Yesterday I talked about installing the Best Practices Analyzer 2005 (BPA) for a client that I was working with. After some initial installation issues, I was ready to check out their SQL Server environment. While the tool was running, I started checking out the SQL Server event logs to see if there was anything interesting … Continue reading Are You Down With The BPA?
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BPA Installs But Doesn’t Work
I was hoping to have a case of the Mondays the other day. Whenever one hopes for “the Mondays”, Monday will always deliver. I was using a new PC at a client and installing some tools for an assessment that I was working on. After some download and installing, Best Practices Analyzer 2005 was installed … Continue reading BPA Installs But Doesn’t Work
SQL Load Generator
This project has been on CodePlex for a while, but I thought I would give it a plug. It’s a really good way to generate a load against a SQL Server without a lot of effort. I've used it quite a number of times with presentations and use it when testing different code choices to … Continue reading SQL Load Generator
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