Installing SQL Server 2014 CTP1 – Step by Step

Great news !!! SQL Server 2014 CTP1 is out and the wait is over. Drop everything(Except the databases !) and download your...

Moving a database from on-premise to the cloud – Step by Step Walkthrough

Cloud is the future and moving there is now as easy as few mouse clicks.
Today we will see how an...

Windows Azure pay per minute – Time is money !

One of the most exciting news which got announced yesterday was related to Windows Azure. When Scott Guthrie mentioned that billing...

Have you configured Database Mail to utilize multiple SMTP Accounts ?

Lets start discussing about this subject by closely looking at the term Redundancy.  What is redundancy all about ?
Wikipedia defines redundancy as “In engineering, redundancy is the...

SQL Server 2014 – A new and exciting journey !!! “Into the cloud”

Today Microsoft announced their next major version of SQLServer, SQL Server 2014 at Tech-Ed NA 2013.
This version of SQLServer is indeed a reflection...

Book Review – Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step” by Ed Wilson;O’Reilly Media, Inc.

Today I will talk about a book  titled  ” Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step” by Ed Wilson;O’Reilly Media, Inc.

When I...

SQLSaturday Redmond(SQLSat212) – A quick recap !

That was indeed a great day at Redmond. I had a great time talking to some of the best SQLServer minds...

SQLSaturday Redmond(SQLSat212) is almost here…Will you be there?

This is my first SQLSaturday and I’m super excited to attend this event.

SQLSaturday’s are always a great opportunity to learn something exciting,...

The Activity Monitor is unable to execute queries against the server !

I’m generally not a great fan of Activity Monitor which is built in with SSMS,however today I wanted to check...

Linked Server created using a script is missing Product name and Data source fields !

Today I will discuss about an issue which was observed while creating a linked server via script.
The existing linked server was scripted...