Well today was one of those days where there just does not seem to be enough time to take care of everything on your plate. Of course you want to finish what you have, after all it is just sitting there, and it would be rude to not finish your meal, your host might be [...]
SQL 2008
Chris Hansen Should Be a DBA
Thankfully I had yet another cross country flight yesterday. Why thankfully? Because the travel gives me ample time (and booze) to think about things like “If there was a DBA reality television show, what would it be like?” I started with the basics, something in a Survivor format, maybe a Big Brother, or The Apprentice, [...]
When To Use Auto Shrink
Never, that’s when.
Don’t want to believe me? Well then, who would you believe? How about the SQL Craftsman, a man with more MVP-ness than myself.
What’s that? Not good enough for you? Well, then, let me introduce you to Paul Randal. He had some thoughts on the subject.
http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlserverstorageengine/archive/2007/03/28/turn-auto-shrink-off.aspx
http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/post/Auto-shrink-e28093-turn-it-OFF!.aspx
So why is this still an option? I don’t [...]
PASS Call for Speakers Now Open
Did you want to speak at the upcoming PASS 2009 Community Summit? Well, now is your chance! The call for speakers went out today and you can find all of the details at
http://www.sqlpass.org/Community/SpeakerResource.aspx
The deadline for submission of abstracts is April 10th, so do not put this off any longer. Get motivated and submit your ideas as [...]