The question for the week has to do with linked servers. We used to define linked servers as the name of the server they were connecting to as that made it easy to see where they were going and other users could reuse the links when needed. The first issue we had with this was … Read more
The question for the week is simple enough: Are you planning to use solid state drives for your database servers in the next twelve months? We are getting more involved with a server consolidation project here. As part of that project we are looking to build out an updated server environment. Part of that new … Read more
Today’s question is very simple. If you were any type of T-SQL query, what type would you be? Personally, I see myself as the type of query that looks normal enough, but causes all sorts of problems once you let it loose in production, but you don’t want to kill it because you are afraid … Read more
The question for this week comes from the psychological exam I took during my three day interview with the NSA. At one point they put me in a room for a few hours and asked me countless questions to determine my profile. It was enlightening to say the very least. The questions were in a … Read more
I know of a handful of applications that are designed to help you administer your infrastructure from a mobile device. I have tried a few but truthfully the last thing I want to do from my Blackberry is actual work. Responding to emails and making phone calls is one thing, but the thought of trying … Read more
There has been talk in the news this week regarding the idea of having one unified global currency. I have no idea if that would ever come to fruition or not, but it did make me think about a lot of different sci-fi stories. Most of them refer to currency as “credits” or something similar … Read more
