When I was in high school, my practical arts teacher asked us to create a miniature of a structure. This meant looking at the blueprints of an existing structure and using it to create a small replica. I thought that this would be a great opportunity to learn more about reading blueprints and understanding what they are […]
I’ve totally forgotten about this because we did it late last year. SQL Server MVP (VMWare vExpert Awardee, EMC Elect Awardee, etc.) Denny Cherry (blog | Twitter) was kind enough to have me on his podcast. We talked about Windows PowerShell and how it can help SQL Server DBAs maximize their productivity performing tasks that, […]
– “Progress comes at a price.” Edwin Sarmiento- I’ve responded to customers’ inquiries about the benefits of implementing SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups since Microsoft released a public CTP of “Denali.” I’ve delivered presentations, written articles, prepared proof-of-concept designs and even recorded a video on this topic. While it may be a new feature […]
For years I have been led to believe that using the bulk-logged recovery model for SQL Server databases was a safe place to be in (that was entirely my fault, not MSDN’s nor TechNet’s.) I took it upon myself the definition of this recovery model – MINIMAL log space is used by bulk operations. My […]
Next month, I will be doing a presentation for the very first SharePoint Saturday event here in Ottawa. Since I have been doing a lot of SharePoint architecture and implementation projects, I submitted a session on improving SharePoint performance by looking at the underlying database system. Majority of the concepts in the presentation apply to […]