August 2008 - Posts

• SQL Server Memory Tracking with Windows Task Manager

  Kevin describes a possible problem scenario when monitoring SQL Server memory using Windows Task Manager. Read More... Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 6:01 PM by KKline | 4 Comments Filed under: Performance, Administration, Troubleshooting

• Testing Centers of Excellence

  Kevin points you to a great article about achieving high-levels of maturity in a QA and software testing environment. Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 5:30 PM by KKline | 0 Comments

• Clock Drift in Virtualization

  Kevin discusses a problem you might encounter if you're starting to deploy virtualization. Read More... Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 4:44 PM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Administration, Virtualization

• DBA Automation Roundtable Discussion

  My favorite event at Microsoft's TechEd 2008 conference held in Orlando this year was a roundtable discussion about automating DBA work with several other SQL Server experts. The session was moderated by Allen White and included myself, Dan Jones (of Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:11 PM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Administration, Tips

• What Version of SQL Server Am I Running?

  I frequently see questions like this – ” I am getting different version numbers for my SQL Server 2000 instances. All I'm aware of is 8.00.2039 - which is SP4. These are these values I am getting, e.g. 8.00.2039, 8.00.2040, and 8.00.2148 ”? Here are two Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 1:14 PM by KKline | 6 Comments Filed under: Administration, Tips

• New (and Free) Beta Releases from Quest Software

  I'm not sure what the marketing department is planning over at Quest Software. But I thought I'd take a moment to tell you about some new, and free, beta releases that are of interest to SQL Server professionals. I also want to point out that I always Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 11:29 AM by KKline | 1 Comments Filed under: Quest Software