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NEW! SQL Server Setup Portal
I know I shouldn’t be but when I talk to DBAs I’m amazed how much time is spent installing/configuring the product. Having worked on the SQL Setup team for the SQL Server 2005 release I have an...
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New SCOM Management Pack for SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2008 R2
Last week we released an updated, almost completely revamped, System Center Operations Manager Management Pack for SQL Server 2005, 2008, and 2008 R2. You can find all the details on the download page...
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Central Management Servers => Shared Connection Favorites
Back in SQL Server 2008 my team implemented the Central Management Server (CMS) feature. If you work as part of a DBA team and you haven’t tried it out I encourage you to do so. It’s available on all...
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Loading SQL Server Snapins into your PowerShell Session
Caveat: I don’t write code for a living. But I do know how to get things done, usually using brute force. SQLPS.exe is a decent environment, but sometimes I want to work in the default PowerShell...
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Best Practice Policies for Policy-Based Management
Policy-Based Management (PBM) was introduced with SQL Server 2008 – it’s a declarative system for ensuring the system configuration hasn’t drifted from the original configuration intent. You can read...
View ArticlePilot Projects
I spent the first eight years of my career in enterprise IT for a Fortune 15 company. Back then IT was a vibrant work environment. Money was flowing into IT to fund resources, software, hardware and...
View ArticleMVPs: Evangelists in Sheep’s Clothing?
I was recently talking to a co-worker and I characterized MVPs as evangelists, among other things. I got a very strong reaction - negative. I know full well this posting is going to rub some MVPs the...
View ArticleDay 13 on the Job
Today is my 13th day in the new job as the community lead for the Business Platform Division. It has been a filled 13 days – in a very good way. I’ve been working closely with my team to get educated...
View ArticleSQL Server codename “Denali”–“Product Update”
There’s a great new feature in the next release of SQL Server (codename “Denali”) which integrates the latest product updates into the initial installation experience. This feature came online in the...
View ArticleHelp Make SQL Server “Denali” The Best Release Yet!
Bugs reported by the community have played a huge role in the amazing quality of past releases of SQL Server. In SQL Server 2008 we fixed over 1,000 bugs submitted by the SQL Server community prior to...
View ArticleHave you Downloaded SQL Server Denali CTP3?
At the end of August we released CTP3 (Community Technology Preview) of the next release of SQL Server codenamed Denali. You can download it here. This is a feature rich CTP and is deserving of your...
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Be a Virtual SQL Server Team Member
I’ve been blogging here and here about testing Denali CTP3. Here is a recent picture of the SQL Server team – though it’s not everyone on the team. These are the people behind the magic of SQL Server....
View ArticleSQL PASS PowerShell Session Materials
The presentation and scripts can be found here. Two questions came up which I couldn’t answer on the spot: 1) what is the load precedence of profiles and 2) what PowerShell books would I recommend....
View ArticleDesigning for Security
I just finished reading this article on NoSQL security. It raised a couple of concerns: 1. Systems require security. Hard stop. no if’s and’s or but’s about it. Designing security from the start is a...
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