Featured Blogger: Tim Mitchell

I met Tim about a year and a half ago at SQLSaturday Jacksonville and from the start we hit it...

Fundamentals of Storage Systems – Testing IO Systems

12/03/2009 - UPDATE! There were a couple of bugs in the SQLIOCommandGenerator new SQLIOTools.zip has been updated.
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I often tell people one...

I think I’ll back up my laptop

Those were the first words out of my wife’s mouth when I told her my laptop had died. She walked...

PowerShell V2 Remoting

To use remoting you'll need to install Powershell V2, unless you're running Windows 2008 R2 or Windows 7, you'll need...

SQL Standard Update

Andy Warren in the latest PASS Connector has posted an update on where we’re at with the SQL Server Standard....

Under Repair

I’m glad I called Toshiba last night. When my laptop died on Sunday, and never came back Monday, I wasn’t...

What It Means To Be A Production DBA

Remember that scene from Office Space where the Bobs ask, "What would you say you do here?" I've been a...

a simple joint that makes you think twice

I was reading Two Minute SQL Server Stumpers a few weeks ago and this qustion still sticks in my head. ...

Baton Rouge SQL Server User Group - Overview of Business Intelligence

Topic
An Overview of Business Intelligence

Location: At Lamar Advertising
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sponsored by: EMCPresenter
Brandon McMillon
Brandon McMillon...

BIDN.com Launch Today

For those interested in the SQL Server BI space, there is a new online resource launching today.  Brian Knight and...