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Jack Corbett said,
October 31, 2008 at 9:31 am
Wow, this was a tough choice. There are at least 3 I fear. I have a hard time saying developers because I do some of that as well.
scarydba said,
October 31, 2008 at 9:38 am
Yeah, it came down to developers or zombiepocalypse for me… I went with developers. It just seems more likely I’ll run into them.
Gail said,
October 31, 2008 at 9:44 am
SOX. Definitely, without hesitation.
The auditors. The stupid and impractical rules. The piles of paperwork. The consequences it something’s missed, etc, etc.
matt said,
October 31, 2008 at 10:10 am
I’d agree with Gail if it were “Sox AUDIT”. But – I fear the barbarians at the gate more…….
ndflanagan said,
October 31, 2008 at 11:42 am
SOX & audits waste more time than most. Developers trying to fix mistakes before contacting DBAs come a very close second.
scarydba said,
October 31, 2008 at 2:28 pm
What, no one is scare of Godzilla? You young people. No gol-darned respect.
RBarryYoung said,
November 1, 2008 at 11:03 am
Failed Backups, definitely. they are so much more common than most IT professionals suspect.
Developers: well, I am one as well as a DBA, so no worries there.
SOX & auditors never bothered me much. I’ve been dealing with MIS audits for 30 years and for some reason I have always gotten along great with the auditors. I find that they are a great way to convince my customers of the importance of certain things.
As for SQL Server Service Packs? Ah, the joys of being a consultant…
Now Windows Service Packs, they scare the heck out of me. I get hosed by them all the time!