Latest Additions
- Oct 14th: Q&A: How do I enforce uniqueness if a value exists?
- Oct 17th: Q&A: How can I have a picture fit in a tablix cell in SSRS?
- Oct 25th: Q&A: Why does task take so long when I have an open VPN connection?
- Nov 15th: News: A few words on BISM Tabular
- Nov 27th: News: SQL Server 2012 Configuration Manager Changes
- Dec 12th: Q&A: Why is insert over linked server so slow?
- Dec 14th: Q&A: Where shall I locate the witness database?
- Mar 9th: Q&A: What privileges should I grant to the service account?
- Mar 9th: Q&A: Why can't I add reference to Namespace in my CLR project?
- Mar 9th: Q&A: Why can’t I see my procedure calls with SQL Server Profiler?
About
Ole Kristian Velstadbråten Bangås holds numerous Microsoft Certifications, among them MCT, MCITP: Database Developer, MCITP: Database Administrator and MCITP: Enterprise Administrator. In 2005 he was responsible for the technical review of the Microsoft Official Course 2788 - Designing High Availability Database Solutions Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005. With this web site he seeks to share some of his thoughs and knowledge about SQL Server and related technologies.
Clustering
Upcoming: Thoughts on SQL Server Clustering
Whitepaper and other documentation
- SQL Server 2005 System Views Map
- SQL Server 2008 System Views Map
- SQL Server 2008 R2 System Views Map
- Collision and Course or Prime Opportunity: Virtualization and SQL Server
- HP BladeSystem c-Class and Microsoft SQL Server 2005
- Load 1TB in less than 1 hour
Quotes
- Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
- In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, in practice there is.
- Never say never (er, except for the database option: autoshrink!) (Kimberly Tripp)
- Lies, Damned lies, and statistics
- Assumption is the mother of all fuck-ups
