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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 1

Brandie Tarvin (9/14/2016)
SQLRNNR (9/14/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (9/14/2016)
SQLRNNR (9/14/2016)
Ed Wagner (9/14/2016)
SQLRNNR (9/13/2016)
Here's a fun one. Client developer demands prod access because he used Entity Framework and now EFW has to manage the production database design. It gets better - EFW has to have sysadmin access so he can manage the server as well as the database schema from the application.
Heh - it sounds like you have a fun conversation scheduled for today. 😉
Yup. The dev is a part of a much larger IT shop but did say "he is a 1 man IT shop".
His team said he is in for a rude awakening.
And this is the point where I would put a scrubbed copy of a production db down in a dev environment, restore on a daily or weekly basis (depending on the frequency of schema changes) and say "Here you go. Have fun on this sandbox server. Don't call me when you break it."
He'd get his sysadmin, but no prod, and I'd get to test my db backups. @=)
Oh it gets prettier - he created the prod box and is trying to box everybody else out. He deployed it without anybody knowing and is transitioning services to it.
Yup - that bad.
The awakening is coming.
Can his box be blocked via AD from network?

Forget I said that. Use AD to block his user account. @Toad him (as we used to say on the MUSH). Block all his access and see what he does then.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 2

Brandie Tarvin (9/14/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (9/14/2016)
SQLRNNR (9/14/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (9/14/2016)
SQLRNNR (9/14/2016)
Ed Wagner (9/14/2016)
SQLRNNR (9/13/2016)
Here's a fun one. Client developer demands prod access because he used Entity Framework and now EFW has to manage the production database design. It gets better - EFW has to have sysadmin access so he can manage the server as well as the database schema from the application.
Heh - it sounds like you have a fun conversation scheduled for today. 😉
Yup. The dev is a part of a much larger IT shop but did say "he is a 1 man IT shop".
His team said he is in for a rude awakening.
And this is the point where I would put a scrubbed copy of a production db down in a dev environment, restore on a daily or weekly basis (depending on the frequency of schema changes) and say "Here you go. Have fun on this sandbox server. Don't call me when you break it."
He'd get his sysadmin, but no prod, and I'd get to test my db backups. @=)
Oh it gets prettier - he created the prod box and is trying to box everybody else out. He deployed it without anybody knowing and is transitioning services to it.
Yup - that bad.
The awakening is coming.
Can his box be blocked via AD from network?
Forget I said that. Use AD to block his user account. @Toad him (as we used to say on the MUSH). Block all his access and see what he does then.

We are working through it now. We will see what can be done to rectify the situation.

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 3

You know it's going to be one of those days when one of the kittens throws himself on the clean clothes you just laid out on the bed and keeps going back to them every time you try to move him off so you can get dressed for work.

And yes, he's over a year old, but he still acts like a kitten. He even thinks he's still tiny.

EDIT: Fixed spelling error.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 4

Did anyone else get two copies of a newsletter yesterday?

I received the Stairway to U-SQL Level 8 at 3:59 p.m. and 6:24 p.m. (Eastern time, U.S.) yesterday. Didn't receive a newsletter at all for Tuesday.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 5

WayneS (9/8/2016)
I just received an email announcing that SQL Sentry's Plan Explorer PRO is now free! See this blog post[/url] for more details.

Thanks, Wayne. I'll look into this.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Jo Pattyn SSC-Dedicated Points: 32348 More actions · Answer 6

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September 15, 2016 at 5:59 am

#1901074

Brandie, also got the Stairway to U-SQL twice today

Hugo Kornelis SSC Guru Points: 64790 More actions · Answer 7

Jo Pattyn (9/15/2016)
Brandie, also got the Stairway to U-SQL twice today

I got stairway to U yesterday; introduction to R today. Looks like we're going to go over the entire alphabet. 😉

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 8

Brandie Tarvin (9/15/2016)
Did anyone else get two copies of a newsletter yesterday?
I received the Stairway to U-SQL Level 8 at 3:59 p.m. and 6:24 p.m. (Eastern time, U.S.) yesterday. Didn't receive a newsletter at all for Tuesday.

Yes, mis-schedule on our part. Two from Tues.

Hugo Kornelis SSC Guru Points: 64790 More actions · Answer 9

Anyone here planning to (or thinking about) going to Live! 360 Orlando?

As a speaker, I have been given a special registration code that triggers a cheaper price $500 off the standard registration price (or $100 off the current Super Early Bird price).

See my blog if you want to know more, or register diectly using this link (with the code pre-populated).

Hugo Kornelis, SQL Server/Data Platform MVP (2006-2016)
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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 10

I submitted an abstract, but it was turned down, so no (and frankly I'm just about travelled-out this year)

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 11

Hugo Kornelis (9/15/2016)
Anyone here planning to (or thinking about) going to Live! 360 Orlando?
As a speaker, I have been given a special registration code that triggers a cheaper price $500 off the standard registration price (or $100 off the current Super Early Bird price).
See my blog if you want to know more, or register diectly using this link (with the code pre-populated).

I'll see you there. I was sure that I hadn't submitted, but somehow I'm on the schedule.

The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 12

Okay, I'm at a loss to explain this one. It's a mystery worth looking at.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1818131-3077-1.aspx

Edited to add: Although he is showing them as heaps, adding primary keys to both tables makes no difference to the results either.

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rodjkidd SSCoach Points: 15916 More actions · Answer 13

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/15/2016)
Hugo Kornelis (9/15/2016)
Anyone here planning to (or thinking about) going to Live! 360 Orlando?
As a speaker, I have been given a special registration code that triggers a cheaper price $500 off the standard registration price (or $100 off the current Super Early Bird price).
See my blog if you want to know more, or register diectly using this link (with the code pre-populated).
I'll see you there. I was sure that I hadn't submitted, but somehow I'm on the schedule.

And that that right there Steve, is proof that you have done too much this year and need a break 😉

Rodders...

Thomas Rushton SSC-Insane Points: 22649 More actions · Answer 14

These posts offering ways to get rid of weight loss? What? Eat more SPAM. Eat more pies. Icecream. Cakes.

All works for me... 😉

Thomas Rushton
blog: https://thelonedba.wordpress.com

Thom A SSC Guru Points: 99130 More actions · Answer 15

ThomasRushton (9/16/2016)
These posts offering ways to get rid of weight loss? What? Eat more SPAM. Eat more pies. Icecream. Cakes.
All works for me... 😉

I never thought there'd be a day where I wished for a CAPTCHA field where there wasn't one 😛

Thom~

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