Building a SQL Server Inventory – Part 1
Ok folks, you asked for it. Well, a few of you did, anyway. So today I’m going to share with...
2012-05-31 (first published: 2012-05-29)
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Colleen M. Morrow
Building a SQL Server Inventory – Part 2
Last time I went through my script to gather server information for my inventory. Today I’m going to go through...
2012-05-31
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SQLSaturday #119 Chicago – In the Books
As I write this, I’m enjoying a margherita pizza and a Miller High Life in my room. The SQLSaturday #119...
2012-05-21
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SQL Saturday #119 – One week to go
One week from today I’ll be boarding a plane for my very first visit to Chicago* (airports not included).
One week...
2012-05-11
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Blogging Tools: BlogDesk Review
As a blogger, you have several options available to you when it comes to writing posts. You can write them...
2012-04-30
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Slacking Off: Totally TED
Lately I’ve taken to watching TED talks in the evening. They’re thought-provoking, usually entertaining, and, best of all when watching...
2012-04-27
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The Importance of a SQL Server Inventory
Pop quiz!
It’s time to true-up with Microsoft, what are your current license counts?Operations needs to schedule maintenance on ServerY, what...
2012-04-23
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2012-04-21
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Custom TDS Endpoints: Listening on multiple ports
Last time, I talked about how clients communicate with SQL Server through TDS endpoints and how to disable endpoints to...
2012-04-18
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Better Living Thru Powershell: Update Statistics in Parallel
As part of a project I’m currently involved with, we’re migrating a database to SQL Server 2008 and performing some...
2012-04-17 (first published: 2012-04-12)
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