October 2008 - Posts

• Advanced Google Search Techniques

  Let me tell you a little story. It’s one you’ve probably heard before. After a break-in at my home over the summer left my teen-age kids without computers, I attempted to buy new Dell laptops. While the Dell website was easy to work with, their delivery Read More... Posted Friday, October 24, 2008 3:38 PM by KKline | 3 Comments Filed under: Tips

• A Great Database Testing Resource

  Just representing for my crew on this blog posting. It’s a bit old, but it’s a very valuable bit of info that I liked a lot. Check out the half hour webcast, CS Techcast 18: Database Testing for the Developer's Soul, featuring Andy Leonard, Microsoft Read More... Posted Monday, October 20, 2008 5:43 PM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices

• Memory from Every Angle

  It seems like questions always come up about how to monitor memory. But each time the question comes up, it’s slightly different. Here’s a sort of FAQ for memory questions: 1. How can I figure out memory and CPU consumption by database? a. In SQL Server Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:07 PM by KKline | 3 Comments Filed under: Internals, Performance, Troubleshooting

• Looking for a laugh? Don't miss this website!

  Kevin points you to a funny and fun website that'll give any IT Pro a good laugh. Read More... Posted Friday, October 10, 2008 1:34 PM by KKline | 1 Comments

• SSIS Packages Need Love Too, er, Memory Too!

  Kevin shares some tips on how to predetermine and then track memory usage by SSIS packages. Read More... Posted Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:53 PM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Administration, Performance, Troubleshooting

• How to Improve Application and Database Performance up to 40% in One Easy Step

  Kevin talks about the little known but very important issue of disk alignment partitioning. Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008 10:33 PM by KKline | 10 Comments Filed under: Performance