WayneS (4/5/2010)

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dma-669038 (4/5/2010)

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Wayne, how about a survey with chapters? I can pass this link around but not many people take time to read and respond thoughtfully but a survey will...

Wayne, how about a survey with chapters? I can pass this link around but not many people take time to read and respond thoughtfully but a survey will definitely get...

Jason, i think MCM says that from experience...i mean of course given the cost and effort needed for MCM it is pretty unrealistic anyone under 10 years of work under...

I discussed this with some of my UG members informally. Majority feel 1.5 years of TIS is very less and it is easier to do away with it instead. Some...

WayneS (4/2/2010)

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Man has this topic been hot today! I find that fantastic! (I almost wish I hadn't gotten off work early.)

I feel that the Time-In-Service (T-I-S) has been fleshed out...

Lynn Pettis (4/2/2010)

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Steve Jones - Editor (4/2/2010)

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CirquedeSQLeil (4/2/2010)

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Lynn Pettis (4/2/2010)

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If you spend 50% of your time coding, what were you doing with the other 50%? There is more than...

WayneS (4/2/2010)

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dma-669038 (4/2/2010)

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Am really sorry to hear Wayne thinks he is 'waffling' about it , I didnt think he was and i dont' think it should just be tossed out...

Steve Thompson-454462 (4/2/2010)

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As to TIS, if this requirement is being dropped doesn't the J - for Journeyman need to be dropped as well (in my mind this implies having completed...

I can understand surely the overhead involved. I don't believe the process can be totally gamed and there must be some way for someone to verify experiential credentials. It can...

Yes I concur with Lynn. The problem I have with 'tossing out time in service' (and I mean time spent working on the product not in any title) - there...

I believe any database professional working on SQL Server should have measurable experience. The classification into DBA, Developer, BI seem fair enough.As far as tool specific categorisation that can get...

WayneS (4/1/2010)

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CirquedeSQLeil (3/30/2010)

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If any are interested, I posted my blog on the topic. A greater bit of depth needs to be done with the topic. I figure this...

Paul White NZ (4/1/2010)

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Just that there is obviously a cost associated with preparing the allocation-order scan - reading...

Wow, interesting. What would you mean by 'start up cost'? Thank you.

Hi Paul, could you elaborate

IF (the execution plan specifies ordered:false to the storage engine) , the rest of it is clear and yes brilliant 🙂