timlenz (7/16/2015)

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HEY ALL!

Be aware that this patch is considered a HIGH SECURITY RISK and because of that Microsoft has the ability to install and restart your SQL Server (or your...

Sorry, some posts got crossed.

To answer your questions, no, no way other than writing code.

David.Poole (7/16/2015)

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With certain caveats yes you can.

The idea is that you write the tests that expresses the...

Eric M Russell (7/16/2015)

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Where I've been working for the past few years, we develope ETL and other supporting applications for a data warehouse. The source data originates from about 200...

Iwas Bornready (7/16/2015)

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We actually have a a pretty good process with daily builds in our development environment and scheduled builds in our testing and staging environments prior to release to...

jay-h (7/16/2015)

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I don't have any experience in this area but the concept sounds pretty scarey. Changed code means changed behavior. And even if it passes the testing (can you really...

rodjkidd (7/16/2015)

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I pretty much spent a day at the Pike Street market last year.

Still need to go up the space needle. There is the underground tour http://www.undergroundtour.com/ which I only...

xsevensinzx (7/16/2015)

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But, that does not mean it should happen either. The rush to get a product out the door is normally due to a demand not attached to the good...

I've had two jobs that required an MCSE or MCDBA. In both cases I was working on the cert, and got the job. I completed the MCSE. I didn't complete...

@david-2 Poole

Yes, all the way to production. This doesn't mean that a developer can release. A few people with a CD process still have gates and checks in the way....

Markus (7/16/2015)

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It is getting quite confusing of what patches to apply to each different version and CU version of SQL Server. We have so many versions and at different...

The last few series of exams were written in Redmond. People are invited to write exams, and are compensated for time. I've been invited, but haven't been able to attend...

+1 to what's out there. This may change with Temporal tables and SQL Server 2016, but for now, write your own query.

I suggest you write a select, be sure it...

The backup file contains the paths of the original database and its files. It will restore to those paths and filenames by default. However, if you have files already in...

Lynn Pettis (7/15/2015)

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So, we are now in mid July, should I start looking at airline and hotel reservations for the Summit?

Not as concerned about getting a flight to Seattle as...