The only good thing about Java is bitching about Java
So the other day I was having one of those days. Nothing was going right, systems just didn’t want to work correctly, and Java had just pissed me off for the last time. To put this into perspective Kris took her laptop into the living room to get some stuff done on it so that […]
Be careful which node you install a clustered instance from
While installing a clustered SQL Server instance recently I ran across a bit of an annoyance. When I was going through the SQL Installation process I didn’t pay any attention to which node of the cluster currently owned all the disks that I was planning on using for SQL Server. Because of this when I […]
Presenting is Actually Hard Work
As I’ve been going through the process of getting my slide decks for Tech Ed, SQL Server Day 2012 and SQL Rally I’ve recome reminded that this whole process of writing presentations is actually pretty hard work. Writting abstracts and getting them submitted is the easiest part of the entire process. After that comes the […]
SQL PASS 2012 First Timers Webcast
As the SQL PASS 2012 Summit is quickly approaching I’m announcing, well in advance, that I’ll be doing a another First Timers webcast. The web cast won’t be for a while, but I wanted to start getting the word out there now. I’ll be giving a repeat of my very popular webcast from last year […]