Well, the first SQL Server training class with ASPE is going to happen in Phoenix, AZ on February 17-18, 2010. I am very excited about this class as well will be covering SQL Server 2005 and 2008 primarily. The old SQL Server 200 topics can slowly begin to fall by the way. Of course, we'll [...]
A great new technet blog post was added yesterday that provides an overview of the deployment tools for Windows 7. You can see how to deploy from media, a network share or from a WDS (Windows Deployment Services) implementation. You'll find the blog post here: http://edge.technet.com/Media/Deploying-Windows-7/
I am in the process of shooting some videos on [...]
I noticed, today, that CNBC.com was listing the 10 unhappiest states. A few days ago, I noticed they listed the most religious states. Interestingly, when I compared these, 3 of the unhappiest states were in the list of the top 10 least religious states. None of the top ten most religious states were in the [...]
Don’t let wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS) vendors fool you. You can detect a wireless denial of service (DoS) attack, but you cannot prevent it if it is an RF-level attack.
Microsoft has changed the edition structure for SQL Server 2008 R2 by adding two new editions: Datacenter and Parallel Data Warehouse. The Datacenter edition adds features for management improvement and support for more than 8 processors. The Parallel Data Warehouse edition supports much larger data stores and enhanced data warehouse functions. For more information about [...]
Starting with Windows Vista, thought it was missed by many IT professionals since Vista was largely ignored, the boot ini file is no longer used to store boot configuration information. Instead the boot configuration database (BCD) is used. Windows Server 2008 and now Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 also use the new BCD. Instead [...]
The most up-to-date list of compatible (or incompatible) applications is now available at Microsoft's website. The Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Pros is available for download at the Microsoft TechNet site. The list includes more than 7000 applications and covers both business apps and games. The Windows 7 Application Compatibility List is a [...]
Many types of malware (malicious applications) exist that an intruder can place on a computer in order to obtain information that he could not get just by having regular file access to the computer. The most common types of malware today are viruses and spyware. Viruses are capable of disabling desktop PCs, taking web sites [...]
Over the years, I've taught six different SQL Server training courses. The first two were designed to teach only SQL Server 2000. The next four were designed to teach SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 combined. I loved teaching these courses as they were real-world courses; however, I've never been as excited about a SQL Server course as I [...]
I don’t know about you, but I like popcorn with a great movie. Of course, today we can get freshly popped popcorn in under four minutes thanks to the power of the microwave. Microwave ovens use the 2.4 GHz ISM frequency range (some use it all and some use just a portion) to pop that [...]
