Jose Barreto's Blog
A blog by Jose Barreto, a member of the OneDrive team at Microsoft.
SQL Server 2008 Optimize for Ad Hoc Workloads
SQL Server will create a plan for each batch you execute. If that plan is deemed to be "safe", it's...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/19/2009
SQL Server 2008 Statistics
Here are some notes on "SQL Server 2008 Statistics" I took while attending an advanced class on SQL...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/18/2009
SQL Server 2008 Indexing for JOINs
Here are some notes on "SQL Server 2008 indexing for JOINs" I took during an advanced class I...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/18/2009
SQL Server 2008 Graphical Execution Plans
I'm attending a SQL training and looking at indexing closely. One thing that becomes important is...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/18/2009
SQL Server 2008 Indexing Best Practices
Here are some additional notes on "SQL Server 2008 Indexing Best Practices" I took while attending...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/17/2009
SQL Server 2008 Indexing
Here are some notes on "SQL Server 2008 Indexing" I took while attending an advanced class taught by...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/17/2009
SQL Server 2008 File-related Optimizations
While attending training today, I learned some file-related optimizations for SQL Server 2008. Some...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/17/2009
To BLOB or Not To BLOB: Large Object Storage in a Database or a Filesystem
While attending a class on SQL Server, I was introduced to a paper from Microsoft Research (authors...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/16/2009
SQL Server 2008 Data Compression
SQL Server 2008 introduced a new feature to compress data stored in tables, indexes and indexed...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/16/2009
SQL Server 2008 Pages
Here are some notes on "SQL Server 2008 Pages" I took while attending an advanced class on SQL...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/16/2009
New White Paper on Hyper-V and SQL Server Consolidation at Microsoft
A new white paper on how Microsoft IT is combining Hyper-V and SQL Server has just been published....
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/11/2009
The Basics of the Windows Server 2008 Distributed File System (DFS)
Overview In this blog post, we’ll cover the basics of the Distributed File System (DFS) in Windows...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/10/2009
Technical Articles and White Papers on SQL Server
I will be attending an advanced SQL Server training in a couple of weeks and the instructors...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/05/2009
Microsoft Partners: nominate your solution for a global award!
The 2009 Worldwide Partner Conference is coming later in the year (July 13–16 in New Orleans),...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/05/2009
IT Administrator scripts, WMI samples and witty comments
Microsoft keeps a number of scripting examples at the Technet Scripting Center. These are mostly...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/01/2009
Installing Windows Server 2008 on a headless server from a USB disk
I am installing Windows Server 2008 on a new server that has no video card and no DVD drive. It's an...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 02/13/2009
Free eBook on Microsoft Virtualization Solutions
There is a new book on "Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions" by Mitch Tulloch with the...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 02/10/2009
Can you convert an MBR disk to GPT?
I got a question today: Can you convert an existing MBR disk to GPT? This is about the partitioning...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 02/07/2009
Step-by-step: Using the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target with Hyper-V (Standalone, Full, VHD)
Overview In this post, I will show all the steps required to run Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V with...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 02/02/2009
Using a SAN with DPM 2007
Data Protection Manager 2007 is a Microsoft solution that can protect the data in your servers....
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 01/28/2009
New Tolly Group report on the performance of SMB2
The Tolly Group, Inc. has just released a new 39-page report on the SMB2 performance improvements in...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 01/26/2009
We have the tools to do
Everyone is talking about <it> and we have the tools for <it>.Microsoft Windows, for...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 01/20/2009
2008 SNIA Storage Developer Conference presentations available for download
The presentations from the SDC 2008 are now publicly available for download. This SNIA event...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 01/15/2009
Windows Server 2008 File and Storage Solutions webcast - recording now available
I had the pleasure to deliver yesterday a TechNet Webcast on "Windows Server 2008 File and Storage...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 01/15/2009
Webcast Series on Microsoft Virtualization
The IT Pro Evangelists team is working on a series of webcasts covering topics related to Microsoft...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 01/12/2009
Windows 7 beta 1 announced during CES keynote - includes links
Steve Ballmer announced during his CES keynote the immediate availability of the Windows 7 beta to...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 01/08/2009
Upcoming TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 File and Storage Solutions
If you were unable to attend my presentation on "Windows Server 2008 File and Storage Solutions"...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 12/19/2008
IPD Guide for DPM 2007 SP1 available for download
Jason Buffington just blogged about the release of the Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD)...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 12/10/2008
SMB2, a complete redesign of the main remote file protocol for Windows
Introduction SMB (Server Message Block) is a remote file protocol commonly used by Microsoft Windows...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 12/09/2008
Apply these Windows Server 2008 hotfixes to avoid known Hyper-V issues
If you are building a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V server from scratch, you will need a few updates...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 12/06/2008
Windows Server 2008 R2 - three new documents available for download
Three documents providing some details about Windows Server 2008 R2 have been posted on the...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 11/21/2008
File Server performance improvements with the SMB2 protocol in Windows Server 2008
SMB (Server Message Block) is the main protocol used in Windows for file sharing and it has been...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 11/11/2008
TechEd 2008 ITForum, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2
I am in Barcelona this week to participate in the TechEd 2008 ITForum. I will deliver two sessions...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 11/09/2008
Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit 1.1 available as a free download
Microsoft just announced the release of Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit 1.1, which will help...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/30/2008
Watch the PDC keynote on Microsoft Windows 7 and Web applications for Office
Watch the keynote delivered on the second day of the PDC, covering Microsoft Windows 7 and Web...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/28/2008
Watch the PDC keynote on Microsoft Azure, the new cloud-based service foundation
Watch Ray Ozzie's PDC keynote on the new cloud-based service foundation called Microsoft...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/27/2008
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067 – Critical
I wanted to call your attention to a critical, out-of-band Microsoft Security Bulletin released...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/23/2008
Data Protection Manager Partner Hero
If you are a Microsoft Partner in the United States, there is a new campaign focused on System...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/15/2008
Free e-learning on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager 2008
Microsoft Learning has two free e-learning offers covering Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and SCVMM...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/12/2008
Adding Storage Management abilities to your Windows application using VDS (Virtual Disk Service)
If you’re writing a Windows application that needs to do storage management, you should look...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/06/2008
“FSCT” - A CIFS/SMB/SMB2 File Server Tool for Capacity Planning and Performance Troubleshooting
Overview A recent presentation during SNIA’s Storage Developer Conference described an...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/06/2008
Windows 7 and Cloud Services are the most frequent subjects for the PDC 2008
An updated list of the 180 sessions planned for the upcoming Microsoft Professional Developers...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/02/2008
October issue of Technet Magazine focuses on Virtualization
The latest issue of TechNet Magazine has just been published and it focuses on Virtualization....
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 09/19/2008
Microsoft at the SNIA Storage Developer Conference
The SNIA Storage Developer Conference is happening next week in Santa Clara, CA. Microsoft is...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 09/15/2008
Storage Developer Conference presentation next week
Next week I will be delivering a presentation on “A CIFS/SMB/SMBV2 File Server Tool for...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 09/15/2008
The Basics of Windows Server 2008 FSRM (File Server Resource Manager)
Overview FSRM (File Server Resource Manager) is a service of the File Services role in Windows...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 08/20/2008
Requirements for production deployment of Exchange Server 2007 with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
A new article has been posted on TechNet covering “Microsoft Support Policies and...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 08/20/2008
Windows 7 blog and PDC 2008 sessions
I was glad to see the first bits of info about the upcoming “Windows 7” product being...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 08/18/2008
Hotfix improves how Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster works with Hyper-V
If you work with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering, you should...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 08/07/2008
SQL Server Remote Blob Store (RBS) available as part of the Feature Pack RC0 for Microsoft SQL Server 2008
As I mentioned in a previous blog post at...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/29/2008