Max Brackett

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-25

Max Brackett — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:20:00 +0000

Dear IT depts, please stop installing 32 bit OS's, especially if they have 3+ GB of RAM. 32 bit MS Office, yes, 32 bit MS Windows 7, no. #

Plato

Max Brackett — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:28:50 +0000

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-18

Max Brackett — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:20:00 +0000

Another reason not to use Flash or Silverlight on a website: Pinterest cannot pull an image. Flash is bad, mmmkay. #
Startups, got data? Spend 10-20k now to get the data right, or spend 70k+ fixing it in 3 years, $ compounded by how long you wait to fix. #
Another country's government that doesn't understand the Internet: Germany proposes a tax on news aggregators. #FAIL #
Dear Germany, you don't have the authority to tax companies not in your country. Maybe you should fix your problems by gov size reduction? #
Dear World, please start electing people who understand the basics of the Internet. #
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. – Abraham Lincoln #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-11

Max Brackett — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 07:20:00 +0000

If you want workers with a good work ethic, look for people from farming cultures. #GoodToGreat #
Looking forward to another SQL Saturday. #sqlsat110 #
Great presentations today at #sqlsat110 #
@TheSQLGuru great stuff on transaction logs today! Thx! #
Great seeing everyone again & meeting new people @ #sqlsat110 I need to start making the monthly meetings. #
@GarethSwan Congrats again on the new baby & good seeing you again! #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-04

Max Brackett — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 08:20:00 +0000

IT dept.'s need to have exception policies in addition to their SOP's so that the business doesn't suffer when IT can't keep up w/the volume #
CIO's should never allow Access databases in the business, & should consider taking Excel away. Solution: SSAS, SSRS, & Report Builder. #
@Jorriss report builder & a good data warehouse can deliver the reports needed. I have never seen a good solution with Access/Excel. #
@Jorriss check out that sqlpass presentation 'delivering bi to the business' #
@Jorriss I understand & think CIO's can plan better if everything has 2 go through tech. Report Builder & DW can give the biz what it needs. #
@Jorriss lol.. yes, that is a caveat & what I mean by a good DW. It would help the biz prioritize tech resources to get there. #
@Jorriss I have seen dozens of major biz problems caused by the biz keeping data in Excel & Access instead of a real database. #
RIP Andrew Breitbart #
A true leader never needs to lie to their employees. Those that get caught lying will never have their employees respect or loyalty. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-05

Max Brackett — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:20:00 +0000

@Jorriss Very cool… I'll have to check out BitBucket. How have you been? #
@Jorriss Glad to hear that! #
Video: Too cool, size of a penny! Spry robot built to zip like the butterfly http://t.co/FF6Ydwpi #robot #
RT @cioonline: Android: Not So Insecure After All http://t.co/AYmDqEqm #droid #security #
@jorriss Thanks! #
@Jorriss I'm getting access denied when trying to go to the link, also it's not showing on your main page. #
@Jorriss Downloaded, I will try to check it out this weekend. Thx! #

SQL Server Data Dictionary

Max Brackett — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:33:29 +0000

Keeping documentation for a database in development current can be a pain and a waste of time because of the amount of changes. Redgate makes a great tool for this called SQL Doc, for $295 . Even though I love their products, I don’t need something that extensive or pricey for documentation . I’m only concerned with a few columns: table name, column name, nullable, default value, data type, length, and description. The key to using this is to make sure you keep the description fields up to date when you are creating columns. I like to put the below into a view on each database, then hit the view with a datagrid or in the report server to have an always up to date data dictionary.

SELECT a.TABLE_NAME
, a.COLUMN_NAME
, a.IS_NULLABLE
, isnull(a.COLUMN_DEFAULT, '') as COLUMN_DEFAULT
, a.DATA_TYPE
, isnull(a.CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH, '') as CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH
, isnull((SELECT x.value FROM sys.extended_properties AS x
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.columns AS C ON C.object_id = x.major_id
AND C.column_id = x.minor_id
where OBJECT_NAME(x.major_id) = a.TABLE_NAME
and c.name = a.COLUMN_NAME
), '') as ColumnDescription
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS as a
WHERE a.TABLE_NAME <> 'sysdiagrams'
ORDER BY a.TABLE_NAME, a.COLUMN_NAME

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22

Max Brackett — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:20:00 +0000

Any senator that supported SOPA should be impeached for gross ignorance of our constitutional freedoms. #
Get the NoSOPA Chrome extension… https://t.co/itcS30un #SOPA #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-15

Max Brackett — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:20:00 +0000

For Work Comp, the Soft Market is Over http://t.co/V23g9EaB #
FTC probe on Google shows the lack of understanding of tech, companies own private servers, & freedoms guaranteed by the US Constitution. #
Websites, web apps, and the programming should have the same protections of freedom of press/expression/speech. #
Boycott SOPA supporters App http://t.co/7vNxqA3A #
Between the Buc's black outs & SOPA, I can't stand the NFL commission, but I am going to watch this game. #SOPA #NFL #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-08

Max Brackett — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:20:00 +0000

The Seven Habits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful Executives http://t.co/0ISPXV64 #