Quick tip: sp_configure and sys.configurations

In order to query the configuration settings of a server you can run this sproc:
exec sp_configureOn a default install of...

Dell 12th Generation Server Cheat Sheet

Over the past several months, Dell has been rolling out a number of new 12th generation servers that all use...

SQL Rally 2012 Recap and Session Files

SQL Rally 2012 Recap and Session Files
Dallas Convention Center

SQL Rally 2012 was hosted by the North Texas SQL Server User...

Ad hoc query optimization in SQL Server

When ad hoc queries are executed in sql server, if it is executed without parameters, and it is simple,  SQL...

Session Files from SQL Saturday #107 Houston

Session Files from SQL Saturday #107 Houston
Houston Skyline

SQL Saturday Houston was a great event hosted by the Houston Area SQL...

SQLRally Dallas Slides

I was fortunate enough to get to present not 1 but 2 sessions at SQLRally 2012 in Dallas last week. ...

The Cloud is Nothing New

Cloud computing doesn’t seem to have any great definition. Like the physical structures is is named for, it is amorphous,...

Denali – Day 15: Support for Windows Server Core

Denali – Day 15: Support for Windows Server Core

Windows Server Core: Microsoft Server has so many features which is not required...

Setting up transactional replication using T-SQL

Replication is one of the more complex of the SQL native “HA/DR” technologies. There are a lot of moving parts....

SQL Rally Slide Deck and Photos

I’m working on a more comprehensive review of last week’s SQL Rally event, but I’d like to go ahead and...