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  • RE: The Counter Offer - Part 2

    Eric M Russell (10/16/2015)


    As for the option of sticking around and "fixing" your current job, unless you're in a position of influence, I find that ideal outcome to be...

  • RE: The Counter Offer - Part 2

    @GeorgeCopeland "People who are unhappy in their jobs tend to be unhappy, period..."

    Very true - happy is relative, I suppose. When I say I was happy - and I was...

  • RE: The Counter Offer - Part 2

    I recently left a position I had been in for 6 years - as SQL DBA, Developer and Support - for a new challenge, a bit of extra money, a...

  • RE: Better Writing

    steve.neumann (1/22/2014)


    this article made me laugh. there is rarely a day where you do not have some sort of grammatical mistake etc. there's even one here...

    ..."and possibly impress someone else...

  • RE: Better Writing

    I would agree 100%.

    Often, I have to complete change control request forms and incident reports. Most of the time these are read by non technical staff - usually Customer Services...

  • RE: Effectiveness

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/13/2013)


    I get your point. It's somewhat fair, but not completely fair.

    SSMS2012 works fine for me. Zero display issues, remembers my folders, no hangs (although it...

  • RE: Effectiveness

    Gary Varga (11/13/2013)


    Sqlraider (11/13/2013)


    Dale Turley (11/13/2013)


    I strongly disagree with the idea of just pushing something out to fit a time frame, and this kind of mentality is the reason for...

  • RE: Effectiveness

    Sqlraider (11/13/2013)


    I agree yet people can't wait to get the newest version of Windows. Until customers demand a bug free version before purchasing this will not end.

    I can see your...

  • RE: Effectiveness

    Eric M Russell (11/13/2013)


    Curious, what bugs did you encounter in SSMS 2012? I installed it a couple of years back, use it most every day for both development and admin,...

  • RE: Effectiveness

    I strongly disagree with the idea of just pushing something out to fit a time frame, and this kind of mentality is the reason for IT having such a bad...

  • RE: Programming

    I don't agree myself.

    Computer literacy should be a core skill - like a driving test - but I would say programming should be a chosen subject. The thing I...

  • RE: From Hairdresser to DBA – How to start a career in IT

    Cycling Yogi (9/11/2012)


    I be very interested to read something from someone who has escaped IT to do something else.

    I'm currently going down that route actually.

    Similar to the article I left...

  • RE: When Will You Upgrade to SQL Server 2012?

    Becuase of the new licensing structure for 2012 compared to 2008, where one license per processor was required to now needing 1 license per core then an upgrade to MS...

  • RE: Under Appreciated Features

    I haven't read all the posts but for me the two best and most used features are included columns and the ability to run a blocked processes trace in SQL...

  • RE: Block Users from using sql server query analyzer

    Not to go over what already has been stated, i think you've had a bashing enough for using sa...

    You can use a Logon DDL trigger in 2005 upwards to regulate...

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