I was tagged by Paul Randal (blog | twitter) in a recent chainposting on what features I would like to see removed from SQL Server. Paul did not say if I was allowed to repeat any of the items he listed but I am going to do so anyway because I feel that strongly about [...]
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SQL 2008 Central Management Server
I have been using the Central Management Server feature of SQL 2008 since, well, about 2008. And I have found it to be quite useful on occasions. But there are times when it is just frustrating to use. Let me go over a handful of the good and the bad.
The Good
When new people join your [...]
Death to NNTP!
Well, it’s official, the MS newsgroups are going the way of Microsoft Bob by the end of this year. While I have never hid my feelings for newsgroups or forums I will say that participating in the private MVP newsgroups was one of the benefits I enjoyed the most as an MVP. So, I should [...]
PASS Call For Speakers Is Open!
PASS has announced that the call for speakers is now open. You can get more details at:
http://sqlpass.eventpoint.com/cft
There are five tracks for this year’s Summit:
Enterprise Database Administration and Deployment
Application and Database Development
BI Platform Architecture, Development and Administration
BI Information Delivery
Professional Development
I am thinking of submitting 2-3 abstracts myself and I have until June 5th to get them [...]