September 2007 – Strate SQL

SQL Server 2008 Resources

September 18, 2007 by Jason S, posted in SQL Server

Sometimes I just post a blog with a link so that I can go back and look at it later. This is one of those cases... hopefully others find this as useful as I hope I will. SQL Server 2008 Videos, Webcasts, Courses, Datasheets, and Downloads

Deadlock Resources

September 17, 2007 by Jason S, posted in Deadlocks, Performance Tuning & Tracing, SQL Server

Deadlocks are a not so wonderful unnaturally occurring event that all DBAs will eventually have the pleasure to take a look at. Since deadlocks are time senisitive it is important that at the time of the deadlock the correct mechanisms are in place to capture the detail of the deadlock in the SQL Server error … Continue reading Deadlock Resources

Is This Cluster Good Enough?

September 14, 2007 by Jason S, posted in High Availability, SQL Server

Earlier this year, Microsoft released the Microsoft Cluster Configuration Validation Wizard. A handy dandy tool for analyzing the setup and configuration of clustered servers. And this is definitely a tool to keep in the toolbelt when building clusters, especially the ones that I like to build with SQL Server on top of them. And as … Continue reading Is This Cluster Good Enough?