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  • Reply To: Building a PC

    I've literally built 100's of them.  One of my first jobs in the IT field was for a College that needed to refresh the PC's in their labs and classrooms. ...

  • Reply To: Drawbacks of having hundreds of data files per database

    Jeff Moden wrote:

    "Dear Lord, I'm a production DBA... please give me patience because, if you give me strength, I'm going to need bail money to go with it". 😀

    .

    This made my...

  • Reply To: Is SQL Express enough?

    It's unfortunate that so many people believe SQL Express to be an "inferior" product.  While it has limitations (Size, CPU, Memory), it is often more than enough for some lightweight/stand-alone...

  • Reply To: T-SQL Pivot Question

    I think many of us here would be happy to provide an example if you provided some DDL we could work from.  However, if you really just want some research...

  • Reply To: Do We Care About Disks?

    Yeah, we have an Infrastructure team here that handles all of the hardware.  They will ask for basic specs but otherwise, they handle building out the VM's.  I haven't really...

  • Reply To: Importance of Community

    I almost forgot about that Jeff.  I've always wanted to contribute more but I always feel like someone else has already done it better.  Besides, in the example with Lowest...

  • Reply To: Importance of Community

    Always so modest but let me rephrase things.  The knowledge and skills that I gained from those articles have made me look like a rockstar.  What I love about them...

  • Reply To: Importance of Community

    Mr. Brian Gale wrote:

    I wouldn't be against PASS Summit happening at a new location though so I can see some new sights!  It had been in Seattle every time I attended.

    It's funny...

  • Reply To: What's Causing the Pushback with DevOps?

    Oh boy, where do I start?  The reason why DevOps left a bad taste in my mouth...

    Where I used to work a new IT Director took over and somehow felt...

  • Reply To: TRIM() in T-SQL

    As a Bills fan, I approve of the removal of a certain team. 😉

    Great Article Steve!  I always looked at string manipulation in SQL somewhat akin to working with Linux. ...

  • Reply To: I have a collation issue, should I change the database or all the columns?

    John Mitchell-245523 wrote:

    Yes, I think a Windows scheduled task (if that's what it's called these days) would be your best bet.  I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this,...

  • Reply To: The WFH Challenges

    The last company I worked for downsized their offices which meant they were looking for volunteers to work from home.  Since I had a long commute I figured I'd give...

  • Reply To: Cannot connect to local instance

    Did you specify a database during connection?  Something tells me the option was set on one instance of SSMS and not the other.  You are probably connecting to the default...

  • Reply To: The Developer Arguments for Stored Procedures

    Maybe the answer is much simpler...

    Will it be the DBA or the Developer that gets woken up at 3:00am because the application is slow/not working?  That person can decide proc...

  • Reply To: Staying Safe when Traveling

    Eric M Russell wrote:

    When traveling by plane or driving through a border crossing, I'm thinking it may be a good idea to perform a factory data reset on your phone, and then...

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