May 2012 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist

They say, “April showers bring May flowers.”  But what if it doesn’t bring May flowers?  What if instead you get...

My Garden Update

It’s been just over two months since I started my small  home garden. The initial work to clear the area...

Picking Technical Conference Sessions (#SQLRally Edition)

Conferences are awesome. They are full of people and sessions. Almost…TOO many sessions. How on Earth do you get in...

SQL Server 2005 Diagnostic Information Queries (May 2012)

Even though SQL Server 2005 fell out of Mainstream Support back in April of 2011, I know many people are...

Troubleshooting Database mail

Last week we blogged about “How to configure Database mail” – this week we’ll have a closer look at what to...

T-SQL Tuesday #30 – Ethics

This month the topic is hosted by Chris Shaw, and his topic is ethics.
The blog party is the second Tuesday...

T-SQL Tuesday #30 - Ethics and the DBA

  This latest installment of T-SQL Tuesday #30, is hosted by SQL MVP, Chris Shaw who asks us to write on a...

T-SQL Tuesday #30 TOP 5 Rules for the SQL Community *Screw Ethics

Chris Shaw (@SQLShaw|Blog) is hosting T-SQL Tuesday this month.  It has been a while since I participated and this month...

Workspace database server was not found

You might constantly see a warning message that appears like the one below when creating Analysis Services Tabular projects. It...

Denali — Day 7: Contained Database

Denali – Day 7 : Contained Database

Contained database is another new feature for sql server 2012 – Denali, earlier version has a big...