This doesn't work in SQL Server 2005 TSQL , end up with an a Msg 1305...

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I've given my share over the decade, 6 + gallons. Stopped now due to flu season in the area being rampant and other schedule conflicts. Debated continuing, the local donation...

It uses SQL Server, which means every Sharepoint sale not only increases the need for a DBA, but also provides lots of opportunities for report development and custom application development,...

The day after you drop the table that hasn't been used for 3 years, someone will need it for a report due in twenty minutes! 😛

Working for a development house, we understand that our clients may not have all the tools of our choice, and that we need to be able to understand what is...

I don't care much since I don't spec out or have control of the hardware used here or at client sites. Most of my problems aren't CPU or IO, they...

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As someone who spends a large amount of time beating crappy Excel workbooks from various clients back into usable SQL data, I cringe. :crying:

In smaller shops, you can't always use the "very best" due to budget or time. You use the best you can, given the circumstances. This doesn't mean that you don't...

But many of us don't have the luxury of test-driving different system designs, or else we are in the happy position of scoring a salary where setting aside time to...

If I don't oversell myself, how else will I be able to meet the extraordinary job requirements (15 years experience in every possible acronym) that get posted? 😛

Outside of the local SQL Server user group and a rare local free Microsoft event, there's no money in the budget for conferences or formal training. So I take an...

Balance in Life? How about a life to begin with? Many companies have cut staff and increased workload and use the threat of the economy to squeeze their remaining staff....

The point is that these people *tend* to be socially responsible (don't flame me - faith does NOT necessarily = socially responsible), and their religious participation is often a result...

Hard working and stable are the only two from Brad's list that I see in common with good DBA's.

As long as it's doesn't effect your performance, legal status or...

My boss used to complain that I over engineered some of the custom data tools that clients use in conjunction with our software. But over time the praises and lack...