Should vendors support your community?
So when did we go from pimply computer guys to polished businessmen?
Stop making assumptions about your servers, and don't take anybody's word for it either. Do your own discoveries.
Are you taking full advantage of your unit testing?
Nobody cares how long you've been a DBA, only how good you are.
There's a difference between letting users know what's happening in the database, and letting them get in and look for themselves.
As a DBA you have to control the situation when production issues arise.
If you require your DBAs to get certified, then you should be prepared to go all the way.
If you've got database issues, you don't have to put the entire business on hold while you troubleshoot.
It may look good on paper to fire your most experienced people, but deep down you know it won't really save you money.
