While the folks at Microsoft have offered these for a long time, I’m sure most people don’t know about it. Technet Virtual Labs offers focuses 90 minute virtual labs so you can play with new features in the latest Microsoft technologies just using Internet Explorer. Check out the SQL Server 2008 section to learn about features […]
Year: 2011
Too busy to blog
SO….. Despite my best intentions, I haven’t kept up with blogging. The reason why is actually good news… I’ve been crazy busy. Since I’ve last blogged I have: Trained a few SQL classes (MOC 6232B and 2778A, 70-432 and 70-433 test prep.) Built my first WCF Restful web service prototype for a long time client. […]
SQL Saturday #79 at Devry
Speaking on DIY Active Active SQL Cluster with Hyper-V and iSCSI again at SQL Saturday #79 at Devry. Hope to see you there! Trying to twit… I’m dave000777, anyone out there? DIY SQL Clustering with Hyper-V and iSCSI
DIY Hyper-V, Active/Active Clustering and SQL Server – Demo and Step by Step Instructions
Recently spoke at South Florida IT Camp Saturday on using Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Enterprise, Microsoft iSCSI Target 3.3, and SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 to create an Active-Active SQL Cluster. I actually managed to cover all the cool parts in an hour, and got some great feedback. If you’re interested in implementing this […]
SQL cluster on the cheap with Hyper-V and iSCSI
Speaking on how to set up SQL clustering in a virtual environment, for development and testing. Discuss options for production deployment. Now, how to compress 9 hours of setup into a session… Expect some smoke and mirrors along with some neat technology. Does anyone have some SSDs I can borrow? 🙂 July 23rd http://itcampsaturday.com/southflorida/ Tentative […]
Catching up on blogging, new opportunities
So today I’m catching up after a year of no posts. While I can see the value in blogging, I’ve just had too many distractions to count. Recent events have convinced me it’s important to start up again. I recently attended the first PASS SQL Rally in Orlando, had a great time, met good people, and […]
Migrating SSIS Packages from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008
Did a talk at South Florida SQL Server User Group up in West Palm Beach a few months ago. Spoke on my experience migrating over 70 packages and 12 SQL jobs from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008. I encountered many obstacles in the process, and hope my experience in overcoming them will be useful to […]