Monthly Archives: November 2010

Powershell and Performance Monitoring

Posted on November 4, 2010 by way0utwest

When I was doing performance monitoring of servers, I typically struggled with a good way to get the data. In years past it was cumbersome to keep track of server information and rarely was it done well. So often I … Continue reading →

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One Time Passwords

Posted on November 4, 2010 by way0utwest

Facebook seems to be constantly under fire for one privacy issue or another. I think it’s likely something that they will deal with forever, since their fundamental purpose is to find ways to share data with others and many people … Continue reading →

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Powershell and Policy Based Management

Posted on November 3, 2010 by way0utwest

If you haven’t looked at Policy Based Management (PBM), and you manage multiple instances, you ought to really look at it. Even if you manage just a few, having your systems automated just saves you a lot of time and … Continue reading →

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VLDB Issues at SQL Server Connections

Posted on November 3, 2010 by way0utwest

Kim Tripp is a great speaker, with a wealth of knowledge. This session was talking about some of the issues with VLDBs. What’s a VLDB? Definitely the TB range, but Kim talks about the issues that come with 100s of … Continue reading →

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