Use caution when upgrading SQL 2008 CTP SSIS packages to RC0
A ran across a bit of a problem when upgrading my SQL 2008 CTP 5 (November 2007) SSIS Packages to SQL 2008 RC0. Apparently Microsoft has changed the way that they handle the script tasks within the...
View ArticleMoving a standalone instance to a cluster while keeping the name and IP
A little while back I posted about how to move a standalone instance to a clustered instance using a different name and IP, but what do you do when you need to keep the same name and IP address? This...
View ArticleFiguring out how log shipping is doing
A lot of the time when doing data center migrations or system migrations I end up using Transaction Log Shipping to get the data from one SQL Server to another. I do this for a few reasons. It’s...
View ArticleKnow your app when migrating your data
One of the projects that I’m working on at the moment is moving a data center from being hosted in Dallas Texas up to New Jersey so that it’s closer to the companies corporate office in New York City....
View ArticleMoving huge amounts of data between data centers
Every once and a while I get the fun project of moving a data center from one location to another, often from a Managed Service Provider to either a CoLo facility or to another Managed Service...
View ArticleGetting the right disk config for your SQL Server
Many DBAs so not have the knowledge needed in the storage area to be able to ask the right questions to there storage engineers, and often storage engineers do not know the right questions to ask a DBA...
View ArticleWhat is Service Broker?
Service Broker is a transaction message queueing system build into Microsoft SQL Server. It provides you with in order, guaranteed single read, message processing that is handled and managed with...
View ArticleWhat’s up with the N in front of string values?
If you have looked at pretty much any Microsoft provided T/SQL code you have probably seen an N in front of a string value when setting a variable much like this. SELECT * FROM sys.databases WHERE name...
View ArticleBest way to get assistance on the messages boards.
There are literally thousands of different message boards on the Internet where you can find technical information from fellow IT professionals. When asking questions on these boards there are some...
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