We are obliged to note our time-usage. The development, monitoring and maintenance of the various security systems used for DB-access requires time and resources. That is not to say that...

The qualities that I look for in interviewees are willingness to learn, ease with logical thought and thoroughness. Being able to the job quickly is good, too, but, if given...

Where is this company that has programmers who earn more than their managers?

This story makes it sound as if this was a bad thing!

I have long thought that the highly-skilled...

My problem with early adoption is that the first version is not at all complete and that usually need to wait a cyle or two until you get all of...

Hi George,

Since it is theoretically possible to run everything in SQL Server with TSQL scripts and TSQL scripts can be scheduled to run with sqlcmd, it is theoretically possible to...

Has anyone tried serious licence-saving activities like transferring those DBs that can be transferred to SQL Server Express Edition instances and re-writing SQL Server Agent jobs for the windows Scheduler?...

Yes sir, credit to you, Thunderball it is. I mis-remembered the name.

I like the early James Bond movies, although I haven't seen this one for quite a while.

Hi Howard,

Fair enough. I stand corrected.

Thanks for the clarification,

Sean.

I don't think that the moon-landings were faked.

My understanding of modern commercial aircraft is that they are so complex, that simple training with light aircraft is by no means enough...

This argument suggests that the management structure of VW was completely incompetent rather than being simply greedy, immoral bastards, who were solely concentrating on profit (and bonus) maximisation. Simply on...

Until the regulatory aspect of Azure is clarified internationally — namely, which bodies governmental or otherwise — have access to the data, I will continue to treat Azure as «open»....

Like the hanko[1] in Japan, these devices are becoming an extension of ourselves. It is not uncommon for a device to have our authority. Many a tablet or smartphone has...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/15/2015)

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Sean Redmond (9/14/2015)

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Hi Steve,

There are several metrics that can be used:

1. How fast can an everyday problem be solved? Does a complex query...

Hi Steve,

There are several metrics that can be used:

1. How fast can an everyday problem be solved? Does a complex query take the DBA 30 minutes to do...

SQL Server is expensive. It also needs an NT Server licence. One realistically needs new licences every 7 or so years.

This must be realised by senior management when the decision...