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  • RE: Certification...Yes or No?

    Yes the courses should give you insight into things that you do not work with on a daily basis, however if you do not continue to use these new skills...

  • RE: Memory pressure please help!!!

    TheSQLGuru (3/31/2011)


    1) use sp_whoisactive to check for blocking, resource usage, etc.

    2) do a waitstats analysis during the run to find out which waits are causing slowness

    3) do a...

  • RE: Poor database design

    Ninja's_RGR'us (3/30/2011)


    ... and Gail is the one I would call to save my life with a problem like this. Can't ask for a better consultant.

    Good luck!

    +1

  • RE: How often do you really need dynamic t-SQL?

    I agree with the statements about the catch-all query...

    From past experience, we had a couple of search queries that were created with a generator of some sorts that basically...

  • RE: Builds, Deployments, Test Data, Oh My.....

    Let us know how you get on and the chosen solution... I never got to implement the negative numbers option, was never given the time to do it.

  • RE: DBA Vs Developer

    Do you have any experience on the DBA side?

    Which do you prefer?

    If no experience, its normally relatively difficult to get your first full DBA position. Most companies only...

  • RE: Convert MySQL to MSSQL - need help

    and try this instead:

    and AH.DESCRIPTION LIKE '%' + 'Found software item ' + S.DISPLAY_NAME + ' ' + S.DISPLAY_VERSION + '%'

  • RE: Convert MySQL to MSSQL - need help

    If you re-write the query and move the WHERE clauses up to the JOIN statement (like they should be in SQL :-)) it might make it a lot easier to...

  • RE: Builds, Deployments, Test Data, Oh My.....

    Depending on what unique keys you use, we used to use identities, there is the option of using a range of numbers that would never be used... like negative numbers....

  • RE: Builds, Deployments, Test Data, Oh My.....

    we used to have "refreshes" of test environments scheduled by the PM (and test team) well in advance so that they were aware of the change that was coming.

    IT...

  • RE: Problem with sql server 2005 std 32 bit and RAM usage

    We could suggest 100 things, but they could all be for nothing on your system. You need to give us a LOT more detail about what is not performing, how...

  • RE: If you could stop working tomorrow, would you still do SQL?

    trstringer (3/21/2011)


    I guess what I have a hard time understanding with people saying they would never touch it again is, do you not enjoy sql? Does it not make...

  • RE: Hourly Rate?

    Ninja's_RGR'us (3/21/2011)


    grahamc (3/21/2011)


    Sort of along the original lines of the thread topic, but whats the contract job market in Toronto like for SQL DBAs?

    I have worked in South Africa,...

  • RE: Hourly Rate?

    Sort of along the original lines of the thread topic, but whats the contract job market in Toronto like for SQL DBAs?

    I have worked in South Africa, England and...

  • RE: If you could stop working tomorrow, would you still do SQL?

    There is something fundaMENTALLY wrong, if the best (most enjoyable) way to keep your mind active, is SQL Server :hehe:

    Given the chance, I would be out in the mountains,...

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