VMware 4.1 VMware Tools upgrade fails

Just after upgrading our hosts from VMware 4.0 to 4.1 I ran across a little problem. None of the guest machines could get the VMware tools upgraded automatically. I had to log into each machine and upgrade the tools (ok I only did 2 or 3 manually). It turns out that if the VMware tools had...
Slide Deck from my PASS Virtualization VC

Last week I gave a presentation to the PASS Virtualization VC on how to decide if virtualization is a good choice for your SQL Server.
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Speaking at the Performance Virtual Chapter in October

So on October 5th at noon eastern (9am Pacific) I'll be giving a presentation on getting better performance from your storage solution to the SQL PASS Performance Virtual Chapter. The Live Meeting info isn't up on the site yet, but I'll send something...
Last weeks slide decks

Last week was a very busy week for me presentation wise. So instead of putting out 4 blog posts, one for each event I waited and put everything in a...
Get yourself a discount for SSWUG Virtual Conference

I've been given a handy discount code for those looking to go to the SSWUG Virtual Conference which is coming up in October (from the 20th to the 22nd), 2010. The code to enter is F10VCDCherry. You can enter the code on the
Talking to the SoCal .NET Architecture User Group about SQL Server Basics

Where can you find me speaking for the rest of the year?

I've got a bunch of sessions planned from now to the rest of the year. Here's the list of all the events large and small. September 15th - San Gabriel Valley .NET Users Group 16th - 24...
Get Certified for up to 20% less than normal, and be protected by Second shot.

Prometric and Microsoft are offering a way to get Microsoft Certification vouchers for up to 20% off when you agree to purchase multiple vouchers. Go to the site, select the link for the number of vouchers you want to buy, and the site...
I’ll be talking about SQL Clusteres to some .NET developers

Later this month (September 15th to be specific) I'll be speaking at the San Gabriel Valley .NET Users Group. They've requested that I come in and talk about SQL Server Clustering, which I just happen to have a slide deck about. If you happen to be in the...
I’m looking for your auditing check lists.

As many people may already know I'm working on a SQL Server security book which is due out Q1 of next year. One thing which I'm including in the book are check lists that people can follow to help them pass the various audits which we as IT professionals now have to pass. If you've got a...