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  • RE: Upgrading to 2012

    I have to agree here--I almost commented earlier to this effect. If SQL 2016 is an option, by all means go out of your way to embrace it.

  • RE: Upgrading to 2012

    Two words: Columnstore rocks! It's a game changer in SQL Server 2012, & even more so now that it's writeable in SQL Server v.next codename SQL 14 (& already...

  • RE: How to Increase Query Speed by 3 Orders of Magnitude with no Indexes

    I'm definitely on the side of calling this an elegant solution. When you can define the frame, you can always win. It's not always this easy to do...

  • RE: Training for Managers

    "The only thing worse than training everyone and having some of them leave is not training any of them and having them all stay."

    --Zig Ziglar

  • RE: Why Be an MCP?

    I'm heard many sides of this debate. I'm sorry to hear that your experiences were not productive. Let me add that I've participated in more than my share...

  • RE: Why Be an MCP?

    I'll keep it simple. Were it not for my SQL 7 cert in 1999, here are a few things would never have happened:

    1. I'd've been passed over...

  • RE: Global Warming and Business Intelligence

    Michael, I don't know TJ, but I do know the science isn't conclusive, not even close. Even if you think Crichton doesn't count as a scientist, read the review...

  • RE: Global Warming and Business Intelligence

    Michael Crichton was first & foremost a scientist. He also graduated from Harvard Medical School.

    The fact that he was able to leverage his knowledge & talents to obtain popular...

  • RE: Global Warming and Business Intelligence

    For those critical of Crichton & the amalgamation of the literature, I suggest you not rely on partisans, but read the aritcles. For your convenience:

    Good BI will do little...

  • RE: Global Warming and Business Intelligence

    Good BI will do little to help us get to the truth, because the truth doesn't matter very much. The IPCC is not a scientific organization, it is a...

  • RE: Twitter Your Issues

    I neglected to add:

    aspiringgeek@twitter.com

  • RE: Twitter Your Issues

    I'm a twit, & I, too, am still trying to find out why. Not that I need yet another distraction in my life, 😉 yet I have to admit,...

  • RE: Beginning at Home

    Don't tell steveb--but I still use Google as my home page & primary search engine.  I look forward to the day that Live can provide the power of Google; in...

  • RE: To The Max

    One of the great advantages of having a top-notch ability to troubleshoot SQL Server performance challenges is the ability to conclude correctly when a system is maxed out.  Among other...

  • RE: The Jerk at Work

    Oh, yes, in the meantime, use The Serenity Prayer as your mantra.

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