Bill Ramos on SQL Server
Adventures in SQL Server
MDW Reports–New Source Code ZIP File Available
In my MDW Reports series, I attached V1 of the RDL files in my post - May the source be with you!...
Date: 02/19/2011
SQL Saturday 47 Phoenix February 2011
Today I presented data collection strategies for SQL Server 2008 at Phoenix SQL Saturday 47. I’ve...
Date: 02/19/2011
SQL Server 2008 Data Collector Proof of Concept
In this blog post, I will go through the steps needed to prepare for a proof of concept (POC) for...
Date: 01/30/2011
Bill Ramos–Moving On–But Not Too Far
Bill Ramos, formally Principal Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Now WorkStream Manager for...
Date: 11/19/2010
May the source be with you! MDW Report Series Part 6–The Final Edition
Bill Ramos, Principal Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Up until this point, I’ve...
Date: 11/18/2010
Date: 11/14/2010
What are all these reports anyways? – MDW Report Series Part 5
By Bill Ramos, Principal Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Team It just dawned on me that in...
Date: 10/24/2010
Enabling SQL Server Management Pack Alerts with System Center Operations Manager 2007 - Enabling the Blocking Sessions Rule
Bill Ramos, Principal Program Manager, SQL Manageability In my previous blog post Installing the SQL...
Date: 10/10/2010
Installing the SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
By Bill Ramos Principal Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Abstract In this blog post, I will...
Date: 10/03/2010
Server Activity History Report–MDW Report Series Part 4
By Bill Ramos, Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Team In part 3 of the report series, I...
Date: 06/28/2010
Server Activity History Report–MDW Report Series Part 3
By Bill Ramos, Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Team In part 2, I added the hyperlink to...
Date: 06/21/2010
MDW Overview Report for Data Collector (Server Activity) – MDW Report Series Part 2
By Bill Ramos, Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Team In this post, we’ll complete the...
Date: 06/19/2010
MDW Overview Report for Data Collector – MDW Report Series Part 1
By Bill Ramos, Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Team The Management Data Warehouse (MDW)...
Date: 06/06/2010
Viewing MDW Reports with a Low Privileged User Account
Just last week, one of our technical sales people asked me the question, when will we release the...
Date: 05/12/2010
New Manageability White Papers for SQL Server 2008
TechNet Books Online just published three whitepapers - check them out! SQL Server 2008 Management...
Date: 06/12/2009
DAT315 – Session Review for SSMS Tips & Tricks Session
One of the attendees of my TechEd session “DAT315 - Manageability Series: Uncover Hidden Secrets of...
Date: 05/15/2009
Welcome to TechEd 2009
This is my first TechEd in a long time. The last time I spoke at a TechEd was back in 1997 in Japan!...
Date: 05/10/2009
SQLPSX from Chad Miller
I’ve been playing around Chad Miller’s SQL Server PowerShell Extensions – SQLPSX 1.5 on CodePlex...
Date: 05/06/2009
Transact-SQL Debugger for SQL Server 2008 – Part 3
In part 3 of working with the debugger, I’ll talk about how to set breakpoints and the trick to...
Date: 04/12/2009
Transact-SQL Debugger for SQL Server 2008 – Part 2
This blog will go over what you need to know for setting up your environment for remote debugging...
Date: 04/12/2009
Transact-SQL Debugger for SQL Server 2008 – Part 1
In my next series of blog posts, I’ll explore the Transact-SQL Debugger for SQL Server 2008. This...
Date: 04/11/2009
SQL Server Management Studio Tips – Part 4
This is the fourth in a series of posts highlighting Scott Cate’s video series of Visual Studio...
Date: 04/10/2009
SQL Server Management Studio Tips – Part 3
This is the third in a series of posts highlighting Scott Cate’s video series of Visual Studio...
Date: 04/09/2009
SQL Server Management Studio Tips – Part 2
This is the second in a series of posts highlighting Scott Cate’s video series of Visual Studio...
Date: 04/09/2009
SQL Server Management Studio Tips – Part 1
Scott Cate has been publishing a video series of Visual Studio tricks over the last few months from...
Date: 04/09/2009
SQL Server Agent and Database Mail – Better Together
This post is how to configure SQL Agent to use Database Mail for sending an email to an operator in...
Date: 03/30/2009
Using Live/Hotmail/MSN for SQL Server 2008 Database Mail
Over the weekend, I was playing around with trying to use my hotmail email account for SQL Server...
Date: 03/29/2009
Database Manager for IIS 7 RC Preview
I recently had a chance to preview the Release Candidate of Database Manager 1.0 for IIS7. If you...
Date: 03/26/2009
SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Express – Released to the Web
I just wanted to let the community know that we have just released a new Express edition called SQL...
Date: 02/20/2009
Window – Window – Where art thou?
If you are a fan of using dual monitors like I am, you have – without a doubt – had a situation...
Date: 02/18/2009
Navigation As You Type in Object Explorer Details Pane
In my previous blog entry I talked about how Search works within the Object Explorer Details window...
Date: 02/09/2009
Search in Object Explorer Details Window
There have been quite a few blog postings about the new Search feature in SQL Server 2008 Management...
Date: 02/08/2009
My Addiction to Twitter
At the beginning of the year, I told myself that I needed to “blog” more and then came across a...
Date: 01/28/2009
Find strings fast in SQL Server Management Studio
This is the first of a series of video based blog entries where I will share tips and tricks within...
Date: 01/19/2009
No more excuses of missing indexes with Activity Monitor in SQL Server 2008
The new version of Activity Monitor for SQL Server 2008 Management Studio has a new look and feel...
Date: 01/13/2009
Case of the missing database name in Activity Monitor
I was going through my backlog of Connect posts today and noticed a submission of a bug report...
Date: 01/02/2009
DBAs – Are you ready for the steel cage death match?
Times are certainly tough and bound to get tougher in 2009. As a DBA, you and your teammates are in...
Date: 01/01/2009
New Activity Monitor – What you should know about the Refresh Interval
Now that you know where to find the Activity Monitor in SQL Server 2008 Management Studio, here are...
Date: 12/29/2008
Where is that darn Activity Monitor in SQL Server 2008?
Technorati Tags: SQL Server 2008,Activity Monitor,SSMS You may have heard – we rewrote the Activity...
Date: 12/28/2008
Post Web Cast Questions - Answered
Over 900 attended my web cast on Monday. With the help of Bruce Prang and Michael Benkovich, they...
Date: 12/13/2004