A couple weeks back I made my first attempt at the 70-433 SQL 2008 Database Developer exam. I was nervous, it was obvious to me and to those who know me best. It was the unknown that I was really worried about. I’ve been a database programmer for over a decade. People come to me…
Month: February 2011
Dating and Job Seeking
There’s two things I’ve noticed about the job search right now. If you’re employed your more desired than if you’re single unemployed. If you’re desperate, you’re less desirable than if your cool. This may sound odd to you, but the job hunt is a lot like dating. I’ve been fortunate enough to have been steadily…
SQL 301-BIDS, The First time around
In my last post, we used the Import and Export wizard to create a simple Load process. We loaded names.csv into a simple table. Let’s open Visual Studio 2008 (Also known as Business Intelligence Development Studio when you’re talking about the version that comes with SQL Server 2008 R2. Once you’ve started it, open the…