Office 2010 and Windows XP (64 bit)
I wanted to install Microsoft Office 2010 on an old Windows XP (64 bit) laptop. I tried running the setup...
2012-09-18
1,582 reads
Gethyn Ellis
An Introduction to SQL Server
I will be delivering Learning Tree course 137 SQL Server 2008 a Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction in London this December (18th...
2012-09-17
746 reads
Two Hundred Up
I was working on my blog this last week when I realised I was approaching my 200th blog post on...
2012-09-14
748 reads
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
I have spent a lot of time on the road this year with work but over the summer I was...
2012-09-13
647 reads
SQL Server Virtualization
This past summer I have been working on a new course for Learning Tree 2109 SQL Server Virtualization and Consolidation:...
2012-09-12
998 reads
Windows Server 2012
I haven’t paid too much attention to this version of windows yet, but I have just been reading up on...
2012-09-04
731 reads
Celebrity DBA–West Coast Time
At the end of July I was fortunate enough to visit the City of Angels, Los Angeles, or simply LA....
2012-08-21
938 reads
SQL Server 2012 and summertime in London
The week just passed I have been teaching Learning Tree course 2108 SQL Server 2012 Database Administration in London. It...
2012-07-23
1,016 reads
Not enough available space on destination..495GB available!
I bought a USB hard disk recently that I wanted to use to backup some VMware Workstation and some Hyper-V...
2012-07-13
1,004 reads
Guest Post: SQL Server Installation Error by David Postlethwaite
A strange SQL installation error with even a stranger solution
This week I was installing SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer onto...
2012-07-02
1,009 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
Forums
Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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