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SQL Server in the Clouds
09 January 09 04:37 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

http://www.myITforum.com/absolutevc/?v=1316

Filed under: Database, SQL Server, Cloud Computing

Performance Analysis of Logs (PAL) Tool
05 September 08 04:09 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Ever have a performance problem, but don't know what performance counters to collect or how to analyze them? The PAL (Performance Analysis of Logs...

Filed under: Database, Software, Windows

MSSQL update, KB948109, causes ConfigMgr 2007 problems
24 July 08 07:21 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Charles Wastell reports the problem and the fix: http://windowssystemspecialist.blogspot.com/2008/07/sccm-2007-kb948109.html

Filed under: Database, Systems Management, System Center, ConfigMgr 2007, SQL Server

SQL Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 is now live on TechNet Plus Subscriber Downloads
07 July 08 02:51 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

If you’re a TechNet Plus subscriber, you can Get it today!

Filed under: Database, SQL Server

Upgrading SMS 2003 sp2 to SQL 2005
19 June 08 11:17 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Brian Mason has a great checklist available in the forums if you are tasked with doing this. http://www.myitforum.com/forums/m_129606/mpage_1/key_sql%252C2005...

Filed under: Database, SMS 2003, SQL Server

Remotely execute and setup your SQL Scripts against your SQL Server database from the web
27 May 08 06:12 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

SQLRUN.com lets you remotely execute and setup your SQL Scripts against your SQL Server database without having to download a SQL Manager or the understanding...

Filed under: Database, Internet, Development

Virtual Conference Now Available For Full Week, Group Rates
08 January 08 11:04 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

I'm writing to let you know that, by popular demand, we'll be extending the SQL Server virtual conference access to a full week after the live...

Filed under: Database

What are the Top 10 SQL Server Mistakes?
15 October 07 09:49 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

I used to work with this guy in a previous life. Great fellow. He now works for Quest . Watch the video and download the whitepaper: http://www.quest.com...

Filed under: Database

SQL Tips for SMS Geeks!
11 October 07 08:49 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

bmason505 posted this in the SMS 2003 forum: Wells has some strong SMS talent and a recent hire of ours has been great at cleaning up our slow SMS reports...

Filed under: Database, Systems Management, Blogging

Paul Zanbaka, the MOSS blogger
03 September 07 08:30 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Paul is blogging at myITforum.com. As Jeff Gilbert put it, Paul is a MOSS/Sharepoint/SQL guru who has turned down more Microsoft jobs than he can count...

Filed under: Community, Database, Software

WQL to SQL
14 April 07 02:09 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

This SQL Query can be used to see how WQL is converted to SQL by SMS for collections. http://smsug.ca/blogs/garth_jones/archive/2007/04/14/265.aspx

Filed under: Database, Systems Management

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
19 February 07 05:15 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Update is fully compatible with Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system; new licensing updates enhance opportunities for virtualization. Read...

Filed under: Database

Vista flaw could haunt Microsoft
16 December 06 09:09 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Microsoft wants a bigger piece of Oracle and IBM's database business, but an oversight in its new operating system could cost the company plenty. Vista...

Filed under: Database, Windows

Stephen Wynkoop's Weekly SQL Server WebShow Gig
31 October 06 03:35 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Never to forget our roots. Stephen Wynkoop is now hosting a weekly Internet show at SSWUG.org called SelectViews. Take a look at this week’s episode...

Filed under: Database

MySpace.com had a single point of failure...
24 July 06 06:26 PM | rodtrent | 2 comment(s)

…Mary “Joe Dirt” Foley attempts to question if this could be a Microsoft problem instead of a MySpace.com company/IT problem. A quote...

Filed under: Database, Internet