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Jack Corbett (3/18/2010)
For those not on twitter. I took and passed 70-450 today.
It was definitely harder than 70-432, but common sense gets you through it. There isn't a training kit for it, so I basically read up on my worst topics in BOL.

Congrats!!!!:-)

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004356 More actions · Answer 2

David Burrows (3/18/2010)
BWAAAHAAA....
TWANG......

Hmmmmm... the possible makings of new T-Shirt.:-P

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 3

Jack Corbett (3/18/2010)
For those not on twitter. I took and passed 70-450 today.
It was definitely harder than 70-432, but common sense gets you through it. There isn't a training kit for it, so I basically read up on my worst topics in BOL.

Congrats

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 4

Way to go, Unc.... 😀

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 5

Now it's everybody else's turn 😀

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 6

Late last night I saw a question but didn't respond to it because I was shutting down in the intent of answering it today.

I can't find it anymore.

Anybody see a question asking how to differentiate between Editions of SQL Server (i think he stated MSDE and Enterprise and provided some version numbers)?

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 7

Nevermind - I finally found it.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398886 More actions · Answer 8

john.arnott (3/18/2010)
Lynn Pettis (3/17/2010)
Like clustered indexes are better than nonclustered indexes?
Sometimes I think about teasing my DBA by saying stuff like "since clustered indexes are better than non-clustered, could you make all our indexes clustered, please?". (I only think about it.)

Actually, back in 1997, I was able to create two clustered indexes on a table in a Sybase database. The table didn't survive the operation, but the operation was a success.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004356 More actions · Answer 9

GSquared (3/18/2010)
john.arnott (3/18/2010)
Lynn Pettis (3/17/2010)
Like clustered indexes are better than nonclustered indexes?
Sometimes I think about teasing my DBA by saying stuff like "since clustered indexes are better than non-clustered, could you make all our indexes clustered, please?". (I only think about it.)
Sure. That one's easy. Just means every table can only have one index, but it can be done. 🙂

BWAA-HAAA!!!! If you put everything into a single EAV, you CAN have a clustered index on all the data in the database. :hehe::-D

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Jeffrey Williams SSC Guru Points: 90303 More actions · Answer 10

GSquared (3/18/2010)
john.arnott (3/18/2010)
Lynn Pettis (3/17/2010)
Like clustered indexes are better than nonclustered indexes?
Sometimes I think about teasing my DBA by saying stuff like "since clustered indexes are better than non-clustered, could you make all our indexes clustered, please?". (I only think about it.)
Sure. That one's easy. Just means every table can only have one index, but it can be done. 🙂

Actually, there is a way this can be done - maybe.

For each index, create an indexed view covering the columns in the index. Of course, once that is done - just try making a change to the table. See how long it takes you to drop all of the views - and indexes, update the table and rebuild all of the views.

Could be lots of fun :hehe:

Jeffrey Williams
“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”

― Charles R. Swindoll

How to post questions to get better answers faster
Managing Transaction Logs

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 11

Jeffrey Williams-493691 (3/18/2010)
Could be lots of fun :hehe:

In a sinisterly maniacal way.:sick:

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
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Jeffrey Williams SSC Guru Points: 90303 More actions · Answer 12

CirquedeSQLeil (3/18/2010)In a sinisterly maniacal way.:sick:

Yes - but that is what would be so much fun 😀

Jeffrey Williams
“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”

― Charles R. Swindoll

How to post questions to get better answers faster
Managing Transaction Logs

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 13

Jeffrey Williams-493691 (3/18/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (3/18/2010)In a sinisterly maniacal way.:sick:
Yes - but that is what would be so much fun 😀

Passing it off to the Junior and watching the Jr try to do it. That would be insanely fun.:-D

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 14

David Burrows (3/18/2010)
It's that recurring nightmare of Jeff creeping up on me with a Pork Chop Launcher......
BWAAAHAAA....
TWANG......

Powerful mental image there...

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@SQL_Kiwi

Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 15

CirquedeSQLeil (3/18/2010)
I am curious why you changed your alias to include NZ.

Several reasons, mostly consistency. I am registered with that name on other forum-type sites, and it matches my email address. It also gives people a clue that I may not share their time zone.

Paul White
SQLPerformance.com
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