Featured Article(s) Archive your Database Is your database getting to the size where it is becoming unmanageable for you? Are you running out of time to do maintenance and/or running into places where you may need disk space? Maybe you can Archive your data off. Interesting Lessons Learned with SQL Server As we work with different tools, different configurations and […]
Author: Ben Taylor
Software Licensing – Vs. Software Renting
Featured Article(s) Disaster recovery plans Oracle 10g Oracle Streams– Part 3 Get the best practices and more in this article with key information you need to know. SQL Server Show [Watch] We have some excellent technical guests on the show today – Brian Knight, Matt Masson and Shannon Bray – all talking about what they see in the field, tips […]
Annoying(!) Licensing with Some SQL Server Products
Featured Article(s) Oracle 2-Day DBA in x Days Post 17; Wasted Space in Tablespaces Over time, space within tablespaces can become unusable. Use Oracle’s segment advisor to help find those objects that need reorganization or compression. Congratulations… We’re excited to announce that Chris Shaw, the SSWUG.ORG site manager, has been selected as a Microsoft SQL Server MVP. Chris works hard […]
Skills, Your Job, Staying Current…
Early Bird Registration Ends – tonight (4/1/2009) at midnight Save $15/discipline now – register here. Skills, Your Job, Staying Current… (No April fools here – just wanted to keep the conversation going) Elizabeth writes with a slightly different slant on things: "Make the sacrifice and do it for now. Employers are struggling and they really can’t help. When better times […]
Managing your SQL Server (and IT in General) Skills
Featured Article(s) Integrating SharePoint and MS Outlook 2007 – increasing SharePoint solution adoption If you’re rolling out SharePoint based intranet in your organization, you’re probably anxious to see how your users start using this new solution for all of their document management needs and more. In many environments users have relied on email applications to store and collaborate on their […]
Managing Your Skills with SQL Server
Featured Article(s) What is your Price? When I first started working as a small business owner, I was not sure how to price my services. I had a lot of learning to do. Cheaper is not always better. Managing Your Skills with SQL Server This discussion has almost (almost) turned into a "how in the world am I supposed to […]
Database Pro Skills – A Reality Check
New SQL Server Show [Watch] On the show today, Donald Farmer, Jeremy Lowell and Ben Hoelting. Tips, industry direction and insight, how-to information and a lot more in these great interviews. Take a look at the show – I guarantee you it’s unlike any you’ll see anywhere else. 😉 I’d also love to have your feedback – what segments would […]
SSWUG.ORG Re-Launch Party!
SSWUG.ORG Re-Launch Party! Have you been to the launch party pages on SSWUG.ORG? Check it out here – there are special offers from our sponsors and a video about the new features, presented by the Senior Web Developer on the makeover and rebuild project. You can get a great feel for all that has changed, a look at things that […]
Tweaking and Tuning…Your Skill Set
Time is running out for vConference early bird registrations! – Register here and you’ll even have access to the new SQL 101 track of sessions. Featured Article(s) Troubleshooting SQL Server 2005 performance counters problems In this article, Alexander Chigrik explains some problems that you can have with SQL Server 2005 performance counters. He also tells how you can resolve these […]
BI For the Masses
Featured Article(s) SharePoint Custom Solution Deployment: approach to more maintainable implementations There are many features that come out of the box with SharePoint. However, more often than not – we need to tweak few things and create our own addition or few to our standard deployment. Depending on the complexity of your custom components, you may have just a simple […]