Technology Survey SCOM: don’t forget to set the license key! 11.02.2015 by Stéphane Savorgnano During some client testing operations I installed some months ago a version of System Center Operation Manager 2012 on a Virtual Machine. Today I try to open this version of SCOM to perform some new tests and I(…)
Operating systems Windows Server 2012 R2: solving .NET Framework 3.5 installation problems 28.11.2014 by Stéphane Savorgnano I faced a problem at a customer site last week when I tried to install the .NET Framework 3.5 – a prerequisite for installing SQL Server 2012 on a Windows Server 2012 R2. I opened the Server Manager and then(…)
Application integration & Middleware How to avoid Failover Cluster with PowerShell scripting 05.06.2014 by Stéphane Savorgnano One of my colleague asked me some days ago if I could create a PowerShell script to get rid from Windows Server Failover Cluster. The reason is that it has, in some specific cases, the bad habit to failover(…)
Database management SQL Server 2014: Readable Secondary with In-Memory objects 06.02.2014 by Stéphane Savorgnano In-Memory OLTP is one of the best new functionalities of SQL Server 2014 as it was the case with AlwaysOn and SQL Server 2012. In-Memory OLTP is fully integrated with AlwaysOn and also with AlwaysOn Availability Group. During my(…)
Technology Survey SQL Server 2014 CTP2: In-Memory Advisor for Tables and Stored Procedures 10.11.2013 by Stéphane Savorgnano One of the best new functionalities of Microsoft SQL Server 2014 is the In-Memory part, which gives you the possibility to load tables and also Stored Procedures in-memory for a very fast response time. The Community Technology Preview 2(…)
Technology Survey SQL Server 2012 SP1: Sixth Cumulative Update (CU6) available 20.09.2013 by Stéphane Savorgnano Some days ago, Microsoft published the sixth Cumulative Update (CU6) for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack one, two months after the fifth one. As usual, if this Cumulative Update solves an issue you are facing, install it(…)
Technology Survey SQL Server 2012 SP1: Fifth Cumulative Update (CU5) available 13.08.2013 by Stéphane Savorgnano On 16 July, Microsoft published the fifth Cumulative Update (CU5) for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack One. As usual, if this Cumulative Update solves an issue you are facing, install it quickly – otherwise, do not install it. Which(…)
Technology Survey High availability and disaster recovery on Windows Azure VMs 11.07.2013 by Stéphane Savorgnano To be honest, I am not a specialist of Windows Azure. In order to learn a little bit more about this subject, I decided to follow a TechEd Europe 2013 session about High Availability and Desaster Recovery on Windows(…)
Technology Survey Microsoft TechEd Madrid: Windows Server 2012 R2, High Availability, SQL Server Data Tools 04.07.2013 by Stéphane Savorgnano Let’s talk about my third day at TechEd 2013. I started with a session about: Windows Server 2012 R2 and High Availability The goal of High Availability is to deal with possible points of failure in your infrastructure.
Technology Survey Microsoft TechEd Madrid: Optimizing T-SQL & SQL Server 2014 Futures and Features 01.07.2013 by Stéphane Savorgnano Today, I am beginning my second TechDay by a session about Optimizing T-SQL. You need to know about this if you are using SQL Database or Microsoft SQL Server 2012. Tobias Ternström, Lead Program Manager, was the speaker of(…)