Kevin Kline : Automation

Build Your Own Microsoft Operations Manager Pack

KKline — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:25:00 GMT

Want to develop your own Operations Manager Management Pack? Here's how....(read more)

New White Paper: SQL Server Extended Events and Notifications

KKline — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:13:00 GMT

Download the new, free white paper from Microsoft MVP Jason Strate detailing SQL Server Extended Events and Event Notifications (registration required)....(read more)

Everybody Needs a Test Harness

KKline — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:17:00 GMT

Here's a handy little block of T-SQL code to improve code stability....(read more)

Pain of the Week/Expert's Perspective: Performance Tuning for Backups and Restores

KKline — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:39:00 GMT

First off - the Pain of the Week webcast series has been renamed. It's now known as The Expert's Perspective . Please join us for future webcasts and, if you're interested in speaking, drop me a note to see if we can get you on the roster! The bigger...(read more)

Database Maintenance Scripting Done Right

KKline — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:16:00 GMT

I first wrote about useful database maintenance scripts on my SQLBlog account way back in 2008. Hmmm - now that I think about it, I first wrote about my own useful database maintenance scripts in a journal called SQL Server Professional back in the mid-1990's...(read more)

New on SQLMag - Automating the Startup and Shutdown of Windows Services

KKline — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:21:00 GMT

How to automate the shutdown and startup of Windows services...(read more)