Monitoring and Alerting

I responded in an interesting thread this morning where someone was looking for advice on what to monitor on their...

With which versions of SQL Server Reporting Services...

Newsletter Changes

A few proposed changes to the newsletter. Read about them and give us some feedback on what you think.

Points or Posts

It's an interesting question that we had come up, and honestly I'm not completely sure what I want. I'll describe...

What Should A DBA Be Doing?

I came across an interesting blog post on jobs, which actually caught me eye after another blog on time spent on various things, many of which are not necessarily important to your business.

Which security modes are supported by Service Broker?

I Am Not In Charge

That is for sure.

We had a development meeting today with my publishing team (meaning I'm on the team, not leading...

The September Energy Update

I think you'll be happy to know that there are interesting people out there. One of my neighbors, maybe a couple miles away, has a windmill that I've watched run regularly as I drove my daughter to school all last year. I finally grabbed their address one day and wrote them a letter, not wanting to just walk up to their door with a list of questions. I waited patiently for a couple weeks and finally got an email.

Time Zone Notes

Correct the time zone (finally!) for your area.

Where is the cube context specified in an...