I wish I could be in Orlando, or KC.

I'll be at SQL Sat San Diego, Denver, and DevConnections.

Use htis: http://sqlfool.com/2011/06/index-defrag-script-v4-1/ in place of the maintenance plan index rebuild. It's intelligent and works better.

charles.jacobus-765275 (9/10/2013)

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As someone with a number of certifications (some for SQL Server) and a former hiring manager, I have to respectfully disagree. In my view, certifications represent a broader measure...

Worth mentioning, but not necessary. That's not always a possibility.

dean.giberson 64357 (9/9/2013)

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Steve: I think you are actually agreeing with me in that cancer patients (your example) fall into exactly what I was talking about. Cancer patients can...

L' Eomot Inversé (9/9/2013)

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What? You mean you think...

Stephen Frick (9/9/2013)

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Steve Jones wrote that size does not matter. This misses a crucial point: government is force. Government has the exclusive privilege on legal use of force. Government is...

A poor question, and incorrect answers. My apologies. I know I ran the code, but I'm guessing I didn't examine the answers closely enough.

I have updated the answers and awarded...

GilaMonster (9/8/2013)

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It was removed at Jen's request because a small number...

Michael Meierruth (9/9/2013)

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Steve,

I like very much your comment near the end "...no matter whether they used old knowledge or acquired new proficiency on the spot." Having a job where these...

djackson 22568 (9/8/2013)

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Recently I read about (maybe here?) how a court in Minnesota found that it is reasonable for the government to place cameras on personal property in order to...

I had the chance to get Manning. Didn't think he's have the same year as last year and took Newton, thinking he'd throw better and run better this year.

I am...

Dave62 (9/6/2013)

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Steven.Howes (9/6/2013)

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8 out of 10? really? That's insane. I can't believe that many people would try to cheat and screw their employers by taking a job...

It's yours, Jack. And thanks.

You are putting it wrongly. You're implying that a backup/restore is a copy and an attach/detach is not. That's not correct.

I can:

- detach a database, copy the mdf/ldf/ndf files to...