March 11, 2009 9:05 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Drunk in Public,
MVP Summit,
Social CommentaryI ran across the post A Culture of (Potential) Assholes: Sexual Harassment in IT on twitter today, and all I could think was "What the hell is wrong with people?"
Before I go on, I'd like to go...
March 9, 2009 11:00 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
ASPState,
Blocking,
sys.dm_exec_sql_text,
sys.sysprocessesA while back I was looking at a clients database and we were looking at why the ASPState database was having blocking issues. So I through this script together to show not only the blocked processes, but also the blocking processes, but also include the name of the stored procedure as well as the...
March 8, 2009 2:20 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Article,
Backup & recoveryLast week I published a new article on Enterprise IT Planet called "Developing a SQL Server Database Backup Plan" in which I go...
March 7, 2009 6:20 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Coffee And CodeI would have to say that the first SoCal Coffee and Code was a hit. Only a few people came, but I wasn't sure if any were going to show, so fora first event I'd say that a few is a success.
March 5, 2009 11:00 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Coffee And Code,
In Person EventsDon't forget tomorrow (Friday the 6th) is our first Coffee and Code in the SoCal area (at least the first that I know of).
We’ll be at the Starbucks at the Tustin Market place (2959 El Camino Real
March 5, 2009 10:59 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Connection Issues,
Forums,
Tech supportPeople ask all the time why they can't connect to their SQL Server. Here are some thoubleshooting steps that they should take in order to find out what the problem is.
Please keep in mind that without knowledge of your specific problem I can only point you towards the right direction.
March 3, 2009 7:02 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Andrew Karcher,
MVP Summit,
Photo,
Pinal DaveA couple of people have posted pictures from last night. So far I've run across which Andrew Karcher and I were both in. Thanks to Pinal Dave for posting...
March 2, 2009 2:43 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
SQLI’ve been quiet about the Standalone SQL Agent for a while now. I haven’t forgotten about the project, in fact I’ve been busily working on it in what little free time I have. I’ve been working on phase 2 of the project which is adding in the UI to handle job management. Needless to...
March 2, 2009 9:00 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
In Person Events,
Quest Software,
SoSSEQuest has put together a one day free seminar at the Quest Software office on Friday March 13, 2009.
Brent Ozar and myself will be presenting several presentations on SQL Server 2008.
For more information and to register for the event visit