Bill Ramos on SQL Server

Adventures in SQL Server

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

Today I presented data collection strategies for SQL Server 2008 at Phoenix SQL Saturday 47. I’ve...

Date: 02/19/2011

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, formally Principal Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Now WorkStream Manager for...

Date: 11/19/2010

Bill Ramos, Principal Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Up until this point, I’ve...

Date: 11/18/2010

Date: 11/14/2010

By Bill Ramos, Principal Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Team It just dawned on me that in...

Date: 10/24/2010

Bill Ramos, Principal Program Manager, SQL Manageability In my previous blog post Installing the SQL...

Date: 10/10/2010

By Bill Ramos Principal Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Abstract In this blog post, I will...

Date: 10/03/2010

By Bill Ramos, Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Team In part 3 of the report series, I...

Date: 06/28/2010

By Bill Ramos, Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Team In part 2, I added the hyperlink to...

Date: 06/21/2010

By Bill Ramos, Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Team In this post, we’ll complete the...

Date: 06/19/2010

By Bill Ramos, Program Manager, SQL Server Manageability Team The Management Data Warehouse (MDW)...

Date: 06/06/2010

Just last week, one of our technical sales people asked me the question, when will we release the...

Date: 05/12/2010

TechNet Books Online just published three whitepapers - check them out! SQL Server 2008 Management...

Date: 06/12/2009

One of the attendees of my TechEd session “DAT315 - Manageability Series: Uncover Hidden Secrets of...

Date: 05/15/2009

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

I’ve been playing around Chad Miller’s SQL Server PowerShell Extensions – SQLPSX 1.5 on CodePlex...

Date: 05/06/2009

In part 3 of working with the debugger, I’ll talk about how to set breakpoints and the trick to...

Date: 04/12/2009

This blog will go over what you need to know for setting up your environment for remote debugging...

Date: 04/12/2009

In my next series of blog posts, I’ll explore the Transact-SQL Debugger for SQL Server 2008. This...

Date: 04/11/2009

This is the fourth in a series of posts highlighting Scott Cate’s video series of Visual Studio...

Date: 04/10/2009

This is the third in a series of posts highlighting Scott Cate’s video series of Visual Studio...

Date: 04/09/2009

This is the second in a series of posts highlighting Scott Cate’s video series of Visual Studio...

Date: 04/09/2009

Scott Cate has been publishing a video series of Visual Studio tricks over the last few months from...

Date: 04/09/2009

This post is how to configure SQL Agent to use Database Mail for sending an email to an operator in...

Date: 03/30/2009

Over the weekend, I was playing around with trying to use my hotmail email account for SQL Server...

Date: 03/29/2009

I recently had a chance to preview the Release Candidate of Database Manager 1.0 for IIS7. If you...

Date: 03/26/2009

I just wanted to let the community know that we have just released a new Express edition called SQL...

Date: 02/20/2009

If you are a fan of using dual monitors like I am, you have – without a doubt – had a situation...

Date: 02/18/2009

In my previous blog entry I talked about how Search works within the Object Explorer Details window...

Date: 02/09/2009

There have been quite a few blog postings about the new Search feature in SQL Server 2008 Management...

Date: 02/08/2009

At the beginning of the year, I told myself that I needed to “blog” more and then came across a...

Date: 01/28/2009

This is the first of a series of video based blog entries where I will share tips and tricks within...

Date: 01/19/2009

The new version of Activity Monitor for SQL Server 2008 Management Studio has a new look and feel...

Date: 01/13/2009

I was going through my backlog of Connect posts today and noticed a submission of a bug report...

Date: 01/02/2009

Times are certainly tough and bound to get tougher in 2009. As a DBA, you and your teammates are in...

Date: 01/01/2009

Now that you know where to find the Activity Monitor in SQL Server 2008 Management Studio, here are...

Date: 12/29/2008

Technorati Tags: SQL Server 2008,Activity Monitor,SSMS You may have heard – we rewrote the Activity...

Date: 12/28/2008

Over 900 attended my web cast on Monday. With the help of Bruce Prang and Michael Benkovich, they...

Date: 12/13/2004