Kevin Kline describes highlights from the last ten years at Quest Software and why he is moving on to new opportunities.
A Fond Farewell to Quest Software
Filed Under: Challenges, Professional Development, SQL Server, SQLMag, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Goals, Leadership, MVP, Professional Development, Quest Software, Writing
Troubleshooting Repeated Login Failures on SQL Server
Filed Under: Administration, Challenges, Databases, On-Line Resources, SQL Server, SQLMag, SQLServerPedia Syndication, TCD blog post, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: MVP, SQL Server 2008 R2, Troubleshooting
Pulling real-time data from Twitter using StreamInsight and Other Scandinavian Treasures
I enjoyed Johan Ahlen’s article on Pulling real-time data from Twitter using StreamInsight and Feodor Georgiev’s article on SQLAuthority.com
Filed Under: Administration, Challenges, Databases, Presentations Tagged With: DBA, Developer, MVP, StreamInsight
SQL People Interview
Microsoft SQL Server MVP Andy Leonard has started interviewing a variety of prominent SQL Server personalities.
Filed Under: Databases, Interviews, SQL Server, SQLMag, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Career, DBA, Developer, MVP, Professional Development, Writing
Video: MVPs talk about SQL Server 2008
video chat with SQL Server MVPs Kevin Kline, Hilary Cotter and Geoff Hiten to talk about how SQL Server 2008 addresses DBA challenges and pain points.
Filed Under: Challenges, Conferences, Cool Technologies, Opinion, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Tips & Tricks, Video Tagged With: DBA, Developer, MVP, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008 R2, Video
Free Software for Unemployed Developers
Each month, for six months, Arnie Rowland will be giving away a package of software, books, training, and development tools, valued at over $15,000, to an unemployed or underemployed developer.
Filed Under: Ethics, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Virtualization Tagged With: Developer, MVP, Training
Collaboration Nation Call to Action! Calling All SQL Server Bloggers and Twitterers
The Suggestion The Modern Language Association hasn’t made up all the new rules yet to govern how one blogger should reverence, er, reference another in their blog posts. But they should! Let’s get that ball rolling for them. I’m not exactly sure who started this format, but it’s my favorite. When writing a blog post [...]
Filed Under: Memes, On-Line Resources, Opinion, Professional Development, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Collaboration Nation, DBA, Developer, MVP, Professional Development, Writing
New Interview and SQLMag ToolTime Blog Article on “SQLClue”
A neat new administration and configuration management tool for the SQL Server set. I especially like the Run Book features, because Run Books are the way us “oldtimers” like to run our IT infrastructure. My pal, Buck Woody, also likes Run Books (and really big explosions by the guys on MythBusters, but that’s another discussion). [...]
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Interview Now Appearing on CSTech.com
I was honored to be recently interviewed by the crew at Consortio Services. You can find my portion of this particular webcast at http://www.cstechcast.com/podcasts/cs-techcast/episode99/ beginning at 17:24. In the interview, I discuss a number of thoughts and opinions about the future of cloud computing, where our profession is headed, and more. When I first became [...]
Filed Under: On-Line Resources, Opinion, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Trends Tagged With: cloud computing, MVP, PowerPivot, Professional Development
SQL Server 5-Minute Health Check
Quest Software Pain of the Week Webcast: The 5-Minute SQL Server Healthcheck Join me and Christian Bolton, UK SQL Server MVP and blogger,as we discuss how to quickly evaluate the basic health of your SQL Server environment. You’ll learn about several quick checks you can perform in minutes to determine if critical thresholds are being [...]
Filed Under: Presentations, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: DBA, Monitoring, MVP, Performance
