Monthly Archives: December 2012

Better Licensing for SQL Server

Posted on December 17, 2012 by way0utwest

People post licensing questions constantly at SQLServerCentral about the various scenarios and situations they face with their SQL Server instance configuration.  Many of the are fairly easy to answer, but more and more I read about environments that are complex. The problem … Continue reading →

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Virtual Benchmarks

Posted on December 16, 2012 by way0utwest

I noticed this week that the Transaction Processing Council (TPC) is working on a new benchmark designed to measure workloads across virtual machines: TPC-VMS. This benchmark builds on the existing benchmarks out there (TPC-C, TPC-E, TPC-H and TPC-DS) with the idea that … Continue reading →

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Deployment Failures

Posted on December 14, 2012 by way0utwest

Years ago the company I worked for would patch the majority of our servers one Friday night each month. The Microsoft patches for the month, and other software patches, would be bundled up into SMS (Systems Management Server) packages and … Continue reading →

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The First Event of 2013 – SQL Saturday #183 – Albuquerque

Posted on December 14, 2012 by way0utwest

I’ll be delivering the Modern Resume presentation at SQL Saturday #183 in Albuquerque, NM on February 9, 2013. I got my acceptance today and replied that I’ll be there. This is the first SQL Saturday in New Mexico, which is … Continue reading →

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