It's because of the third parties, not the host enterprise.  I ask, no insist over and over again that their application can put it's 500MB database on a enterprise SQL...

I maintain 25 SQL Servers (1 dev, 2 test, and 23 prod).  The production servers house 89 databases, the lagest of which hovers around 30GB.  I am the sole DBA...

re: Vacation Time

Mine accrues every pay period, so essentially I get 1 day every two weeks (26 days a year).  However, there are no payed holidays and if I get...

There is no substitute for experience.  Period.

I believe that the certifications Microsoft offers should indicate only that a person knows the features of the product and what those features are...

Logic is logic, whether it's expressed in numbers, code, or language.  I think it's important for us to not only understand logic, but also to be able to recognise it...