SQL Server has supported VLDBs (very large databases) for some time now. Back in the SQL Server 2000 days, I recall hearing multi-terabyte databases were unusual but doable. Now, they are commonplace, while databases in the hundreds of terabytes inhabit the part of the map that says "there be dragons." While VLDBs are quite common on SQL Server today, highly scalable systems that can be flexibly extended in the same fashion as Oracle/RAC are less so. So, how do you design a highly available architecture for SQL Server if it's not like Oracle/RAC. [READ MORE] … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2010
Super excited! Signed copy of "Inside SQL Server", from Kalen Delaney, just arrived … [Read more...]
Free Poster – SQL Server Dynamic Management Views
I enjoy working at Quest Software partly because we do a lot to give back to the community. Here's one example, a free poster describing all of the SQL Server 2005 and 2008 dynamic management views. Get it here. It's the perfect compliment to the free system map poster available from Microsoft here. … [Read more...]
Beautiful and free picture ebooks from NASA, http://bit.ly/5EwKin, where I worked for 3 yrs. X-15 book is the bomb-diggity. … [Read more...]
Looks like I might be speaking at sqlsat58 in Minneapolis, if they accept my lame-o session ideas. ;^) … [Read more...]
Live in or near St Louis, MO? Join me on Sept 14th - http://ping.fm/g306M … [Read more...]
I've had an astronomically busy couple weeks. Now, to tackle the email tidal wave awaiting me. :^P … [Read more...]