Tag Archives: sql server

Database Mirroring Connection Strings – Automatic Failover

Posted on October 19, 2010 by way0utwest

I saw a post recently from Hugo Shebbeare that reminded me of something that I’ve seen asked often on the forums. One thing that I preach to people is that they should use their blog to show what they know, … Continue reading →

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Software Assurance Cuts Back

Posted on October 18, 2010 by way0utwest

Did anyone ever use this benefit of Software Assurance (SA)? Apparently if your company had SA on Microsoft software, you could purchase that software for a discounted price for use in your own home. I wasn’t aware of it, and … Continue reading →

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Risk Analysis

Posted on October 15, 2010 by way0utwest

I saw a post recently that talked about disaster recovery being an important part of your company’s systems and that you needed to be sure that you could recover everything in the event of a disaster. That’s a common perception … Continue reading →

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Are There That Many GUIDs?

Posted on October 12, 2010 by way0utwest

Do a lot of people actually use GUIDs as Primary Keys? I haven’t used them much, and I would have thought that more people chose identity keys. It seems that most of the demos and examples I see from bloggers … Continue reading →

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