SQL Server # Moving MASTER database in cluster environment

Few months back I have wrote post about moving MASTER and MSDB database to new location in stand alone machine....

Big Data And Hadoop Part 2

In my previous blog I have given more insight on Big Data and now we will take a closer look at Hadoop.

Hadoop

Hadoop is a software framework that supports data-intensive...

Merry Christmas from gethynellis.com

This is a very short post on Christmas Eve to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas!
I’m going to...

Twas The Week After Christmas - 2012 Edition

Season's Greetings and Merry Christmas! In the spirit of the holiday, I am rerunning my original parody on "Twas the...

On the Eleventh Day…

Yesterday we had an introduction into setting up a virtual lab to help the DBA learn and test new technologies while improving his/her own skill set. Today we will...

On the Eleventh Day…

Yesterday we had an introduction into setting up a virtual lab to help the DBA learn and test new technologies...

Big Data And Hadoop Part 2

In my previous blog I have given more insight on Big Data and now we will take a closer look at...

SQL Server Database File Size and Free Space

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Hey folks, and welcome to my first proper blog post. One of the things that I like to...

How About a PASS Holiday Ornament?

One of the simpler pleasures in life is having an idea and putting it up for discussion. Not all ideas...

Generate MERGE Statements for Your Tables

Today I’ll show you a special script which will let you “take a snapshot” of your table’s data, and apply...