Finding SQL Server Installs with Powershell, Again
But the SQL Listener isn’t started!
Yep, I heard you loud and clear. There is more than one way to find...
2013-04-15
938 reads
Wesley Brown
- Interests: Collecting old computers
- Skills: I talk a lot.
Parsing Glenn Berry’s Diagnostic Information Queries With PowerShell
Do It In Bulk
I usually don’t run queries on just one server. Most of the time I need to get...
2013-04-12
1,269 reads
Finding SQL Server Installs Using Powershell
Old Dog, New Tricks
I’ve been writing tools for SQL Server for a lot of years. Some of these tools were...
2013-02-27
2,453 reads
New Toy: The Brydge iPad Keyboard – Updated
Finally a REAL keyboard for my iPad!
I can’t tell you how long I’ve wanted a real keyboard that my iPad...
2012-11-28
1,288 reads
Quick Tip: SSIS and SAP BW Round 2
Again, frustration.
After almost breaking my arm patting myself on the back getting past my last SAP BW issue I found that...
2012-11-19
1,188 reads
Quick Tip: SSIS and SAP BW
Frustration.
If you have ever had to work with Integration Services and data sources other than the Microsoft variety you know how frustrating...
2012-11-15
3,867 reads
Solid State Storage: Enterprise State Of Affairs
Here In A Flash!
Its been a crazy last few years in the flash storage space. Things really started taking off...
2012-11-07 (first published: 2012-11-05)
2,740 reads
SSIS and Oracle All Your Non-options
Why do some things have to be so hard?
I have been asking myself that question for the better part of...
2012-11-01 (first published: 2012-10-30)
3,474 reads
The Fundamentals of Storage Systems – Shared Consolidated Storage Systems
Shared Consolidated Storage Systems – A Brief History
Hey, “Shared Consolidated Storage Systems” did you just make that up? Why yes, yes...
2012-10-30 (first published: 2012-10-26)
2,504 reads
One Great Day And Mixed Feelings
If it happens two times then you know the first time wasn’t a fluke.
Today was my anniversary date for the SQL Server...
2012-10-02
1,020 reads
Blogs
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
Forums
Querying Multiple Tables for the Same Information
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
Make It Routine
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Finding Gaps in Sequential Data Using SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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