We're tough and loud, not necessarily smart 😉

Hard to get us to move away from those gallons, feet, pounds. Not sure if it will ever happen.

You can also collate tables and columns separately from the database.

It's an extremely general question. What about disaster recovery are you worried about?

You need to think about what is bothering you and what you've planned for and then ask specific...

Blocks will occur constantly. Someone updating a row will block someone trying to read the row briefly. I'm not sure you want to capture blocks.

for deadlocks, setup a trace specifically...

I think most of the dot com bust was poorly built companies, ideas, and business plans. It was a lot of "if we build it, they will come".

Outsourcing seemed to...

In the winters in Denver, we have 10-15% ethanol at all pumps. Supposed to reduce smog, which is a problem here as well.

I like the idea of telecommuting more and...

It's definitely a headache, but mount points, mapping drives back to specific folders helps.

Getting access to the server isn't necessary. There should be a group that you setup, or the...

Sugar has done well in Brazil, though they are cutting down forests to grow it. I think it's better than corn as well.

Hard to know with Ethanol if it's good....

First, this is a valid separation of duties and I've worked places where they implemented it. It does slow you down in a crisis, but if management agrees that's the...

Hey, lazy is a strength as well. It's part of the reason we have so many tools and utilities. Developers build things so they don't have to work.

So why don't...

Very interesting comments and thanks for the debate and interest. A few notes.

Winters aren't too bad down here in SE Denver. I think the Springs and especially Woodland Park in...

I would not recommend one file that you write to every night. If there is a problem with the backup file, you stand to lose two days worth of data,...

Use the COPY ONLY option for backups. This won't break the backup chain.

When you created the backup, you striped it across two files. This is a common mistake and the interface doesn't really alert you to this fact.

When you do the backup,...

With files you can create new ones without issue. With tape I think you are always appending or overwriting the entire tape, not something you want to do.