May 2009

Technology Links of the Week (06/2/09)

OS X 15 Terminal commands to supercharge OS X – Great tips for OS X users comfortable running commands from the terminal SQL Connectivity Options for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services – SSIS can change the way you look at SQL Server. This article shows many of the ways that you can connect to [...]

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Remove Role Membership

Recently I found myself with many SQL users that had been given db_owner privileges to a database.  The reasons why are outside of the scope of this post, however with the application privilege corrected the users no longer needed db_owner access. I am always looking for ways to automate repetitive tasks and removing the role [...]

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VMware Virtualization Forum 2009 Houston Live Blog

7:30 – Arrived at Houston Convention Center. Serving Coffee in sponsor pavilion. 8:16 – Waiting to get into the general assembly hall for the Keynote. 8:32 – Auditorium starting to fill for keynote presentation. 8:41 – Intro Intel/VMware video. 8:45 – Jeff Margolese takes the stage. Jeff is the Technical Director for the Texas Region. [...]

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Technology Links of the Week (05/11/09-05/15/09)

  IT Administration The Ultimate Guide to .htaccess Files – Guide to .htaccess configuration for Apache web servers SharePoint File Shares vs. SharePoint – Nice article that points out some weaknesses SharePoint has that are addressed by a standard File Share. SharePoint 2010 will require 64-bit SQL Server – The trend that Microsoft is moving [...]

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Technology Links of the Week

Virtualization How to Kill Stuck VM in ESX 3.5 – Windows Administrators or those not familiar with Linux command line will find this very useful. Windows Server Troubleshooting High LSASS CPU Utilization on a Domain Controller – Microsoft’s Operations Manager gives Windows Admins insight into aspects of their environment that they normally might not have. [...]

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Technology Links of the Week

SQL How to: Automate SSIS Package Execution by Using the SQL Server Agent (SQL Server Video) – Microsoft video demonstrating how to set up an SSIS package in SQL Server Management Studio SSIS Get all from Table A that isn’t in Table B – Tutorial for SSIS scripting and data manipulation. A good introduction to [...]

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