Yes, it's insane that it isn't taken more seriously.  People will say that they take it seriously, but then not give the people what they need to...

Re: work-to-live v live-to-work

Many other countries have driven people, they make advances, they do creative things. They learn that their knowledge and skill isn't necessarily related to hours put in....

Thanks for all the responses. What I would add here is that burning out isn't just hours. It isn't just overwork or long commutes or travel. It's a combination of...

Trying to do these every other Wed (with Python in between) to keep myself fresh as well.

It's filed as an item to work on. The new forums didn't have this feature and it somehow got lost in the development.

Glad I finally got something right :). Writing these questions clearly and getting answers organized is harder than I ever expected.

It took me some time to understand this function, though...

Tools are essential. Everyone uses them, whether they write one, download one, or buy one. These make a huge difference. Learning to use them properly is important, and unlike the...

Do you mean expand the list in SSMS? No, the schema DMV is likely locked, and SSMS times out. You can create the table first, or you can try to...

Stop thinking NDF v MDF. This is filegroups that you're considering. The files in a filegroup all need to be the same size. The filegroups do not need to be...

I think they make plenty of money. Not sure how things work out, but the last time I see the SE/EE breakdown, it was 3:1 or 4:1. Since EE costs...

That's not correct. Moving Sally to a new role brings with it the need to maintain the access permissions in two places. If we add TableX, then we need to...

I've gone back and forth. I think you need to decide if you're training or presenting. The more you are trying to actually teach a concept someone can use, the...

I'm torn on Express. I've seen no shortage of people trying to use this for production loads, cramming in data where they can or using it for short term holding...

While I can't run Standard Edition due to requirements to use TDE, I think MS might be wise to consider setting the hardware limits the same across all the...

To what? The storage limit exceeds any known database, AFAIK