Actual Emails: The Customer Doesn't Want Full Recovery Mode

Got this question in an email.  I'll paraphrase.

William Hoping you can advise me on best way to handle this. My client doesn’t...

Where’s My Certificate Backup?

If you’re like me, you take advantage of the default backup paths in SQL Server. It makes my code cleaner,...

Introduction to Windows Azure SQL Database (Part 1)

Windows Azure SQL Database also known as SQL Server Data Services or simply SQL Azure is a Microsoft’s cloud services...

Quick Tip: Accurate Log Shipping Status

Here’s a quick reminder for those of you using log shipping, and checking the SSMS report “Transaction Log Shipping Status”...

I couldn’t help myself…

Free Tools for Testing SQL Sever

You Need To Test Your SQL Server!
Its like screaming “TEST THE BREAKS ON YOUR CAR!” If you don’t have the...

Coming to Your Town

I can’t sing and I can’t play and I left the young generation behind a while ago, but I’m still...

Replication and TFS

 So, we’ve had this issue lately at work with our TFS build/deploys causing a significant amount of contention and only...

SQL Saturday 151 BI Pre-con: Stacia Misner

Hello Dear Reader, SQL Saturday 151 Orlando is picking up steam.  The Pre-Con’s have been named and they are fantastic. ...

Speaking at 24 Hours of Pass

24 Hours of PASS (24HOP) has been around a few years now, but this will be my first time participating...