Archive for July, 2009

Great Blogs from Microsoft SQL Server Teams

Friday, July 24th, 2009

You might remember my Best of the Blogs post back in February of this year.  The blog post provided a link to all of the SQL Server MVP blogs that I was aware of at the time and, through the comments, many more were added.  I’m fairly sure that you can find almost any good SQL Server MVP on that roll.

However, this got me wondering if there was anything similar on the Microsoft side of the community.  Most of us, by now, know about the fantastic resources available from the SQLCAT team.  And if you care at all about SQL Server, then you’re probably also reading the SQL Server PSS Escalation Engineers’ blog.  But what else is there?  Do each of the major components within SQL Server have a representative team blog?  While I’m not sure about that last question, I think you’ll be very pleased to take a look at the Microsoft SQL Server Team blogs shown on the MSDN SQL Server Developer Center.  I know it does include all extant SQL Server team blogs or personal Microsoftee blogs (Bill Ramos, do you hear me?!), but it’s a great place to start.

Enjoy,

-Kev

Twitter @kekline

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Updates to Ola Hallengren’s Database Maintenance Scripts

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

I’ve noted some new features in Ola Hallengren’s very fine database maintenance scripts on my Tool Time blog at SQL Server Magazine on-line.  Read all about it at http://www.sqlmag.com/Article/ArticleID/102521/sql_server_102521.html.

Cheers,

-Kev

Twitter @ kekline

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Come to the Best Practices Conference!

Monday, July 20th, 2009

I hope, by now, you’ve seen and heard about the upcoming Best Practices Conference in Washington, DC from August 24-26. I’m presenting a couple sessions there as are many of my favorite speakers in the SQL Server and Sharepoint world.

That is why I wanted to let you know about the Free Seat Giveaway that the Best Practices Conference is doing.  All you have to do it get a bunch of friends to sign up for the conference eNewsletter and put your name down as the referral source.  The top ten referrals will receive a free conference pass for the conference as a thank you.

Here is what the conference has promised: “This is not a spam list. Your name and your friend’s name will not be sold, it will not be given to third party vendors, we won’t bombard you with unnecessary email. This is our way to stay in touch with people interested in our conference, period”.

For more details, and to register for this promotion: http://bpc-passgiveaway.eventbrite.com/

The promotion ends at 11:55pm EST, Friday, July 24th, so hop on it!

And as always, let me know what you think.

Cheers,

-Kevin

Twitter @ kekline

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New Post on My SQL Server Magazine Blog

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Just put up a new post detailing a new block discovery and alerting script from Yaniv Etrogi.  Read my SQLMag blog describing free tools and scripts for SQL Server at: http://www.sqlmag.com/blog/index.cfm?action=blogindex&DepartmentID=965.

Enjoy!

-Kev

Twitter @ kekline

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