Yes, you can, but you should really consider what needs to be audited and why. As has been pointed out, that's a lot of overhead. Also, you'll need to consider...

cgnospam (7/12/2008)[hrYou *should* dismiss them first as marketing shills, because that is what they are by definition. It isn't like an MVP is a PH.D - it is a pseudo...

If you've got lock pages in memory on (which is the recommended setting for 64-bit), you can't rely on Task Manager or PerfMon. Neither properly report AWE memory, and with...

Steve Jones - Editor (7/12/2008)

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I'd argue against the marketing comment for the most part. There are people that fit that category. Without a doubt.

But most of the MVPs I know,...

TonganJedi (7/10/2008)

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Of course, I neglected to mention that my Master's work will NOT involve an MBA, but will be an M.S. in Computer Information Systems. I figure if I'm...

Schools do matter. Some schools are better than others for particular subjects. The key is to do the research before enrolling. I went to The Citadel for undergrad and for...

But do run it, so you know how long it takes when everything is okay. That gives you...

There are scripts that will help you see blocking in this Microsoft KB article:

How to monitor blocking in SQL Server 2005 and in SQL Server 2000

Perfmon is an OS utility....

Your best bet is to query Microsoft directly on these. Because it's related to a security update, there shouldn't be a charge to do so. Alternately, you could search the...

According to the Security Bulletin itself, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-040.mspx, it is cumulative.

See the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update section.

CarlosHawes (7/10/2008)I think the true measure of when true peace arrives is the day when MS finally releases one of its premier enterprise apps on an OS other than Windows....

Andy Warren (7/10/2008)

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Rick, I liked what you wrote and salute your efforts over the years (and you'd think they wouldnt sent out such things on Apr 1!). As far as...

Rick Heiges (7/10/2008)

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I believe that Ken Henderson had in the back of one of his books a section on how to become an MVP. It was a little cynical...

CarlosHawes (7/9/2008)

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Wayne West (7/9/2008)

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I can't comment on shell scripts, but I've written two Perl programs to help me with day-to-day operations,...

CarlosHawes (7/9/2008)

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But I find myself wondering if a SQL Sever MVP could safely recommend that a client deploy Oracle, mySQL, Postrese, or DB2 and still be an MVP the next...