Yeah, I don't get the whole issue with not using another offer a leverage either.

You have to understand that this not personal. This is business. You both have to work...

Alvin Ramard (9/18/2015)

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If they use dynamic SQL for most of their SQL then I suspect they're either stuck in a rut or don't know the correct way to do things....

Interesting topic.

I wouldn't go as far as to say that more money is bad. Plenty of things warrant an increase in pay such as life. For me, it was purchasing...

Big problem for me is knowing what the end user wants. Another is preventing them from pulling huge datasets into a client application and letting me do the work for...

Sean Redmond (9/16/2015)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/15/2015)

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Sean Redmond (9/14/2015)

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Hi Steve,

There are several metrics that can be used:

1. How fast can an everyday problem be solved? Does a...

Well, here is an interesting case for me that makes looking at NoSQL as a possible solution or adaptation.

Our data is large in volume (10+ million a day), in batch...

I don't believe you can measure quality without experience (i.e.: working with the person). It's silly to think you can with just an hour or two with someone during the...

We printed a big one out for our CEO awhile back to help him understand the major changes we made to the model. He put it on his wall and...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/9/2015)

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xsevensinzx (9/9/2015)

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I think the problem is this:

Many developers want their changes to be deployed quickly, while DBAs want extensive review and testing to be sure...

I think the problem is this:

Many developers want their changes to be deployed quickly, while DBAs want extensive review and testing to be sure that no problems will occur. This...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/8/2015)

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I was scheduled to interview Eve years ago as they moved to SSD storage very early in the technology's life. I couldn't get through to...

ccd3000 (9/8/2015)

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This is good stuff. Thanks for sharing. I found 'Lessons Learned' particularly confirming. Especially number 1:

1.)Build an architecture that takes advantage of the special nature of your application. Playfish...

I pretty much do all of the above as well, but I work for the analytics team. So, I stuck with the BI side of things here because there are...

ccd3000 (9/4/2015)

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I don't suppose we have someone on the boards who works in the online gaming industry? Specifically the MMORPG or the like? My information is pretty old and limited...

HanShi (9/4/2015)

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In my opinion this is all depending on maintenance, complexity and dependencies.

Having small tasks each in seperate packages it's easy to execute a single one (if required) and it's...