Stop Using SQL Logins
Hey vendors, consultants, clients, etc. STOP USING SQL LOGINS. Now if the SQL Server you are using isn’t attached to a Windows domain then fine, odds are you’ll need a SQL Authentication login. However if the machine is a member of the Windows domain then login to SQL Server using Windows Authentication. The other day […]
PBM, Replication and Stored Procedure Names
One of the things that Policy Based management is really good at is making sure that people don’t create stored procedures that start with “sp_”. However when the server that you are deploying the policies to is also being used for SQL Server replication this can get a little more complex seeing how all of […]
Windows 2012 Dates Announced
It appears that Microsoft has released the dates for RTM (Release To Manufacturing) and GA (General Availability) for both the Windows 2012 Server and Client Operating Systems. Both the client and server with RTM the first week in August with the server OS will be available in September and the Client OS in October. You […]
VMworld needs to provide more feedback to session submitters
I’ve submitted a lot of sessions to a lot of conferences over the years. And while the feedback from some of the conferences is a little cryptic thanks to the review team only having access to canned responses, it’ll do. Now personally I’d love to get specific feedback saying exactly why my session wasn’t submitted, […]