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September 2007 - Posts

• Microsoft Certification Second Shot Exam, It's Back...

  It turns out that the Microsoft Certfication Second Shot Exam ( FAQ ) is back... For a limited time, you can get a free, second shot at any IT professional, developer, or Microsoft Dynamics certification exam. Just register for this offer before your Read More... Posted Friday, September 21, 2007 9:24 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005

• SQL Server 2008 Resources

  Sometimes I just post a blog with a link so that I can go back and look at it later. This is one of those cases... hopefully others find this as useful as I hope I will. SQL Server 2008 Videos, Webcasts, Courses, Datasheets, and Downloads Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 18, 2007 1:49 PM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2008

• Deadlock Resources

  Deadlocks are a not so wonderful unnaturally occurring event that all DBAs will eventually have the pleasure to take a look at. Since deadlocks are time senisitive it is important that at the time of the deadlock the correct mechanisms are in place to Read More... Posted Monday, September 17, 2007 11:20 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2000

• Is This Cluster Good Enough?

  Earlier this year, Microsoft released the Microsoft Cluster Configuration Validation Wizard . A handy dandy tool for analyzing the setup and configuration of clustered servers. And this is definitely a tool to keep in the toolbelt when building clusters, Read More... Posted Friday, September 14, 2007 11:50 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005

• Scripting Out Reports

  While trying to deploy reports a while back I was lamenting the process of manually creating scripts to load reports to the production. This is, of course, the better than using Visual Studio to deploy reports, since it is possible that the RDL in your Read More... Posted Thursday, September 13, 2007 11:56 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL RS

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 CTP 4

  If you hadn't seen it, Microsoft release CTP 4 of SQL Server 2008 as a VHD last Friday. Check it out and start enjoying the the new features. I am extremely hyped about the changes being implemented on Reporting Services. But I am also in deep mourning Read More... Posted Thursday, September 06, 2007 10:29 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL RS, SQL 2008

• September PASSMN Meeting

  If you're local to Minnesota, check out this month's SQL Server User Group meeting. A couple of good topics. You can register on the user group web site . Here is the summary of the night from the next event on September 25th. Micromanage SQL Server 2005 Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 05, 2007 11:59 AM by Jason | 0 Comments