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  • RE: Most important DBA Skill?

    A past boss of mine once told me once when I asked him what he expected from me as his main DBA and he told me something I have never...

  • RE: Most important DBA Skill?

    Eric M Russell (4/30/2013)


    TravisDBA (4/30/2013)


    Eric M Russell (4/30/2013)


    mosborne (4/30/2013)


    However, without people skills, that high-priced consulting career will remain tantelizingly beyond their reach.

    I have only two words in response to...

  • RE: Most important DBA Skill?

    Eric M Russell (4/30/2013)


    mosborne (4/30/2013)


    However, without people skills, that high-priced consulting career will remain tantelizingly beyond their reach.

    I have only two words in response to this rather audacious statement...

  • RE: Most important DBA Skill?

    Now back to the real world. All the people skill in the world is not going to matter a tinkers darn if you can't deliver the goods under pressure, end...

  • RE: The Vacation Dilemma

    If the software/database is not launching the shuttle, or life and limb is not dependent on it, then it can wait until I get back. End of story. I also...

  • RE: Upgrading to 2012

    Peter Schott (4/19/2013)


    ....not sure how many 2012-only features we'll use right away.I'm sure we'll work in some windowing functions and at least consider Always-On a little more, but the biggest...

  • RE: Upgrading to 2012

    shaycullen (4/19/2013)


    Friday Greetings! 😀

    The "Always On" high-availibilty cluster is reason enough for us to upgrade our production environment. 🙂

    Shay,

    I agree, this IMHO is the number one reason to upgrade....

  • RE: Asking for Interview Questions

    I was once talking to a buddy of mine who did a tour in Vietnam and he was telling me about what that was like. He said that Army life...

  • RE: Asking for Interview Questions

    This request would not have bothered me in the least, I just wouldn't have given them to the person and just calmly told them to go do their own...

  • RE: Don't Be a Ghost

    Exactly right jfogel. One silly demand deserves another. Whenever I hear stories like this I am always reminded of the scene in "Donnie Brasco" where Donnie (played by Johnny Depp)...

  • RE: Don't Be a Ghost

    Totally agree david about LinkedIn. However, networking should not be just disregarded because of it either. Don't "throw the baby out with the bath water" sort of speak.:-D

  • RE: Don't Be a Ghost

    jfogel (4/16/2013)


    Soon I suppose that technical interviews will go out the window and be replaced by the count of Facebook friends or LinkedIn endorsements.

    True story, but people networking has...

  • RE: Don't Be a Ghost

    I definitely believe in selling yourself, no doubt. But please keep in mind here folks that selling, or marketing yourself, can get you the chance to get in the door,...

  • RE: Don't Be a Ghost

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/16/2013)


    jay-h (4/16/2013)


    Do you really want your boss finding your recently updated resume online?

    Don't care. My resume should be always updated. That's prudent. It doesn't imply...

  • RE: The DBA Office

    cksid (4/15/2013)


    I share an office with another person, and everyone walks through my office to get to a general file storage area. People say "Hi." as they walk through...

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