The schedule of Microsoft Webcasts for November is ready to go. I’ve posted the entire schedule, complete with breakdowns by topic or product/technology, as well as full descriptions, as an article HERE. See you there!
Yep. I’m coming to you right now via text at several thousand feet up in the sky, on my way to Dallas, TX. There, in the Las Colinas office of Microsoft, building 1, we’re holding a week of team meetings and training. Should be fun. I get to meet my new boss for the … Continue reading The Week In Dallas
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
The schedule of TechNet Webcasts for October is ready to go. I’m doing at least one of them; on Understanding Group Policy.I’ve posted the entire schedule, complete with breakdowns by topic or product/technology, as well as full descriptions, as an article HERE. And here are some additional resources: · NEW: TechNet Events and Webcasts blogger site. § … Continue reading October 2005 TechNet Webcast Schedule
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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