Things a DBA should know about SSRS
Category: Tibits
How to Reset the SA Password When Locked Out
Getting locked out of a SQL Server instance can happen due to a number of situations. The most common scenario I’ve encountered is when a SQL Server is moved from one domain to another without the domain being trusted or having a local SQL admin account. I recently encountered another incident where a DBA was […]
PASS Elections part two
Tim Ford is running for a seat on the PASS Board of Directors and has my vote. Yes I think we need to have a “TIM” on the Board of Directors. 🙂 I have known Tim for a few years now. We have attended numerous events together over the years and contributed to a number […]
PASS Elections
I as well as many others have a decision to make on who I am voting for the PASS Board of Directors. I haven’t made my mind up completely for all the votes I get to cast but one vote for sure is for Allen Kinsel. Why is my mind made up for Allen you […]
Professional Etiquette When Sending Mass Email – Use BCC:
<begin soap box rant> Time and time again I find myself having to email people to remind them about how and when to use BCC when sending out correspondence to a huge group via email. The main rule of thumb I tell the senders is that if dialog is not needed between everyone on the […]
Cannot create Cluster – the computer X is joined to a cluster
Recently attempting to install a new three node cluster I ran into a new issue. Once I was able to run a successful “Cluster Validation Check” and chose the option to install a new cluster I received a message “The computer xxx is joined to a cluster”. My first thought then was to […]
SQL Server Installation Date
I have been working on a project recently to collect system metrics of a SQL Server environment. One of the items that came up that would like to collected is the date that SQL Server was installed on the server. In doing a quick search on where this property would be located I found that sys.server_principals […]
Support from Atlanta MDF
I have recently been notified that my neighboring SQL PASS Chapter Atlanta MDF will be sponsoring SQL Saturday 167 in Columbus GA. The Columbus GA SQL Users Group has been dubbed the “Extreme Southwest Atlanta Chapter” by Aaron Nelson (blog, twitter) For the past two years our two chapters have worked together in promoting […]