With the idea that we will be consolidating our servers, squeezing them together in an effort to make more efficient use of resources, it suddenly dawned on me: How much? Do we want our CPU, for example, at 100% all the time? Logically it would make sense that you would use every last resource in … Read more
Quick question for everyone this week: how do you resynch your users after a database restore? For same server restores you do not have this issue, but when restoring from prod to test, for example, you will find that the sid’s do not match and thus you either need to resynch the users or to … Read more
As if having a blog wasn’t enough self promotion, I have even more to offer. I recently sat down with Christian Hasker (@chasker) of Quest Software as part of a “Meet the Experts” series of interviews. Since the expert they had scheduled failed to appear they asked if I would like to sit down and … Read more
Sometimes something awesome comes your way and you need to share it others. Something awesome You’re welcome.
Hollywood has fallen in love with movie prequels. The first one I really remember would have been The Godfather II, which was an amazing film to follow on the heels of the original. And while not quite a prequel, I think it helped to foster the idea that movie stories can move backward in time … Read more
I found a website that gives you a rough idea on how many calories certain exercises would burn. As always, your mileage may vary, but these are a good enough approximation for you to get started with should you be interested in what you are burning. But that is not the reason for this aside. … Read more
