Monthly Archives: June 2015

SQL Setup Checklist – Because SQL Defaults Suck!

Posted on June 24, 2015 by admin_sqlgrinder

When installing SQL, it is too easy to click next and accept all the default settings. Kevin Boles has preached for years that SQL Server defaults suck! Joseph D’Antoni has also addressed bad default settings in Building Perfect SQL Servers … Continue reading →

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Gotchas: Installing SQL 2008R2 on Windows Server 2012R2 Cluster

Posted on June 13, 2015 by admin_sqlgrinder

I was building a new cluster with a dual instance of SQL 2012 and SQL 2008R2. Everything went easy with the SQL 2012 but not so well with the SQL 2008R2 install. As many have found out installing SQL 2008R2 … Continue reading →

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