Building a new CoLo – Part 1 of n

So if you follow me on twitter you might have seen this tweet a little while back. Since there aren’t many people out there that get the chance to buy and build a brand new data center from scratch, I figured that I’d go over the process with you.  This is the first of who […]

Still time to sign up for my SQL 2012 Class

My SQL 2012 class is just a few short weeks away, but there are still seats available for the class. Take the time and get signed up now for this great four day class where we will be diving into SQL Server 2012 with loads of hands on labs to really get you ready to […]

Cisco UCS and the dreaded unsupported-connectivity error

So while installing a new Cisco UCS system with the one of the newer builds of the firmware which was 2.0(1s) we were getting an error with both chassis which said they were in an unsupported-connectivity state.  The config that we setup was pretty basic and straight forward.  We have two UCS Fabric Interconnects, with […]

SQL Server isn’t always perfect

SQL Server is a damn good product, but it sure isn’t perfect.  Like any good product out there people have come up with things that can be bolted onto the core to make SQL Server even better. Without these bolt on parts SQL Server looks a little dull.  But these bolt on parts may not […]