I normally apply updates to development and testing environments and let them run for a few days before applying to production; additionally I backup the production server (the OS/apps not...

annasql (4/8/2011)

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For disk space on a server, we set up jobs to dba when space 10% or 20% left. So we can know ahead to do something to have...

Second that

If your developers don't have the right to install the updates on the DB then there is no problem (co create_sp.sql, make changes, ci, tag, email DBA and ask him...

I do use the same browser for both SSC and GR - I don't have any way to hand the cookie off to GR to feed the RSS server. I've...

A bit of digging... seems like you probably have to be logged in to have access to the feed as I can open the RSS link in my browser and...

Thanks! Somehow I only checked Amazon and Microsoft's store and didn't find it at either.

Thanks but I started there before I even downloaded the upgrade advisor - that's just the main upgrade learning launch point. My primary issue is that it doesn't recognize my...

I just tried - that's how I found this thread 🙂

Failed. It rejects my license key (right off the ss2k8 dev edition box). I've tried upgrading to evaluation but that's...

I would be okay with un/re install if that's needed though I don't want to 🙂

My only concern with those entries that are still wrong is what they impact of...

You are right - I did not restart the server after the sp_drop and sp-add. That updated @@SERVERNAME. However

sys.sysusers

and

sys.database_principals

both still have references to the old hostname as part of a...

Okay. I went back and dropped and added the local server.

Check...

Will do.

cheers

ram

In-bound bandwidth will be 10c per GB + they charge 10c per million I/O requests (max 4KB@).

If I include weekly patch...

Hi Steve!!

Great work - I'm a daily reader here!

Anyway, apologies if my jargon is off 🙂

Are you saying that you'll have the VM files on Amazon's service or you'll host...