I like Dan's notes here, and it's likely an EMBA is more than a regular one, but I was thinking of a degree I could pursue while working and the...

Mike,

I think I'm missing your point. I think most job adverts get cobbled together by HR with feedback from techies. "What do they need to know?"

"SQL, backup, restore, etc."...

I've always wanted an MBA, but I realized about 8 or 9 years ago that the payback wasn't there. Shortly thereafter I started this site and perhaps got a business...

Agreed that you don't have to lower the bar, but this is a corporate program , like any other. Removing 100 MVPs in Dec and bringing back 20 impacts budgeting...

The question listed the category as SQL Server 2008, and it does not apply to other versions, as mentioned above. We do try to get the version listed where we...

Well I have it easy now, but the best commute was riding my bike down the beach 2 miles to bartend. Lots of scenery!!

I know quite a few MVPs that work regularly with MySQL, Oracle, and DB2. They sell what the client wants, though I'm not sure if they participate in communities for...

I agree with the limits. It does seem to encourage the same people year after year, although I've seen some people dropped and new ones come on. It might encourage...

Most of the information you need is in the case study, so I skim them to get an idea of what's there, then read a question and refer back to...

As an aside, the MVPs do not all agree. We have a private newsgroup and there can be some very passionate arguments about how to do things or what the...

What's the issue?

sp_change_users_login?

SQL Server creates it's own error log. Nothing for you to do.

For scheduleing, SQL Server uses SQL Agent. You can read about that in Books Online. The Windows Scheduler is...

I'd double check that simple mode is enabled (look in sysdatabases for status) and then I'd also look for open trans (DBCC opentran).

That's a strange one. Is it only the...

If we're working overtime, worst job from my girlfriend's perspective was the nuke plant.

Went full-time in Sept, had to upgrade radiation tracking over New Year's. I left the house in...

What "import" feature are you using? If it's SSMS, the Data Import, it just creates and SSIS package to import things. It doesn't necessarily read your metadata to determine it's...