Tale of detaching a database which was enabled for replication!

In development environments I prefer to use ‘detach’ database option to move around databases. It’s simple, fast and easy.

Almost all...

Webcast on SQL Server Auditing on October 9th

Idera will be re-broadcasting that I recorded earlier in the year on meeting audits with SQL Server. It's scheduled for...

2012 PASS Board of Directors Elections - It's Time To Vote!

It's time once again to vote for the 3 candidates we feel will best represent the SQL Server community with...

Blog Changes

I have made a few changes to the blog over the past couple weeks The changes have come about as...

Dealing with orphaned users

The Scenario:
You just restored a production database on a development server. You’ve told the developers that it’s restored, and you...

Get a Free SQL Server Indexing Book

What would you say if I offered you the best indexing book on the market for SQL Server 2012?
Wow, right?...

PASS 2012 Countdown – 5 Weeks To Go – Addendum

One thing to add for the 5-week countdown… are you an alumni to the PASS Summit?  If so, why don’t...

PASS First Timers Guide and Schedule – 2012 edition

Hi there ho there everybody! It’s less than five (FIVE!) three (THREE!)one (ONE!!) week until the 2012 PASS Summit in Seattle,...

ReFS || next generation file system for Windows

Q) Why is it named ReFS?
ReFS stands for Resilient File System. Although it is designed to be better in many...

SQL Saturday #149 Minneapolis 2012

This past weekend I attended SQL Saturday #149 in Minneapolis with my husband Adam, my brother Chris and another member...