Getting Replication Distribution Back After a MASSIVE Failure
Recently I had to upgrade a SQL 2008 R2 server to SQL Server 2014 on the fly, because the server in question was the SQL Server replication distributor and a couple of databases which were being replicated were being moved to a SQL Server 2014 instance. The Distributor’s upgrade didn’t go well. After I got […]
Recommended reading from mrdenny for June 13, 2014
This week I’ve found some great things for you to read. These are a few of my favorites that I’ve found this week. Ask Slashdot: How Long Will the Internet Remember Us? How is a Salary is Determined? Ask Slashdot: Why Are We Still Writing Text-Based Code? Xbox MVPs vSphere Upgrade Saga: vSphere 5.5 Host […]
Any Little Thing Can Kill a SQL Server Upgrade
So I was going along upgrading a SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM server to SQL Server 2014. I had to install SQL 2008 R2 SP2 or newer before I could upgrade. That’s fine, I can live with that. Then I get to the SQL 2014 installer. I get all the way to the end, when […]
Recommended reading from mrdenny for June 06, 2014
This week I’ve found some great things for you to read. These are a few of my favorites that I’ve found this week. How to check for last SQL Server backup As The World Turns: SQL Server NUMA Memory Node and the Operating System Proximity How do we know if mobile apps are secure? OT […]