Wednesday, July 21, 2010

SQL Server 2008 for the Oracle DBA

For those who have lived long enough working Oracle, and if you wish to learn SQL server 2008 by mapping feature set to Oracle database, then this is the video for you.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/dd548020.aspx

Quick Summary from the link:
This 15 modules, level 300 course provides students with the knowledge and skills to capitalize on their skills and experience as an Oracle DBA to manage a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 system. This workshop provides a quick start for the Oracle DBA to map, compare, and contrast the realm of Oracle database management to SQL Server database management.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Feynman Algorithm - Interesting to read

Source: http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?FeynmanAlgorithm

The Feynman Algorithm:
  1. Write down the problem.
  2. Think real hard.
  3. Write down the solution.
The Feynman algorithm was facetiously suggested by Murray Gell-Mann, a colleague of Feynman, in a New York Times interview.