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...

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...

Dr. DeWitt’s Key Note at the PASS Summit

If you missed this, here’s your chance to make it up. If you were there, and like me, you 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....

Another Update on SQLSaturday

I’ve fallen behind a little on sharing SQLSaturday news, so I’ll try to catch up on the latest. First, we’re...

Under Repair

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

Explain it to yourself

I found a nice post from a friend, Roy Ernest, on an effective way to learn. He notes that one...

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...

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...

Upgrading to Windows 7

I’ve been using Win 7 on my dev machine for a few months now, and finally decided over the Thanksgiving...