Monthly Archives: January 2012

RECONFIGURE can flush the procedure cache

Posted on January 19, 2012 by way0utwest

I ran across this KB article the other day, which lists a few ways in which performance is affected by various maintenance or administrative type operations. In KB article 917818, it notes that some operations cause a performance issue. Some … Continue reading →

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BYOD

Posted on January 18, 2012 by way0utwest

As laptop prices have plummeted over the last few years to the point where most technical people can afford to purchase their own machine for around $500. Unless you want an Apple machine, then you’ll be looking at something over … Continue reading →

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Blackout

Posted on January 18, 2012 by way0utwest

It’s anti-SOPA/PIPA day, and a number of sites have shut down for the day. O’Reilly closed their page, and of course, Wikipedia shut down. Google didn’t do the blackout I was hoping for, but they have hidden their logo: I … Continue reading →

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SQLServerCentral Webinar #15

Posted on January 17, 2012 by way0utwest

Once again, I’m the moderator for a webinar coming up at the end of the month, on Jan 31, 2012. It starts at 11am EST, and features Brad McGehee (blog | @BradMcGehee and Grant Fritchey (blog | @gfritchey)talking about DBA … Continue reading →

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