SSWUGtv: Avoiding surprises with your SQL Server configuration… who is changing what? Raj Sabhlok of ManageEngine on the show to talk about more holistic monitoring of your servers, plus Laura Rose with time management tips. [Watch the Show] Raid with DB In response to Accidental DBA editorial Adam asks,” Could you please send some article about RAID, main problems of […]

Reader Interaction In the editorial today we have interesting responses from our readers on the topics of Cloud Integration and Accidental DBA. Cloud Integration Frank: first thanks for your ongoing insights via SSWUG. Last was about cloud integration. One solution to integrate SQL (and other on premise applications) with the cloud is data replication. What do you think about this […]

Accidental DBA Tip One of the most important tasks of an Accidental DBA is to assure that access to your database is set correctly. Developers naturally build applications using the least restrictions possible when connecting and manipulating a database so that they can rapidly develop applications. Often they use an account to connect to the database server having administrative privileges. […]

Cloud Integration For many companies Cloud technologies make sense for many different reasons. Some need the elasticity of the Cloud (the ability to scale up or down with little or no effort). Some simply need the Cloud to reduce the need for technical resources. Regardless of your reasons for entering the Cloud, it doesn’t always meet all of your needs. […]

Amazon DynamoDB Recently I have been looking at the DynamoDB from Amazon. This is a new offering that at the time of the document in the previous link, was still in beta. I am not sure of the current state. This is a NoSQL engine having much of the elasticity of MS Azure. A pay as you go model allows […]

New SSWUGtv Show Avoiding surprises with your SQL Server configuration… who is changing what? Raj Sabhlok of ManageEngine on the show to talk about more holistic monitoring of your servers, plus Laura Rose with time management tips. [Watch the Show] REST – OData vs. GData Are these two different protocols really the same thing? As you may know, the intention […]

Is the Itanium Dead? Today we have a few responses from readers regarding the editorial from last Friday where I reviewed the Intel white paper demonstrating benchmarks using the E7 Series chip. David: While all you said was pretty true about the closed Itanium marketplace. I would have to say it is a sad day that I knew was coming. […]

Does Intel Set the Nail in the Itanium Coffin? Intel recently released a pdf white paper targeting management with benchmarks regarding the Intel E7 chip family performance. Based on their benchmarks, the E7 is now performing well enough to compete with the RISC predecessor allowing customers a broader range of hardware and vendors. Intel states “Deploying Microsoft SQL Server* 2008 […]

New In-Person Training Announcement for Denver, CO! We’re partnering with SolidQ to bring you a four-day, in-person class with hands-on labs. The class will be held March 06 through March 09 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Denver, Colorado on SQL Server Integration Services 2008 (SSIS) and applying its enterprise functionality to data warehouse ETL systems. Chris Randall, course […]

SSWUG TV With Stephen Wynkoop In this edition, Stephen talks about important security steps with SQL Server. Watch the Show Cloud Confusion Companies are embracing the Cloud more and more each day. The reasons are compelling, yet differ with kinds of services that are available in the Cloud. To make things even more confusing, you can even have a private […]