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 […]
Here is May, the month of Travel
So it appears that May is going to be one of the busier travel months for me this year (at least so far). With three important week long events scheduled for this month it’s going to be a hell of a month. First is SQL Rally where I’m in Dallas Texas from May 7th-12th (I’ve […]