connect from the machine you're trying to connect.

If you use SSMS, can you connect...

Multiple instances give you some memory issues are times. You have to really set the memory each instance will use, and as Mohit pointed out, failovers will affect things.

The side...

There are different types of solid state drives, and some are supposed to last nearly as long as HDDs in writes and reads. I've tried to interview EVE online, but...

It doesn't matter where you start. I'd go with what interests you or where you feel more comfortable.

Nicely put. I think HR does fail many times because they think that the same rules need to be applied the same way to all people.

Same rules, but flex them...

The issue is if your backup fails for some reason. If you've deleted backups and the current backup has issues, you might not be able to recover. I know you're...