WayneS

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RE: No More MCM

li_ning123 (9/10/2013)
Can anyone please confirm this new update? Is it true we have 90 days now?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/10/microsoft_says_axed_certs_failed_its_software_biz/
FYI, several things in that article are not what was said. It makes me wonder...
Wayne
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September 10, 2013 at 12:03 pm

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RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

SQLRNNR (9/9/2013)
Jack Corbett (9/9/2013)
Hey is anyone going to be at the SQLSaturday this week in Orlando or next week in Providence? If you are be sure we...
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
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September 10, 2013 at 11:57 am

#1648992
RE: What does certification achieve?

LightVader (9/10/2013)
jeff.stanlick (9/10/2013)
paul.knibbs (9/10/2013)
Frankly, it seems to me that having the company which is selling the software also providing the certifications for that software is a conflict of interest which...
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
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Performance Problems
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Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

September 10, 2013 at 8:29 am

#1648906
RE: No More MCM

L' Eomot Inversé (9/7/2013)
The connect item has now disappeared.
I think someone at MS doesn't like being told they screwed up.
Just decreases my respect for them still further. The company's...
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
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Performance Problems
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Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

September 9, 2013 at 10:59 am

#1648615
RE: It's not you; it's us

SQLRNNR (9/6/2013)
Steven.Howes (9/6/2013)
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...
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
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September 6, 2013 at 10:19 am

#1648158
RE: It's not you; it's us

ccd3000 (9/4/2013)
My sympathies to all. That was the first certification I ever took seriously from Microsoft. Could PASS or some other independent professional group have their own complementary certification? Assuming...
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
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September 4, 2013 at 10:34 am

#1647406
RE: It's not you; it's us

Thanks for the superb writeup Gail.
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
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September 4, 2013 at 7:40 am

#1647306
RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Ed Wagner (9/3/2013)
GilaMonster (9/2/2013)
SQLRNNR (9/2/2013)
Pins and needles seeing the strike-through on your MCM in the signature.
I'll remove the strikeout in a week or two. Just making a point.
Like normal, Gail,...
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
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Performance Problems
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Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

September 3, 2013 at 3:00 pm

#1647154
RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

GilaMonster (9/2/2013)
SQLRNNR (9/2/2013)
Pins and needles seeing the strike-through on your MCM in the signature.
I'll remove the strikeout in a week or two. Just making a point.
Good. I cringed also when...
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
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Performance Problems
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Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

September 3, 2013 at 10:45 am

#1647103
RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Koen Verbeeck (8/25/2013)
GilaMonster (8/25/2013)
What's your favourite index-related myth?
Clustered index sorts on physical level.
Koen - do you mean this one[/url]?
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
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Performance Problems
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August 26, 2013 at 8:08 am

#1644876
RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

SQLRNNR (8/22/2013)
WayneS (8/22/2013)
Sean Lange (8/22/2013)
..... I don't think I have ever grabbed you. 😛
Sometimes, it's the small, unknown things in life that end up giving me the greatest pleasure....
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

August 22, 2013 at 4:51 pm

#1644200
RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Sean Lange (8/22/2013)
..... I don't think I have ever grabbed you. 😛
Sometimes, it's the small, unknown things in life that end up giving me the greatest pleasure. I'm so...
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

August 22, 2013 at 4:48 pm

#1644197
RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Jeff Moden (8/16/2013)
Grant Fritchey (8/16/2013)
Paul White (8/15/2013)
Jeff Moden (8/15/2013)
While I've found some workarounds for it, it seems bloody incredible to me that you cannot rebuild a partitioned index at the...
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

August 19, 2013 at 6:08 am

#1642628
RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Koen Verbeeck (8/14/2013)
And this post marks my 10,000th one on SSC! 😎 😎 :w00t: (and some of them were actually useful!)
Now that I'm one of the big boyz and Grant...
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

August 14, 2013 at 7:31 am

#1641386
RE: Review Your Code

IMO, the amnesty cutoff date should be 2003. And not just for SQL Injection - there's all kinds of vulnerabilities in code that have been exposed (another example that should...
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

August 12, 2013 at 8:22 am

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