July 16, 2012 2:00 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Database security,
Security,
SQL ServerHey vendors, consultants, clients, etc. STOP USING SQL LOGINS. Now if the SQL Server you are using isn't attached to a Windows domain then fine, odds are you'll need a SQL Authentication login. However if the machine is a member of the Windows domain then login to SQL Server using Windows...
July 12, 2012 2:00 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Replication,
SQL Server,
SQL Server 2008 R2,
SQL Server 2012,
System ObjectsOne of the things that Policy Based management is really good at is making sure that people don't create stored procedures that start with "sp_". However when the server that you are deploying the policies to is also being used for SQL Server replication this can get a little more complex seeing...
July 9, 2012 6:20 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Microsoft Windows,
SQL ServerIt appears that Microsoft has released the dates for RTM (Release To Manufacturing) and GA (General Availability) for both the Windows 2012 Server and Client Operating Systems. Both the client and server with RTM the first week in August with the server OS will be available in September and the...
July 5, 2012 6:31 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Database,
SQL,
SQL Server,
Tech Ed,
vCenter,
Virtualization,
VMware,
VMworld,
VMworld 2012,
vSphere 5.0I've submitted a lot of sessions to a lot of conferences over the years. And while the feedback from some of the conferences is a little cryptic thanks to the review team only having access to canned responses, it'll do. Now personally I'd love to get specific feedback saying exactly why my...
July 5, 2012 2:00 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Active Directory,
Database security,
Permissions,
SQL ServerSo in an earlier blog post I talked about how I had to grant some users the ability to create indexes in a reporting server. A couple of people have asked me how I created the domain...
July 2, 2012 2:00 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Index Performance,
SQL ServerSo I ran across a pretty interesting requirement when setting up a new reporting database server. The end users who run queries against the databases on this server are pretty good at performance tuning their own queries so they wanted the ability to create indexes on the tables on the reporting...
June 28, 2012 2:00 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
SQL Server,
SQL Server 2012With the release of SQL Server 2012 many of the people who are using Standard Edition and Database Mirroring are quite nervous about what their HA options are going to be moving forward, and rightfully so as Microsoft has been pretty silent on this specific topic. Let me see if I can't calm your...
June 25, 2012 2:00 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Data Center Build,
Migration,
Restore Database,
SQL ServerEvery once and a while I get the fun project of moving a data center from one location to another, often from a Managed Service Provider to either a CoLo facility or to another Managed Service Provider. When I'm doing this the data sizes typically aren't small. In the case of my current project...
June 19, 2012 2:00 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
AlwaysOn,
Availability Groups,
Data Security,
Database security,
In Person Events,
SQL PASS,
SQL PASS 2012,
SQL ServerIt appears that I've been selected to give a couple of presentations at the premier Microsoft SQL Server conference again this year. At the 2012 SQL PASS Summit in Seattle, WA this year I'll be presenting a regular session titled "
