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  • RE: SSIS on a dedicated server?

    I vote for having SSIS on its own server. This post[/url] outlines some reasons (be sure to read the comments, too), and although it's primarily targeted at SQL Agent,...

  • RE: Question about Indexes on #Temp Tables

    thomashohner (8/28/2014)


    For the most part its being updated from the same 4 or 5 tables. On each Update. With different criteria on each one.

    FROM #RESULTS r

    INNER JOIN table1...

  • RE: DBA Support

    We have (or will have soon) 3 production servers and 1 dev server, with approximately 150 databases across them all. I am the de facto DBA, although we do...

  • RE: How do you admin your databases?

    Where I work, we are not able to RDP to any of the production servers, but we are able to connect via SSMS. If I have to do anything...

  • RE: Dress Like Steve

    Well, I am the odd man out on this topic; I voluntarily wear a tie and sport coat to work every day. Now, I don't mind that other people...

  • RE: The DBA Database

    I have started to implment a DBA (or "Admin") database within the last year. I am an accidental DBA, having started in application development, then moving to database development,...

  • RE: Old Dog, New Tricks

    Until recently, I was using AS. I switched to using =, exactly because of the readability. Of course, I am also rather..... particular when it comes to formatting...

  • RE: Compare 2 datasets and output delta in one TSQL statement

    Any idea on how well this scales, or its performance versus using a full join between the two tables with a WHERE clause where either side is NULL?

  • RE: What’s In Your (Junk) Drawers?

    majorbloodnock (9/29/2011)


    For the record, though, the drawers in my pedestal contain the following unexpected items:

  • Ink cartridges and blotting paper - I do have a fountain pen, but it's been years...

  • RE: The Apprentice

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/9/2011)

    I would argue that US colleges don't teach an ultra liberalist point of view. They seek to teach a broad range of subjects. I'm not...

  • RE: 10 Bad Things About Reporting Services 2008 R2

    One of my big issues is that you cannot get the reports to work within earlier versions of SharePoint (technically, you can, but it's a major headache).

    Beyond that, I agree...

  • RE: Where Do You Park?

    I always try to park in a space and fashion that allows me a quick escape route if necessary. Right now, I take the spot that is right near...

  • RE: schema and security

    If the database is accessed from a web application, I would handle all of the appropriate access through the application itself.

    In other words, I would have a table of users,...

  • RE: Has anybody constructed dynamic SQL by storing SQL in fields in tables?

    I have never stored the text of a procedure in a table.

    I did once have a system that stored the names of procedures in a table, and would use it...

  • RE: I Want Stupid Employees

    I have had a number of jobs that mentioned training as one of the benefits. The reality has always been quite the opposite; the IT training budget is one...

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