The Controller
Now we get to the meat of the matter.You want a virtual cluster, the first thing you have to do is create your own portable domain.Start with a plain vanilla install of Windows 2003 R2 Standard on a semi-default VM.
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Denny Cherry tagged me to write about my best MacGyver Moment. Usually I ignore blogosphere fluff and just use this space to write what I think is important. However, #MVP10 just ended and I have a stronger sense of community.
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This past Saturday I enjoyed the hospitality of the Tampa SQLSaturday(#32) team.My presentation was “Clustering for Mere Mortals”.Unlike many clustering presentations, I had demonstration content.This resulted in the most asked question being “Do you have instructions on how you built that?
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Anyone who has spent time in the computer business and has some grasp of hardware issues understands fragmentation.For those whose concept of hardware is limited to “it’s the part I can kick”, here is a quick and painless overview.
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Looks like the Great Zune Massacre of 2008 was a day 366 issue. Again, someone forgot to throw out the code from the lowest ten percent of the Stack-Rank system. Sorry to sound harsh, but this is type of thing will flunk you out of Programming 101.
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Yes, I own a 30 GB Zune.Yes, it crashed today.Yes, I am unhappy.
Having worked in the computer industry for many years now, I watched many companies deal with failed products.
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Fast on the heels of SQL 2008 is the Feature Pack for SQL 2008. Cool goodies include stand-alone installers for SQLCMD and the SQL Native Client, SQL 2008 Server Management Objects, SQL 2008 pre-defined Policies, and lots more.
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