NULLs are a necessary evil, they are a reflection of the real world. I try to avoid them whenever I can but one cannot avoid them. They can be present...

Happy Fourth of July to all of you in the States!
We have our national day in Switzerland on August 1.
Kind regards,
Sean.

The west coast of Ireland is nice.
We used to go to the Atlantic coast in Connemara every summer. A place where 20C is hot...
My sister went horse-riding on...

Many thanks for this and for the link Heb1014. I shall check it out.
Sean.

A lot of it depends on what you are allowed to change and how many people you have.

 For example, if you come in as the DBA and have...

DBAs are only responsible for a small part of data security. We make sure that only those allowed to access data may access data, according to the rules laid down...

Our IT department handles the storing of backup files once they are made. We take log backups every 15 minutes and full backups daily. The backups from the last 3...

Context is very important. We each deserve to show to and be shown respect from others.
One should not automatically expect the immediate attention from others though.
For those working...

I have mixed opinions about daylight savings time.
I grew up in Ireland and Ireland is continually overcast. As a child going to school in the mornings, I really appreciated...

There are two sayings that are relevant here: 'one should everything about something and something about everything' and 'find a job you like and you'll never work a day again...

Don't worry Ben, at the rate the SQL Server Team are releasing new versions of SQL Server, we'll have seasonal releases in no time. Windows 10 is almost there as...