Too much stuff tied together, in a way that isn't good design. It showcases all features, but it's cumbersome to work with at times.

Gary Varga (4/13/2016)

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I have to take umbrage with this. Almost every example I can think of this...

Don't miss the deadline. Move things to get your resume ready, including an all nighter.

below86 (4/12/2016)

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Eric M Russell (4/12/2016)

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While job searching last year, the biggest obstacle I had to overcome was IT recruiters. My advise is: Don't rely (or even waste your time) on 3rd...

Completely agree. This is one area developers' laziness is an issue.

Personally, it should be a challenge to rebuild quickly, using knowledge, but correcting the the things you noticed weren't well...

You could potentially change to partial containment to solve the tempdb issues, if this is SQL 2012+.

We're in the 2008 forum, but posts sometimes are incorrectly posted.

However, that's a great...

Make sure you shut things down regularly. The ongoing prices are fairly high.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/marios_mo_betta_blog/archive/2015/03/13/shut-down-azure-vm-s-automatically.aspx

https://blogs.endjin.com/2015/01/using-azure-automation-to-run-vms-during-office-hours-only/

Make sure you read about implications. I think you're fine, since this was a migrated database, but I'd ensure you pick the correct collation. There are Windows and SQL collations,...

Not sure. Many people don't read all the articles, or even...

POCs aren't the issue. The main issue is management and developers not wanting to throw away code. The temptation to reuse something that's mocked or just setup is great. However...

Sure thing. Haven't done enough in...

I'll be there. Should arrive Thursday sometime.

below86 (4/11/2016)

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Eric M Russell (4/6/2016)

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We have open positions for SQL Server DBAs and Database Developers (v2008 - v2016), if anyone is interested in the North Atlanta area, specially Kennesaw/Marietta. Good...

Definitely interested