Comments on: You Have Hardly Touched Your Database http://thomaslarock.com/2009/08/you-have-hardly-touched-your-database/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thomas LaRock http://thomaslarock.com/2009/08/you-have-hardly-touched-your-database/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Thomas LaRock Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:39:16 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=2539#comment-856 not a bad thought, but there is much to a server OS that i don't know and i wouldn't want them to remove my remote access as a result! not a bad thought, but there is much to a server OS that i don’t know and i wouldn’t want them to remove my remote access as a result!

]]> By: David Hay http://thomaslarock.com/2009/08/you-have-hardly-touched-your-database/comment-page-1/#comment-855 David Hay Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:22:57 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=2539#comment-855 The second they walked away I'd start investigating how someone who has that little of a clue has access to the file system where my databases reside! The second they walked away I’d start investigating how someone who has that little of a clue has access to the file system where my databases reside!

]]> By: Thomas LaRock http://thomaslarock.com/2009/08/you-have-hardly-touched-your-database/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Thomas LaRock Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:14:34 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=2539#comment-854 that is a very good way to approach most situations. the difficulty is getting the requester to understand that there are different ways of doing things, or getting things done, and that the obvious way may not be what they need. being able to separate wants from needs is a soft skill that many good DBA's have in their possession. that is a very good way to approach most situations. the difficulty is getting the requester to understand that there are different ways of doing things, or getting things done, and that the obvious way may not be what they need. being able to separate wants from needs is a soft skill that many good DBA’s have in their possession.

]]> By: Thomas LaRock http://thomaslarock.com/2009/08/you-have-hardly-touched-your-database/comment-page-1/#comment-853 Thomas LaRock Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:12:15 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=2539#comment-853 good point, i'll clean those up later today. good point, i’ll clean those up later today.

]]> By: Karen Lopez http://thomaslarock.com/2009/08/you-have-hardly-touched-your-database/comment-page-1/#comment-852 Karen Lopez Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:50:25 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=2539#comment-852 More proof that the first thing a good DBA should say when someone makes an ad hoc request: "What is it that you are trying to accomplish". Works for every request ever invented. Often the request is not what the person wants, but their first attempt to assess HOW they want their request to be fulfilled. More proof that the first thing a good DBA should say when someone makes an ad hoc request:

“What is it that you are trying to accomplish”.

Works for every request ever invented. Often the request is not what the person wants, but their first attempt to assess HOW they want their request to be fulfilled.

]]> By: Mike Walsh http://thomaslarock.com/2009/08/you-have-hardly-touched-your-database/comment-page-1/#comment-851 Mike Walsh Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:24:31 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=2539#comment-851 Even that really old database with the mssqlsystemresource.mdf File?!? I mean those files haven't changed in years!! ;-) NO don't really delete those Even that really old database with the mssqlsystemresource.mdf File?!? I mean those files haven’t changed in years!!
;-)

NO don’t really delete those

]]> By: SQLDenis http://thomaslarock.com/2009/08/you-have-hardly-touched-your-database/comment-page-1/#comment-850 SQLDenis Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:39:06 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=2539#comment-850 Probably a good idea to rename the database first by pre or postfixing it with 'deprecate' and then wait a while to see if anyone comes screaming why the app stopped working Probably a good idea to rename the database first by pre or postfixing it with ‘deprecate’ and then wait a while to see if anyone comes screaming why the app stopped working

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