Migration to 2008 R2. Not as easy as Copy & Paste [Performance]
Better hardware and the latest SQL Server release does not always mean that things will run faster.
Read moreYour Smartphone. What if you lose it? [Security]
Ever thought about losing your phone? What if…
Read moreAllow me to sleep and focus on number crunching [#TSQL2sday]
Allowing me to sleep properly and investing time on number crunching.
Read moreSolving the Garage Door Opener Safety Sensor Problem [DIY]
What I expected to be a 15 minute fix became to be an almost 2 hour one. The main reason: the problem was not really related to the safety sensors, but a bad cable which I could not identify the first time.
Read moreGarage door opener safety sensor problem [DIY]
I had a problem today with my garage door opener. When I pressed the button to close it was not doing so and flashing the light bulbs instead.
Read moreWhat’s happening in 2011
So what is happening next year? Many exiting things, with a core focus on HA, DR, Analytics, SharePoint 2010, and VMware on production databases
Read moreMaintaining Passwords. What do I do?
Steps I follow for my online password maintenance and security.
Read moreBusiness Requirements. What are those? [#TSQL2sday]
Have you ever been in a situation where you were told to develop and deliver certain application because Business folks already sold it to a particular buyer, even with a preset delivery date?
Read moreTable Structure, Trading Maintenance with Performance [SQL Server]
With this exercise we have effectively increased performance at the expense of maintenance. Well worth the change.
Read moreI/O Issues on a newly deployed SQL Server cluster attached to a SAN [Windows 2008 R2]
We executed the migration of stand-alone database servers to an active/active cluster. This was for our enterprise-wide reporting solution which includes a scaled-out deployment of Reporting Services implementing F5 BIGIP as a load balancer.
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