I’ll be honest, I was *really* looking forward to using the Utility Control Point feature in SQL 2008 R2. I wanted to give the UCP a test drive, kick the tires, and get out on the open road. I even started asking around to see if we could get our hands on the shiny new [...]
Things That Make Me Want To Chew Tinfoil
What 5 things Should SQL Server Get Rid Of?
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 [...]
Canceling a SQL Azure Account
or…not…
I wanted to cancel my account before I got hit up for “hidden charges” or something ridonkulous like that and could not find any way to cancel my subscription short of calling someone on the phone which could be my least favorite thing to do.
From what I could tell, I should be allowed to “opt-out” [...]
Finding Servers On Your Network
I have seen more than one blog post written about how you can use sqlcmd /L to find the SQL Servers on your network. I have seen it mentioned so many times, in fact, that I started to believe it myself. I mean, why would I doubt such statements, especially when I have never used /L [...]
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