blandry (3/23/2010)

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If certifications were worth anything - #1, they would be free. #2, They would be based on ACTUAL experience NOT exams (like in most industries). And worst...

I have always struggled with the decision. I guess I still have a bad taste in my mouth from when an MSCE was way too easy to obtain and...

We have a similar situation using SS2005, however we use synonyms. When I worked on SS2000, I used linked databases to provide a layer of abstraction.

While intuitively I expected a result set of (0,1), I must echo what everyone else has said, I also achieved the results set of (1,1) when I tested it for...

I should not have made the assumption that the question was solely about the differences between char and varchar! I was assuming (see, that was my problem!) that the...

I agree that both the SQL OS and the T-SQL enhancements should be done. In fact, it seems logical to me that by paring down the OS side, much...

Michael Ross (8/26/2009)

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As painful as it is, it's hard to dispute throwing hardware at the problem as a viable solution. I participated in discussions where a memory leak in...

A stripped down version of Windows to support SQL Server is a great idea. It's a rather proven concept (as many others have pointed out) that would simplify administration...

Yeah, it was a "no-brainer" and evidently my...

Doh!! Goes to show what you get when you click through something too quickly without checking your answers! (I checked 0 when I meant to check 1).

I don't believe so. The range of numeric values is limited because the datatype is limited....

If you'll notice, the parameter to the...

I've been burnt by this "feature" too often to not recognize it! It took me hours to track down an issue cause by a string truncation that was being...

I couldn't agree more. One company I worked at previously though...

Being in IT all of my career, I've worked quite a bit of overtime in my day. I've always given 125% and was willing to do what was necessary...