Monthly Archives: April 2010

Sad Sack – Hardware Failures all over

Posted on April 20, 2010 by way0utwest

I feel like I have some bad digital karma lately. In the past week I’ve had these downed systems: iPod iTouch Lenovo Laptop Acer laptop Windows Home Server To be fair the Windows Home Server died just before we went … Continue reading →

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Just one mirror

Posted on April 19, 2010 by way0utwest

You can only have one mirror of a SQL Server database in SQL Server 2005/2008. I researched that last year when someone asked the question. It didn’t make sense to me why you couldn’t have more than one, and I … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2008 R2

Posted on April 16, 2010 by way0utwest

The RTM date is out for SQL Server 2008 R2. At the UK Tech Days it was released as May 21 of this year, so my guess it’s pretty much done and there’s a little fit and finish work to … Continue reading →

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It’s a Start

Posted on April 15, 2010 by way0utwest

One of my 2010 goals is to really increase my SSRS knowledge. I’ve used SSRS in a cursory manner over the years, but never really delved into building complex reports and trying new things. So I decided to fix that … Continue reading →

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