Rant: Applying Common Sense in IT

I was watching a training video last night and the instructor made the statement we hear all the time:
"Test this...

Restarting

Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve written anything.  I have lots of excuses for not writing, but none of them...

RAID (Redundant Array Independent Disk)

RAID (Redundant Array Independent Disk) As disk/storage plays a very important role in any application, everything is saved on disk...

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...