Click here to monitor SSC
SQLServerCentral is supported by Red Gate Software Ltd.
 
Log in  ::  Register  ::  Not logged in
 
 
 

Content with tag Blogs Rss

   Items 1 to 20 of 10398    Next 20 >>
 

Hardware Fun

This has been a bit of a hardware week for me, which is strange. I used to love hardware, building...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 67 reads

SQL Azure

SQL Azure is a cloud-based service from Microsoft that uses a special version of SQL Server as its backend.  SQL Azure...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 69 reads

Behemoth of the Server Room?

Back during the PASS 2011 Summit in Seattle, I was interviewed by Tony Davis, Andrew Clark, and Rodney Landrum about...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 57 reads

Thanks to Brian Kelly for a Great Presentation on Auditing for SQL Server - Please Find the Notes Below

 For those interested in following a great MVP who contributes regularly on Infrastructure and Security, here are notes I took...  Read more...
By Hugo Shebbeare | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 19 reads

Powershell default start directory

This post discusses some methods in configuring the Powershell  default start directory  By default , the installation process will add a value...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 8 reads

Slides and Scripts from Idera February webcast

For those who've asked, here are the slides and scripts from my SQL Server auditing webinar with Idera:   Presentation (.PDF)Scripts (.ZIP)  If...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 87 reads

Review: I Done This

IDoneThis is a simple web site for tracking accomplishments. The premise is that you get a checkbox on the calendar...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 93 reads

Notes from the February Space Coast SQL Meeting

I drove over to Melbourne last night to the new home of Space Coast SQL at the Harris Institute for...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 50 reads

A Script A Day - Day 10 - Hosts on vCentre

If you use VMWare for your virtualisation environment all virtual machines are managed by one or more vCentre management servers. ...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 72 reads

Executing scripts with sp_addscriptexec

Looking for ways to do things more quickly and efficiently, I thought I would talk a little bit about sp_addscriptexec...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 92 reads

AlwaysOn: Configuring Secondary Read-Only Access

Now that you have AlwaysOn configured and your first Availability Group (AG) created, it’s time to start leveraging those secondary...  Read more...
By 2012/02/10 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 415 reads

Data Page math : 96 + 8060 + 36 = 8192. is this correct?

I have come accross interesting puzzle yesterday on numbers 96 and 36. Everyone knows that header size is 96 and maximum...  Read more...
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 77 reads

An open letter to anyone with “SQL Server” on their resume

Dear Sir or Madam, I have your resume here in my hand and couldn’t help but notice that you have listed...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 121 reads

A Script A Day - Day 9 - Index Compression Estimations

Today's script provides amongst other information Index compression estimates based on existing index information.  All you need to do is...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 83 reads

Stages of the Game?

Saw this post by Seth Godin on Stages of the Game. Interesting, I identified with it – I’m competitive, and competing...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 73 reads

SQL Server Product Life Cycle

Part of managing the SQL Server environment , is maintaining the latest Service Packs remain within the Product Support  data range. The...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 37 reads

February #Meme15 Assignment

It’s been a couple months now since a number of us got together to share how we use social networks...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 89 reads

SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Data Quality Services

Data Quality Services (DQS) is a brand new feature in SQL Server 2012.  In short, DQS enables you to build a...  Read more...
By 2012/02/09 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 985 reads

Whitepaper – Extending Reporting Services with Custom Code

Today Pragmatic Works released a whitepaper I wrote and I thought I would share it with you.  Prepare for Marketing...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 160 reads

[Shameless Plug] Can We Have Your Vote?

[Shameless Plug] Can We Have Your Vote? SQL PASS SQLRally Argenis Fernandez (|@DBArgenis) and yours truly have submitted a Pre-Conference for SQL...  Read more...
By | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
Rating: (not yet rated) |  Discuss |  Briefcase | 83 reads
   Items 1 to 20 of 10398    Next 20 >>
 
Tags
career (37)    
security (28)    
sql server (28)    
integration services (ssis) (23)    
reporting services (ssrs) (20)    
t-sql (20)    
powershell (17)    
networking (16)    
analysis services (ssas) (13)    
performance (13)    
professional development (13)    
pass (12)    
sql server 2008 (12)    
hardware (11)    
sql server 2005 (10)    
sqlsaturday (10)    
training (10)    
backup / restore (9)    
patrick leblanc (9)    
pass summit (7)    
tools (7)    
administration (6)    
book reviews (6)    
database security (6)    
leadership (6)    
database mirroring (5)    
events (5)    
interviews (5)    
learning (5)    
speaking (5)    
sqlservercentral (5)    
backup / recovery (4)    
conferences/user groups (4)    
databases (4)    
disaster recovery (dr) (4)    
fundamentals (4)    
presenting (4)    
professional organization for sql server (4)    
storage (4)    
windows 7 (4)    
xml (4)    
architecture (3)    
articles (3)    
cpu-z (3)    
dmv queries (3)    
humor (3)    
indexing (3)    
io (3)    
linkedin (3)    
live meeting (3)    
microsoft (3)    
microsoft sql server (3)    
midlands pass (3)    
off-topic (3)    
performance tuning (3)    
script component (3)    
sql saturday (3)    
sql server 2000 (3)    
sql university (3)    
string manipulation (3)    
windows security (3)    
auditing (2)    
database design (2)    
date manipulation (2)    
encryption (2)    
etl (2)    
filetable (2)    
hard disk (2)    
host bus adapter (2)    
job trends (2)    
maintenance plans (2)    
mdx (2)    
oracle (2)    
permissions (2)    
red gate software (2)    
replication (2)    
sas (2)    
sata (2)    
scripting (2)    
social networking (2)    
sql lunch (2)    
sql server 2008 r2 (2)    
sql server architecture (2)    
storage internals (2)    
stored procedures (2)    
time management (2)    
tips & tricks (2)    
trust (2)    
t-sqlscripts (2)    
twitter (2)    
.net (1)    
64-bit (1)    
ado variables (1)    
adobe flash (1)    
agile (1)    
alwayson (1)    
ata (1)    
availability (1)    
bug (1)    
business intelligence (1)    
certifications (1)    
charindex (1)    
charity (1)    
checkpoints (1)    
clustering (1)    
code (1)    
compression (1)    
computers (1)    
configuration settings (1)    
constraints (1)    
cross apply (1)    
crystal clear (1)    
crystaldiskmark (1)    
ctp1 (1)    
data (1)    
data compression (1)    
data modeling (1)    
data protection european union (1)    
data warehousing (1)    
database principals (1)    
database users (1)    
dba (1)    
dbcc (1)    
denali (1)    
deployment process (1)    
development (1)    
dimension (1)    
disk controller (1)    
distinct (1)    
dmv (1)    
employees (1)    
error handling (1)    
exchange (1)    
execution plans (1)    
extended events (1)    
extended support (1)    
filestream (1)    
for each task (1)    
format phone number (1)    
freeproccache (1)    
geekbench (1)    
goals (1)    
graphs (1)    
grouping sets (1)    
hashing (1)    
high availability (1)    
highavailability (1)    
hp data protector (1)    
i/o (1)    
i/o statistics (1)    
ide (1)    
iif (1)    
integrity (1)    
job quality (1)    
jobs (1)    
licensing (1)    
linear gauge control (1)    
log (1)    
log shipping (1)    
mainsteam support (1)    
maintenance and management (1)    
management (1)    
management studio (ssms) (1)    
mcts (1)    
memory (1)    
migration (1)    
misc (1)    
miscellaneous (1)    
msde (1)    
mvp (1)    
netbook (1)    
netbooks (1)    
normalization (1)    
null (1)    
orphaned (1)    
passwords (1)    
pbm (1)    
performance & optimization (1)    
policy based management (1)    
presenting live meeting (1)    
procedure cache (1)    
productivity (1)    
query (1)    
query performance (1)    
quick tip (1)    
raid (1)    
readonlyvarables (1)    
readwritevariables (1)    
readyboost (1)    
recursion (1)    
report builder (1)    
resource waits (1)    
review (1)    
roles (1)    
salaries (1)    
schema (1)    
script transformation editor (1)    
scripts (1)    
scrum (1)    
scsi (1)    
server principals (1)    
shrink database (1)    
signal waits (1)    
smo (1)    
sparse columns (1)    
sql agent (1)    
sql azure (1)    
sql compare (1)    
sql connections (1)    
sql injection (1)    
sql server 2011 (1)    
sql server 2012 (1)    
sql server hardware (1)    
sqlcmd (1)    
sqldenali (1)    
sqldumper (1)    
ssd disks (1)    
sspi (1)    
stack (1)    
star join (1)    
statistics (1)    
strings (1)    
striped backups (1)    
surface area configuration tool (1)    
table valued function (1)    
tally table (1)    
ted kummert (1)    
test data (1)    
tim mitchell (1)    
tips (1)    
trace (1)    
transaction log (1)    
transactions (1)    
troubleshooting (1)    
try-catch (1)    
t-sql tuesday (1)    
udf (1)    
undocumented stored procedures (1)    
user defined function (udf) (1)    
user defined functions (1)    
user group (1)    
users (1)    
validate email (1)    
validate ssn (1)    
validate url (1)    
validation functions (1)    
variables (1)    
virtualization (1)    
voice of the dba (1)    
waits and queues (1)    
windows (1)    
windows event log (1)    
work (1)    
writing (1)    
x64 (1)    
xquery (1)