By Kevin Kline, 05/18/2012
I recommend that you set your SQL Server to use the startup traceflag DBCC TRACEON (3226) to disable backup success message...
By Kevin Kline, 05/17/2012
An attendee at a recent performance tuning session wanted ideas to more flexibly react to locks on blocks than using the WITH (NOLOCK) hint.
By Kevin Kline, 05/01/2012
Be sure to get the latest updates about Microsoft System Center with these new resources.
By Kevin Kline, 02/15/2012
Two quick notes from our friends at INETA: the Component Coding Challenge and INETA Community Champs.
By Kevin Kline, 01/13/2012
The Scripted PowerShell Automated Deployment Engine is a free, remote install and configuration tool for SQL Server that streamlines remote deployment and simplifies complex ...
By Kevin Kline, 01/09/2012
Check out the latest update for SQL Server FineBuild, a tool which speeds the installation and configuration of SQL Server and associated tools and programs.
By Kevin Kline, 01/02/2012
Check out the latest weird, gruesome, and deformed IT horror story from international technology speaker Kevin Kline. Now coming twice per month!
By Kevin Kline, 11/02/2011
Kevin tells you how he is now keeping up with the thousands of blog posts, newsreader feeds, e-newsletters, and social media entries in his information hoard.
By Kevin Kline, 09/27/2011
Download this powerful and free utility to extend your SQL Server administration capabilities.
By Kline, Kevin, 09/15/2011
Use this free tool to figure out the best compression algorithm for databases that contain many objects.
By Kevin Kline, 09/06/2011
This free tool’s readability and usability features help you easily decipher SQL Server execution plan details.
By Kevin Kline, 09/02/2011
The last quarter of the year is usually my busiest due to the fantastic PASS Summit and SQLBits events. The fall looks a little different ... BECAUSE IT WILL BE EVEN BUSIER! ...
By Kline, Kevin, 08/03/2011
Get the latest versions of two popular SQL Server code libraries.
By Kline, Kevin, 07/20/2011
Links to great Microsoft blogs and tool resources for networking, performance, and the Windows platform.
By Kevin Kline, 06/23/2011
This robust cloud service lets DBAs inventory all their SQL Server systems and quickly resolve problems or avoid them altogether.
By Kevin Kline, 04/14/2011
This free tool lets you collect query performance metrics, then generate report details to analyze and visualize performance information.
By Kevin Kline, 01/10/2011
Use this free tool to easily install and configure SQL Server and the accompanying services packs, cumulative updates, hotfixes, community tools, and best practice configurations.
By Kevin Kline, 11/09/2010
Use the two executables included in the SQL Server 2008 Spatial Tools to extract and load spatial data more easily.
By Kevin Kline, 09/22/2010
Use this free tool to capture, view, and analyze detailed information about your network traffic.
By Kevin Kline, 07/20/2010
Dynamically create audit trail triggers using this set of T-SQL scripts.