Have you suggested it to MS? You said yourself that you didn't think about all the things that needed to be done until you tried to tell someone how to...

I think the question is framed artificially. It all depends on how many jobs you restrict from the picture as being things "people will always have to do". It also...

skjoldtc (10/12/2009)

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Many employment ads will list terms such as self-starter but they will also list that you must be able to work in a team. One who is really a...

Without a doubt. You snooze you lose (your job).

Bill Nicolich (10/7/2009)

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Em = f(Ea, Mi, Ce)

The little formula I put up there says something like a motivated employee is a function of three factors more or less: employee attitude,...

GSquared (10/1/2009)

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I'm firmly in the "incremental improvements" camp. Build something that does something useful for the users. Then add to it incrementally and constantly review for potential improvements....

Jeff Moden (9/30/2009)

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I'm all for POP (Proof of Principle) code... the problem is, that people don't make such code scalable to begin with. People want the code real bad...

You always have to test info you get from online assistance because 1) they may not have really understood your problem 2) you may not have correctly explained your problem...

One classified project I worked on used a program to generate a random password which you then used to access the system. It changed every time you accessed the data,...

Jason Miller-476791 (9/17/2009)

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Ben Moorhouse (9/17/2009)

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Apologies Jason - I meant that I knew we could log changes to objects and data. It's the ability to log select statements which would be...

I buy the best I can afford at the time, and then use it until it no longer handles the load. I only start shopping for a new system when...

By the way, Steve, I really like the new photo of you that appears with the "Voice of the DBA Video podcast". You might consider using it for your avatar.

jonathan allen (9/8/2009)

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Steve, Jeff,

I see your points on asking an expert and understand what you are saying but speaking as someone who is, on balance, a user of forums rather...

Steve Jones - Editor (9/9/2009)

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The bigger worry, for me, is that someone's SQL auth pwd is likely their password elsewhere. Lots of people use the same password at work, for...

JohnMagnabosco (9/4/2009)

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In the entire discussion in response to my editorial I saw two reoccurring concerns:

1. Key backup location/complexity

Yes, indeed, you must store the key backups in a different location than...