Yeah, defending against poor SQL :w00t:

Grant, beware, I saw her throwing people all over the dojo at Puget Sound Aikikai

don't worry anyway, she won't hit you. Just a throw through the air, and that doesn't hurt.

The landing, on the other hand, ......

Hit you?!?!?! She shoots arrows. Not sure the other side of the room...

Lynn, I think that's very true, and it's hard to teach someone how to develop that gut instinct. I think it's something that takes time, and a lot of experience.

I'm picturing more a bolo style sling that whirls above the cubes, the top of Jeff's hair just visible!

I'd guess it would be something like an sp_addrole to the dbo role. Or maybe sp_addalias for the user to dbo?

My v6.5 syntax is rusty, but it was close to...

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A group interview could be fun. Round robin style, ask each other questions. I'd tape it, maybe cut down to some interesting answers for a podcast.

Grant, you'd do fine with...

I do think there's value for the cameras being there, even if they're not watched, or even hooked up. There's a bit of a deterrent, and as you mentioned, you...

Also, do you really need so many instances? If you can consolidate, SQL can potentially make better use of memory.

You might get hired by someone that also needs a little development help and is willing to help you learn SQL Server on the job.

Tell them what you know, be...

I'll send this along to Brian and hopefully someone will address it in the seminars.

Good points there on other issues. I've had CEOs do it both ways, micro manage too much, and trust people. Both are better than someone that does "drive by mgmt"...

Couple things, are you logging the output of the maint plan? Anythign in there? not SQL Agent, but the text file the plan creates.

Are the server and tools at the...

I think the private sector and government are sometimes competing to waste money.

My friend isn't a direct report, 4 or 5 levels down.