Remote Control a Terminal Services Session

Reference:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;278845

MS11-028 may cause issues with SQL, Exchange and PowerShell

Reference:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/psssql/archive/2011/04/21/ms11-028-may-cause-issues-with-sql-exchange-and-powershell.aspx

Windows Powershell for XP, Win2003, etc.

Windows powershell available for other platforms, see reference below. Reference: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

VMware Troubleshooting Guides

These are kind of neat...

Reference:
http://www.ntpro.nl/blog/archives/1733-Mind-Map-For-Troubleshooting-vSphere-Network-Issues.html

P2V SQL Cluster nodes

Using P2V to convert a cluster nodes to virtual server instances.

Reference: http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=2355

Instant File Initialization

For SQL 2005 and above...

Reference: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sql_pfe_blog/archive/2009/12/23/how-and-why-to-enable-instant-file-initialization.aspx http://www.mytechmantra.com/LearnSQLServer/Database_Instant_File_Initialization_Feature.html