Correctness and stress test

Stress test SQL Server for new hardware
 Download SQLIOSim    from http://download.microsoft.com    and install on server.
When detailing the  file location , use the...

Interview with BI Expert Tim Mitchell

Tim Mitchell will be speaking at the SQLServerCentral.com track at SQL Server Connections, October 31-November 3, 2011, in Las Vegas,...

Learning Transactional Replication

I have been working on a new skill this week and that is implementing transactional replication.  I am of course...

Microsoft Small Basic

This is a bit off-topic, but I wanted to mention a great tool for beginners to learn how to program. ...

PASS Update #62

Our most recent Board meeting was Aug 11 & 12 in Ft Lauderdale (located so we could attend SQLSaturday on Saturday)....

Precision and Scale

As is the case with many of my topics of late, I came across this one by helping somebody else....

Precision and Scale

As is the case with many of my topics of late, I came across this one by helping somebody else.  In SQL, we should be well aware of Precision...

Prepare Windows 7 to create Hyper-V Virtual lab to implement SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Active/Active Cluster

This series of Videos will walk through how to prepare existing windows 7 machine to test and validate active/active node...

Prepare Windows 7 to create Hyper-V Virtual lab to implement SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Active/Active Cluster

Prepare Windows 7 to create Hyper-V Virtual lab to implement SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Active/Active Cluster