Nadrek (9/11/2013)

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To sum up:

Your resume is untrusted.

Your previous performance reviews are untrusted*.

Your certifications are untrusted.

Your references are untrusted*.

Interviews not done in person are untrusted.

No, this really doesn't help anyone, either...

Jason Cheung (9/10/2013)

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Honestly when I hire, your education and certifications are secondary in nature. It's nice to know, but who I call in is based on the work experience...

So if I wanted to apply for a job with you how do I get in the door with no certifications, and experience I have but can't prove I have...

I still don't see a lot of good answers to the basic question. If I wanted to apply for a job as a DBA (mid level or higher) and you...

I am a DBA by responsibility but not by job title. How does someone like me "prove" that they know what they say they do without certifications? They may not...

Looking forward to the Stairway series. As an "accidental" DBA who loves this field I am always looking to learn more.

Put the files on a USB drive and drop it in the mail or get in your car and drive them to the other location. :hehe:

I agree with Charles. At some point we have to trust our users.

The big problem with this is that business is about making money and sometimes there is money to be made even from bad data. Take the recent twitter hack on...

I read an article that said remote workers made up less than 3% of Yahoo's workforce. If Yahoo management thinks that 3% of workers not working in the office is...

I read a blog once about how IT people WANT to get work done. You don't have to manipulate us into actually doing our jobs all you really have to...

Bruce W Cassidy (1/11/2013)

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Stefan Krzywicki (1/11/2013)

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It should work with the 2005, but maybe...

Did the author ever write any followup articles? If so could you point me to them? This tutorial was originally published in January of 2011.

I wish I could make views keep my code formatting. Is there any way to do that?

I need to figure out how to setup my SQL Server Management Studio to do intelisense then.

I have the management studio for SQL Server 2008 R2 installed but the...