SVN and SQLServer
Visual Source Safe and SSMS SQL Server 2008 have some limited, but very nice integration together. Does SVN and spectifically TortoiseSVN have any similar way of integrating with SSMS 2005 and SSMS...
View Article[META] When is it appropriate to downvote?
Given that this is a budding new community, what are (or should be) the accepted downvoting standards? I am inspired to ask by a question I saw downvoted that, in my personal opinion, did not "deserve"...
View ArticleAge bias towards DBAs
This articles http://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/painful-truth-about-age-discrimination-in-tech-209?page=0,0 (from infoworld, found on slasdhto). Discusses age bias that is partially...
View Article[Meta] Homework Questions
First, I am very curious about why there is such a large sudden uptick of obviously homework questions. Is it just that the site is growing and so we are starting to see them now, or is there some...
View ArticleSQL Server on Linux
For a particular project that is coming up, I am trying to expand my knowledge of Linux, so I am going to set up a Linux system at home. Rather than dual booting, I am thinking about putting SQL Server...
View ArticleSql Server 2008 R2 Certification
My company specifically encourages certification for certain positions, and SQL Server 2008 R2 is scheduled to be released in May. I have been reading quite a bit about it, but have not found any good...
View Article[meta] New Subscriptions without email
The new system seems quite good and I am impressed with how smoothly it went for a such a large change. But, with the recent change, is there a way to set up subscriptions that notify you when you...
View Article[meta] Answers highlighted in green?
If this is covered somewhere, I apologize, but I have not found it answered. Why are some answers highlighted in green? At first, I thought it was the accepted answer, but I started noticing some...
View ArticleUnderstanding Normal Forms
I think I have a relatively good understanding of the basic applications of the Normals Forms, and I am fairly comfortable bringing most database structures to 3NF and I see the benefits thereof. But...
View ArticleMathematics for the DBA
I have recently started reading Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals by Lex de Haan, and it is so far a very interesting book, but despite the title seems more theoretical than applied so...
View ArticleWhen is the risk of a dirty read acceptable?
When you use a more liberal isolation level such as read uncommitted or the NoLock Query hint, there is a risk of a dirty read. When, if ever is this acceptable? Personally, I have used it with some...
View ArticleNoSQL for the SQL Server DBA
Recently, I have been reading a lot about NoSQL and in particular the open source cassandra. From my current readings, it does not look like NoSQL is a direct competitor to SQL Server, since they seem...
View ArticleLearning ASP.NET for a SQL Server DBA
This may be slightly off topic for this site, but it seemed a good place to start. I have a fair bit of experience as a DBA, and I have dabbled with ASP.NET before but only in a very basic sense. Now I...
View ArticleTimeout expired for Windows Authentication Only
After rebuilding a server, I am consistently getting "Timeout Expired" messages when trying to connect to SQL Server through SSMS with windows authentication from a machine other than the server...
View ArticleWhere to host a (mostly technical) blog?
**Background** I have occassionally submitted articles to my favorite SQL Server websites like SQLServerCentral.com and Simple-Talk.com, but lately I have had some thoughts for things that were worth...
View ArticleResumes for DBAs
CNN today had a piece declaring [resumes][1] dead, or at least dying. Since we have people here that are on both sides of hiring process, I wanted to ask: Is this true in the SQL Server DBA market?...
View Article[Meta] What or who is stylemalls8?
Ok, this is just a matter of curiosity, but who are what is stylemalls8? When I logged in stylemalls8 seems to have affected every single question on the front page but doesn't seem to have any karma...
View ArticleWhy is it considered a best practice to avoid inline SQL?
I have seen in a number of discussions the idea that it is a best practice to avoid inline SQL. Some seem to be of the opinion that inline SQL should be absolutely forbidden. However, most places that...
View Article[Meta] Homework Questions
First, I am very curious about why there is such a large sudden uptick of obviously homework questions. Is it just that the site is growing and so we are starting to see them now, or is there some...
View ArticleSQL Server on Linux
For a particular project that is coming up, I am trying to expand my knowledge of Linux, so I am going to set up a Linux system at home. Rather than dual booting, I am thinking about putting SQL Server...
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