Tag: Things that make me smarterer

RSS Tuning Whitepaper notes and clarifications

This morning this caught my eye on SQLServerCentral.com: Maximizing SQL Server Throughput with RSS Tuning (it came with a catchy SQLCAT logo!) So I clicked, I read, I downloaded and read some more. To summarize (BIG summary!), this paper says that in pre-2008 Windows server, the networking protocol stack didn’t scale well to multiple CPUs because […]

Start daily programs – More n00bz fun with #Powershell!

When I get in to work in the morning, I like a good cup of coffee waiting for me, a neck rub, and all my favorite programs open and waiting for me.  Since the first two seem out of the question, I focus on the third. I’ve automated my start-of-day set of programs before by […]

Speaker Lessons!! Un-SQL Friday #004 Roundup

 We had a cozy (read: small) UnSQL Friday this time around, and I’m good with that. Every entry we got was very high quality stuff, so you’re to go out and read each and every one. Roundup time! Allan Hirt (Twitter) was THE first to post, with Speaker and Audience Etiquette!  He give a great discussion […]