November 30, 2012 9:08 PM
Posted by: Colin Smith
DatabaseRecently I needed to find out what was in all of my memory slots but I am too lazy to shut down my computer and open it up and actually look at what is installed. I found a tool called the Belarc Advisor that will analyze your machine and tell you just what you need to know. And it is free. Check...
November 30, 2012 5:07 PM
Posted by: Colin Smith
DatabaseI ran into a version issue the other day. I have a script that uses import-csv with the -delimiter parameter that was introduced with PowerShell version 2.0. I attempted to run the script on a machine that was running Powershell version 1. This is an issue because the -delimiter parameter does not...
November 30, 2012 4:06 PM
Posted by: Colin Smith
DatabaseIf you read this Blog I consider you a friend. Since you are my friend I will offer you a 15% discount at PetSmart. This is good December 6 - 9 so please go get your pets something nice, or get a new pet.
Here is a link. Enjoy.
November 29, 2012 5:14 AM
Posted by: Colin Smith
DatabaseI really never play any lottery, but with the pot being 550 million this time around I threw some money in with some friends at work to see what happens. All I know is that it has been fun to dream about what we all might do with the money. We all say that we would come into work but I am not so...
November 29, 2012 4:30 AM
Posted by: Colin Smith
DatabaseSo I have successfully installed Delphix into a VM using Virtual Box. I had to bump the memory of the VM up to 4 gigs to get it to install. So now I have three machines. Two Server 2012, one is a DC and a SQL Server, and one is running core edition and SQL Server. I should be all set but now...
November 28, 2012 4:02 AM
Posted by: Colin Smith
DatabaseAfter posting about what I am thinking about for SQL Saturday 193 sessions, I decided a survey would be a good way to hear what you think. So, if you are going to attend or not, let me know what you would like me to present on as I will be posting slides and any code for you to...
November 28, 2012 2:55 AM
Posted by: Colin Smith
DatabaseThat is right, SQL Saturday is coming back for the third year to Phoenix. I am again excited for the event and I am sure that I will do my Beginner Powershell for the session and I am thinking about doing a couple others. I might do a next level Powershell for the DBA so that I can dive a bit...
November 7, 2012 10:00 AM
Posted by: Colin Smith
DatabaseSo I have completed the build of two of my three VM Servers in VirtualBox. I have my domain set up and I even have SQL Server 2012 running on both my GUI edition and my Core edition. More to come on set up issues in another post. I am attempting to get my Delphix image installed and I am running...
November 6, 2012 10:00 AM
Posted by: Colin Smith
DatabaseThat is right, PowerShell Plus from Idera is now available for free. This is the IDE that I use everyday and that I would give out during my PowerShell presentations. Idera is now just giving this awesome tool away. Now I will have to try and find some other cool thing to give away during my...
