Understanding Inner and Outer Joins
One of the most difficult concepts for me as I was learning database syntax was joins. Of course, I tried reading and understanding articles and books that dealt with this topic. In almost every case,...
View ArticleTechEd 2013 – New Changes to 2012 R2
Well, as TechEd 2013 came to a close, I left both excited and overwhelmed at the same time. I feel that I know more than I did before I came and that I don’t know nearly enough. Typically, Microsoft...
View ArticleLocking, Blocking, and Deadlocks: What They Are and How They Work
There are a few terms that often are confused in SQL Server. These are locking, blocking, and deadlocks. These are all very different from each other. Locking is a normal and desirable process....
View ArticleTen Performance Monitor Counters to Analyze SQL Server Memory Pressure
Many experts agree that memory is the most important resource with regard to SQL Server performance. There are hundreds of performance counters, and therefore, it can be complex to figure out just...
View ArticleLate Night with System Center Management
It’s 3:30 a.m. and your trusty mobile phone on your nightstand buzzes a hideous, nasty, telltale racket. You pick up the smartphone and squint in the darkness at the glowing message that informs you...
View ArticleMicrosoft Certification Exams, No Testing Center Required
Having options in life is usually a good thing. Do you want a cheeseburger or pizza for lunch? Water or sweet tea? And, if you’re going to take a Microsoft certification exam, do you prefer to take it...
View ArticleCisco and Microsoft Extend New Integrated Cloud Platform Relationship
Cisco recently announced an important continuation of its cloud and data center joint partnership with Microsoft to make it easier for cloud providers to go to market. Cisco and Microsoft have extended...
View ArticlePower Partnerships of the BI Elite
In the world of enterprise business software, there are four titans that stand above the rest. I like to call them the “Big Four of BI” — SAP, Microsoft, IBM and Oracle. Most people see these powerful...
View ArticleFueling a Revolution: R, Rivals and SQL Server 2016
Imagine Romeo Montague calling up toward Juliet Capulet on a balcony, reciting poetry such as “What R through yonder Windows breaks?” or wooing the daughter of that rival family with sweet nothings of...
View ArticleBest Practices for Share Permissions in Windows Server 2016
Most of us have heard of “oversharing” in the social sense (i.e. giving out too many details of your personal life), but how about “undersharing” in the Windows Server realm? What does that even mean?...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....