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Blimey chaps

Comments

[boryon]

The radio 4 reception causing you problems? (re: pain) Get Mr A to give you a shoulder rub :-P

By SQL servers, do you mean SQL Server (the microsoft database) or just databases generally?

Chris

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Oh yes. They do not warn you that your body will attempt vigourously to get rid of it. Swines!

SQL server means that one particularly. I am uncertain as have not got the job spec as yet!

[boryon]

hmm - lack of a job spec makes it hard for me to comment (that and I've never used SQL Server)

Chris

[icklemichael]

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Pi was not bad as a film - but as a number it rocks man!
From what I can gather, SQL interrogation and troubleshooting mainly. We have several servers all talking to each other here. I am not a computer bod, and have no idea what it may entail. I think much of it will be databasing as well, report creating and all that rubbish. Please someone explain the basic priciple before I go into an interview and look like a complete muppet!

[boryon]

Well, even there, you have a multitude of options.

Are you talking about administration (configuring the databases)?

Are you talking about development (creating reports or whatever for other people to use)?

Are you talking about being a user (running an app someone else has written)?

Given what little info you have, I'd say look into getting a decent book on SQL and a book on database design (decent introductory books that is)

Chris

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All of the above. No actually not admin, that would be Manager man job. But the others, certainly. How difficult is it?

[entropyjim]

CHOWDA!!!!

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Orgasmo!