Build something or tackle a challenge on the ranch that is outside your comfort zone? Maybe the kids will want to help.

I agree. I think I'm a much better DBA due to my development background (COBOL/MVS (ahhh!) and .NET) than I otherwise would be if I had just got out of...

blandry (5/11/2009)

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I have whined, ranted and raved for years about the lack of a good definition of what a DBA is. In fact, I would like to challenge you...

You just made my day. Thank you!

Hopefully I would have to spend little to no mental energy on this. If the policy is 2 hours and they haven't informed security (or whoever is responsible for this)...

Absolutely. Over the last few years, it's one of the first questions I ask vendors about their products. To me it's similar to knowing when not to use my hammer...

Dave62 (9/9/2013)

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The MCM certification may not be gone forever depending on how this quote from Tim Sneath can be interpreted.

"... Microsoft has decided to take a pause from offering the...

An informed and motivated electorate in a modern republic/democracy is arguably the best defense. Sadly, being the reformed idealist that I am, that gives me little comfort since I don't...

L' Eomot Inversé (9/7/2013)

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ccd3000 (9/5/2013)

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I think non-profits are probably better suited to tackle this like it's a literature exam (heuristics and human intervention oriented) better than a for-profit company which...

Grant Fritchey (9/6/2013)

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Steven.Howes (9/6/2013)

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8 out of 10? really? That's insane. I can't believe that many people would try to cheat and screw their employers by taking a...

patrickmcginnis59 10839 (9/4/2013)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/4/2013)

Indeed, but colleges are scaled. A proctor watches 30-100 students. These tests are often 1:1 or 1:3. Not easily scaled, though moving this...

WayneS (9/4/2013)

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ccd3000 (9/4/2013)

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My sympathies to all. That was the first certification I ever took seriously from Microsoft. Could PASS or some other independent professional group have their own complementary certification?...

My sympathies to all. That was the first certification I ever took seriously from Microsoft. Could PASS or some other independent professional group have their own complementary certification? Assuming MS...

I agree it's a boneheaded attitude and I wish I could say I wasn't surprised. It's bad enough in Western culture but it's ridiculously worse in non-Western cultures (and...

I think the author is a better salesperson and self-promoter than a prognosticator. For one, IT departments are organizational constructs no matter the current technology they employ and process is...