Earlier this year I wrote a blog series on the system tables available in SQL Azure. It was not long after that series was done that I was asked to be the technical reviewer for a book about SQL Azure. I jumped at the chance to learn even more about SQL Azure, because I know that … Read more
Not everyone consumes information in the same exact way. So whenever I hear about people that say “here’s how you should study” it bothers me because they aren’t taking the time to know what works best for the individual. That’s how I shared my MCM prep tips last week; I told you what worked for me. … Read more
It happens every year. You sit at the table, feeling full and wanting more. So many choices are on the table for you. Having already sampled everything at least once, and despite no longer needing any additional calories, you stand up and stick your fork into plate of juicy turkey flesh. You take a huge … Read more
This is not my typical blog post. I am going to ask you for some help. I am going to ask for you to help me feed others. Last year at this time I had an unusual idea. I wanted to entice people to attend a product demo while at the same time raising money for … Read more
Short version of this post: you can’t. I’m fairly certain Microsoft won’t be able to return the hours I spent trying to view the SQL Server 2008 R2 audit logs using SSMS 2012. But they don’t have too, really, because they know I can’t quit them at this point. This all came about recently as … Read more
Here’s the short version of this post: When it needs to, and not a moment before. I know what you are thinking. You are thinking “but when will it need to grow”? Great question, really, and the answer is the same. The data file will grow automatically (providing you have autogrowth enabled, of course) when … Read more
