Just got done with my morning session, titled "Discovering the Plan Cache", for SQL Saturday Chicago #211 and wanted to get out my session deck and scripts for people. The session got pretty high marks from the attendees and people seemed to get a lot of good information and humor out of it. Probably the best … Continue reading Presentation Materials “Discovering the Plan Cache” #SQLSat211
A tweet from Ted Krueger (Blog | @Onpnt) this morning... inspired a little creativity...
Like many of us, I have a collection of favorite movies. These include Ghostbusters, Stripes, Serenity, and dozens more. I don't always want to watch specific movies, but when the mood hits, it's great to be able to grab one or another and relax for the the evening. Unfortunately, DVDs while fairly small and compact … Continue reading Entertainment for the Traveling Consultant (UltraViolet Review)
In a previous post, I discussed running SQLIO against multiple files. The purpose in using multiple files is being able to test not just a single volume's capability to deliver data from storage, but to test the storage as a whole. Doing so is important since, what ever application, in my case SQL Server, is running … Continue reading Staggering SQLIO Sessions Across Multiple Volumes
This month, Bob Pusateri (Blog | @SQLBob) is running T-SQL Tuesday on presenting. T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blogging event where a number of us in the SQL Server community gets together to blog on a central topic. The topic that was chosen for this month is presenting, or more specifically: "How did you come to love … Continue reading T-SQL Tuesday – Love For Presenting – #TSQL2sDay
This past weekend, I took a quick trek into the land of beer and cheese for the second annual Madison SQL Saturday event. The event was a great success, but can you expect less when one of the organizers is wielding a light saber. For a change this time, instead of bringing Sarah Strate (Blog | … Continue reading Presentation Materials “Discovering the Plan Cache” #SQLSat206
The Chicago SQL Saturday is coming up this weekend on Saturday, April 13th. If you are waiting until the last minute to register to join in on the training, better stop waiting because the last open slots may be filling up. I'll be there (with the unicorn somewhere near by) to join with friends to learn … Continue reading Chicago SQL Saturday (#SQLSat211) Is This Weekend
Crack a beer and melt the cheese, the Madison SQL Saturday is this weekend. Don't wait any longer because you don't want to end up on the waiting list. Getting off the waiting list can be tough - and involves a light saber duel with Jes Borland (Blog | @grrl_geek) - and YES, she has a … Continue reading Madison SQL Saturday (#SQLSat206) Is This Weekend
After working on this monthly checklist for over a year, I've recently discovered that there isn't anything that we should be doing with our SQL Server databases. Apparently, the platform is completely and absolutely self-maintaining and provides built-in disaster recovery without any effort on your part. Along with all of these features, you won't be … Continue reading April 2013 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
We're less than three weeks away from the Chicago SQL Saturday. This will be my fourth time heading to Chicago for their SQL Saturday and I'm looking forward to that and a stop at Portillo's (which I probably shouldn't mention since Sarah isn't able to come along). The SQL Saturday is on April 13th, the weekend … Continue reading Chicago SQL Saturday (#SQLSat211) Coming Up
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