The Cable Guy’s article from last month talks about the new, “Next Generation” TCP/IP stack that has been built for Microsoft Windows Vista and the next version of Microsoft Server (codename: Longhorn Server). The article lists a number of improved features as well as nearly a dozen new ones. It also includes an architecture diagram … Continue reading New and Improved IP Stack in Windows Vista
I’m currently sitting in an airplane on my way to Philadelphia. My trip this week is made possible by the Exchange Team, who needed a speaker to talk about the upcoming Service Pack at an HP Exchange 2003 Academy Conference. And since I just delivered an SP2 talk at the newly formed Minnesota Exchange Users … Continue reading Getting excited for Exchange Server 2003 SP2
SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 028This tidbit comes as an answer to a really good question asked at a recent TechNet Event:“When creating a Maintenance Plan, you showed that you can set up the entire plan to launch at a particular time or on a schedule. Can you schedule the individual steps in your plan?”No, I … Continue reading SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 028
SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 027This tidbit comes as an answer to a really good question asked at a recent TechNet Event:“In your demo of integrated log viewers, you showed looking at the SQL and NT Event logs on the database server you were managing. Can you integrate and view IIS Log information from a remote … Continue reading SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 027
SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 026This tidbit comes as an answer to a really good question asked at a recent TechNet Event:“If I’m running SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition, and I use the Database Engine Tuning Advisor, will I see Partition options available?”This quesiton came about mainly because partitioning is available SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition, … Continue reading SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 026
SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 025This tidbit comes as an answer to a really good question asked at a recent TechNet Event:“What if a Maintenance Plan fails at some point? Do I have the ability to restart the plan at a particular step?”The answer to this is similar to the answer to the one in tidbit … Continue reading SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 025
SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 023“What’s gonna happen to my DTS packages, now that SQL Server 2005 has this new SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services)?”Well.. you’ve got several options. The SQL Server 2005 Books Online has hefty document all about it in the “Upgrading to SQL Server 2005” section.You basically have three choices: You can migrate … Continue reading SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 023
SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 024“What are the differences between the MSDE and the new SQL Server 2005 Express Edition?”Here’s a good overview document containing a great comparison the two products.NOTE: This was based on an earlier Technology Preview. Some items can and have changed since then. But overall it’s a very good introduction to this … Continue reading SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 024
Well.. it’s been said that “Blondes have more fun”. And we all know that Developers are having more fun than IT Pros this week, so it must follow that blonde developers are probably having more fun than anybody.Yes.. I must confess… this is NOT my natural hair color… AND I used to be a Software Engineer! … Continue reading Blonde Developers Have More Fun
SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 019BIG NEWS!I promised there would be some news on SQL Server 2005, and it happened today.Paul Flessner announced today some good news, and some GREAT news.The good news:Database Mirroring will not be included in the release coming November 7.“Huh?! Why is that good?”It’s good because, while we’re running 100 internal apps … Continue reading SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 019
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