I could see using SSD for log files rather than data storage. I would have also increased the RAM in the systems since SQL is RAM intensive. The combination...

This is the classic Chicken and the Egg. You need a good development team to create products to sell, but you need a good sales team to sell the...

Turns out this was a Windows AD issue. Our previous SE, had moved the Domain Controllers out of the default OU and into sub OU for each environment (location)....

No, we are still trying to get the initial install completed. SP and CU will be applied once the cluster is up and running.

Tried command line as well. Still getting the same error that the accounts/passwords are invalid, yet these are domain accounts that were used to log into the server for...

Have to disagree. Since the script did not include the create database test2, the second part of the script errors out.

The result will be :

Msg 911, Level 16, State...

I telecommute 3-4 days a week. I havent taken a sick day in years. If I am not feeling well, I just work from home. My boss...

I have attended boot camp (military and DB).

I kind of agree that we need some sort of standardize training program. I learned my DB skill via Oracle Schools. ...

Been a little while since this was updated.

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We have updated BIOS, all drivers including QLOGIC SAN Drivers, Replace and upgraded memory, reseated the CPUs, numerous reboots, verified patches and...

Yes it appear to be either way. Getting pretty bad. Had two failover this week. Use to go for almost 30 days between failovers. I really...

Adding to my earlier post, I got my review for the last year. Got a pay raise and a bonus. In addition, I have some Oracle training coming...

For years I was a consultant and MS Trainer working with SQL Server. This served be well as I got to experience a lot of different installations and problems....

After thinking about this, I would like to see licensing based on hardware. Many SQL Server implementations are for small low use databases but could use redundancy requirements, fault...

There is a strong need, from my point of view, for a better method to scale out SQL Server. Specifically, I am looking for a better clustered SQL Server....

I am finding it harder and harder to keep up with all of the changes. I used to be an expert, knowing all aspects of SQL and the network...