Some Suggested SQL Server 2008 R2 Instance Configuration Settings

Depending on your anticipated workload and which SQL Server components you have installed, there are a number of instance level...

SQLskills Immersion Event on Internals and Performance – Day 4

Overview
We just finished the fourth day of SQLskills learning. Today was all on indexes and statistics. We learned about choosing...

Test Complete – MCM

I took the MCM test today, and finished it. I needed the time allotted and it was, well, an experience....

“Apparently, you signed a software services agreement without fully understanding it.”

I am not a lawyer. Let me say that again, I am not a lawyer.

Todays Dilbert has prompted me...

Configuring Antivirus for SQL Servers

I've been on both sides of the debate with respect to whether or not to install antivirus software on a...

I've Got A New Job

You've probably noticed I've been quiet on this blog lately, eeking out a post every other week on average. I've...

PASS in Five Years: It's about the Members

Andy Warren (blog | twitter) recently blogged about wanting input on What Should PASS Be? and I think it's a reasonable...

SQLskills Immersion Event on Internals and Performance – Day 3

Overview
Today was mostly about Table Design, Partitioning, with a little of Indexing. Partitioning is a big, complex topics with a...

Visualize Tech Skills

Is your area of responsibility starved for resources? Is it difficult to get a raise? If so, don't despair. You're...

Why knowledge of internals is required for DBA? here is a valid reason

I got a report from development team that section of BizTalk communicating with SQL Server to update status
is frequently...