[dba-SQLServer] When are log files used

Hi John,

>I keep getting more business though and the reason (I believe) is that I
can get it done quickly.

In todays market, this, IMO, is an enormous differentiator.  I try to use
this all the time, speed first, quality second.  That does not mean quality
last, just that is should take second place to getting the job done quickly.

Interestingly, I sent this email yesterday morning and it was stopped by the
moderation because it was too long.  Last night, I spoke with a developer
aged 58.  Out of the blue, he mentioned that he specialises in what he is
fast at, not what is the latest craze.  It was a very interesting
conversation.  He says he has almost no SQL skills, but with HTML, CSS and
some clever use of some Dotnetnuke modules, he builds online applications
for the last four years with relative ease.

I told him that I also believe in this philosophy - use what we are fast at.

Enjoy  the hardware :)

Mark

On 3 July 2011 19:08, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:

> > That was my main reason for asking, however, I read your following emails
> with green envy - I love your setup.
>
> My envy is folks who have the knowledge to do things right instead of
> throwing hardware at it.
>
> But we all get what we get.  It is a nice server.  Imagine what it could do
> with one of our DBAs at the helm.  ;)
>
> Hardware really is cheap though.  I fully expect to just blow it out with
> 128 GB of RAM and another processor.  Basically if I can keep the entire
> pair of tables in cache...  It is strange to think about keeping 50 gb
> tables entirely in RAM.
>
> I keep getting more business though and the reason (I believe) is that I
> can get it done quickly.
>
>
>
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
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