JoseM (4/22/2014)

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Good script !!! :w00t::w00t:

The only thing I miss is a parameter to change the destination database name.

In our case many customer has a mirrored database in the same...

We are running all 2008R2, with plans to begin upgrade to 2014 Q4 or 2015Q1. But we are doing the upgrade to SQL at the same time we also...

Good one!

And demonstrates well why articles should be read in their entirety!

Being mainly a SQL person of course I tend to stick with T-SQL (or SSIS when needed), but also not too worried about using C# CLRs when needed. Having...

Happy New Year.

For the first time since 1995, I was not working on January 1st!!!!!!!!!!! Thank god for a new job that has no batch jobs for end...

Changing job to reduce my hours worked. Now also doing real architect work, instead of 99% fighting production fires (unrelated to SQL but affected data in SQL).

Moving somewhere warmer...

I want a HUD for my helmet when I ride my motorcycle. My bike (Star Raider) has the instruments on the tank, which means looking down to see speed...

In 19 years (7 of them as consultant) of working with SQL, I think only once did I only do one part of what many describes as a DBA (and...

There are days when the dream job is flipping burgers at McDonals (etc.). Where I want nothing more than just put in myu 8 hours a day and be...

How to deal with Entity Framework (and the like) as a DBA. Performance fixing especially.

GAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I didn't even realize this was going on Monday or I would have joined! =(

Although I don't have much problem walking up to just about anyone and start a conversation...

It's entering the vocabulary.

Mine at least.

But then I was also slow to accept putting SQL on virtual machines, but have slowly over the last 2 years become a believer in...

Anywhere between 1:7 and 1:40. The later was a pure admin type DBA job, the ones with the lower ratio tended to also involve a lot more development and...

There are, unfortunately, unenlightened people everywhere. In the person's defense, they might have had a bad experience before? (poor excuse though!).

Never quite understood this kind of attitude. ...

Great article.

I think I almost applied for that job in Colorado when I was looking earlier this year.

One thing I have found over the last 18+ years of working with...