Technology Links of the Week
Virtualization
How to Kill Stuck VM in ESX 3.5 - Windows Administrators or those not familiar with Linux command line will find this very useful.
Windows Server
Troubleshooting High LSASS CPU Utilization on a Domain Controller - Microsoft's Operations Manager gives Windows Admins insight into aspects of their environment that they normally might not have. This helped in troubleshooting an alert on a domain controller.
Windows 7
SecureAble Tells You if Your Processor Will Support Windows 7's XP Mode - Helpful for early adopters looking at Windows 7.
Windows 7 RC1: 10 Things You Need to Know - Useful link for Windows 7
SQL
An Example of Test-Driven Development - Good for large scale SQL development projects. This can be an effective development aid.
Understanding SQL Server's DBCC SHOWCONTIG - Great resource to understand this command that comes in handy when troubleshooting page fragmentation and page utilization. *Caution* This command can take a long time to run on large databases.
Using The Data Profiler Task and FTP Task in SQL Server 2008 Integration Services - SSIS is a very powerful tool that I like more and more with every new feature I learn.
