If you're like me, you like for things to be semantically reliable. Huh? Said another way, I like for things to mean what they say and say what they mean. Here are a few examples of I get annoyed by failed sematics - when a footpath is used almost entirely by cyclists, when an escalator is merely stairs, or when a restroom has a huge crowd and long lines. (No rest to be had in that room). So you can bet that I get a little prickly when the "Error Log" is used to post messages that something completed successfully. Really? I came here to this error log looking for, wait for it, ... … [Read more...]
John Oliver Live
April 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Rachel and I finally had a date night and we used it go see one of our favorite Daily Show reporters, John Oliver, at Zanies - our local comedy club:Fantastic show! So funny and such a different perspective too. … [Read more...]
The Usual Suspects
April 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Saw this in a pet shop with my buddy Brent Ozar. It made me laugh, so I thought I'd share it. ^_^ … [Read more...]
New White Paper: SQL Server Extended Events and Notifications
April 25, 2012 by 2 Comments
Download the new white paper: How to Use SQL Server’s Extended Events and Notifications to Proactively Resolve Performance Issues SQL Server comes with a wide array of tools for monitoring your environment. There are logs and traces that provide information when errors occur, but these are often used passively to react to events that have already occurred. There's PerfMon, and Profiler, and loads of Dynamic Management Views to check. But where to look? As database administrators (DBA), we need to monitor our environments proactively and create solutions as issues arise. In this white … [Read more...]
