Apr 23 2010
I give you exhibit A: The Last Straw: Yes, Third Party Software vendors out there are still trying to ruffie our SQL Servers. I encountered these instructions yesterday when reviewing a pending installation process. What you don’t see here though are items 1-11 in their instructions (one being a requirement for [...]
Dec 15 2009
Imagine an environment where you have a production SQL 2005 cluster (2 nodes, 2 instances) and what you think is an identical test/dev 2005 cluster (2 nodes, also 2 instances). Now imagine you come to a conclusion 3 years after you’ve installed, configured, and utilized the four instances that one of the test/dev nodes is [...]
Sep 8 2009
How do you steer those unfamiliar with SQL Server Reporting Services away from Microsoft Access before they hurt themselves or do harm to others?
