For some time now, I have been working on a new book called How to Perform a SQL Server Health Check. I have written over 300 pages of it, and I am only about half way done. In the meantime, I have published a short except from the book on Simple-Talk.com. The article focuses specifically on database properties, and also includes a T-SQL script I wrote, and a PowerShell script written by Phil Factor, that will help you collect your existing database properties, making it easier for you to determine your existing database property settings. This is just a taste of the things to come from my new book. Now, I just need to find some extra time to finish writing it.
Book Review: Big Red - Voyage of a Trident Submarine
I've grown up reading Tom Clancy and probably most of you have at least seen Red October, so this book caught my eye when browsing used books for a recent trip. It's a fairly human look at what's involved in sailing on a Trident missile submarine...
2009-03-10
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