By Kevin Kline, 01/13/2012
The Scripted PowerShell Automated Deployment Engine is a free, remote install and configuration tool for SQL Server that streamlines remote deployment and simplifies complex ...
By Kline, Kevin, 09/15/2011
Use this free tool to figure out the best compression algorithm for databases that contain many objects.
By Kevin Kline, 09/06/2011
This free tool’s readability and usability features help you easily decipher SQL Server execution plan details.
By Kevin Kline, 06/23/2011
This robust cloud service lets DBAs inventory all their SQL Server systems and quickly resolve problems or avoid them altogether.
By Kevin Kline, 04/14/2011
This free tool lets you collect query performance metrics, then generate report details to analyze and visualize performance information.
By Kevin Kline, 01/10/2011
Use this free tool to easily install and configure SQL Server and the accompanying services packs, cumulative updates, hotfixes, community tools, and best practice configurations.
By Kevin Kline, 11/09/2010
Use the two executables included in the SQL Server 2008 Spatial Tools to extract and load spatial data more easily.
By Kevin Kline, 09/22/2010
Use this free tool to capture, view, and analyze detailed information about your network traffic.
By Kevin Kline, 07/20/2010
Dynamically create audit trail triggers using this set of T-SQL scripts.
By Kevin Kline, 05/05/2010
Use this stored procedure to quickly retrieve information about users’ sessions and activities.
By Kevin Kline, 02/22/2010
Follow the SQL Server CSS team’s step-by-step instructions for using SSMS scripts to clone databases.
By Kevin Kline, 01/18/2010
Kevin tells you about a new SQL Server tool for DBAs who want to capture institutional knowledge
By Kevin Kline, 01/12/2010
Perform smarter copies or ... there will be trouble.
By Kevin Kline, 12/17/2009
Kevin points you to a cool contest from Microsoft for developers.
By Kevin Kline, 11/30/2009
A new release is available from Davide Mauri
By Kevin Kline, 11/16/2009
Kevin points you to an update on Ola Hallengren's popular scripts, plus some new tools.
By Kevin Kline, 11/04/2009
Automate even the most difficult SQL Server administrative tasks using this free PowerShell script set.
By Kevin Kline, 10/27/2009
A new data collection tool from Mike Morris
By Kevin Kline, 10/09/2009
Kevin points you to a free tool from Microsoft, Disk2Vhd
By Kevin Kline, 10/08/2009
Track database growth across multiple SQL Server instances using this CLR stored procedure.