More of the same with the next Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server book giveaway. So far, I've sent out six copies of the book based on comments from the past six (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) posts. I've made a small change to the title of the series (week vs. part), mainly because getting a kid off to … Continue reading SQL Server Indexing Book Giveaway – Part 7
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SQL Server Indexing Book Giveaway – Week 6 (Index Myths)
And now for something not so different with week 6 of the Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server book giveaway. So far, I've sent out five copies of the book based on comments from these (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) posts. Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server is a book I co-wrote with Grant Fritchey (Blog | @gfritchey) last summer, which … Continue reading SQL Server Indexing Book Giveaway – Week 6 (Index Myths)
SQL Server Indexing Book Giveaway – Week 5
It's time for week 5 of giving out some copies of Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server. So far, I've sent out four copies of the book based on comments from those posts. You can find the previous weeks' posts to review those topics here: 1, 2, 3, and 4. Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server is a book … Continue reading SQL Server Indexing Book Giveaway – Week 5
SQL Server Indexing Book Giveaway – Week 4 (the late edition)
So... it's Saturday night and I missed getting this out on Friday morning... But, in past three weeks' posts (1, 2, 3), I talked about how I've got a few copies of Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server to give away. This is a book that I co-wrote with Grant Fritchey (Blog | @gfritchey) last summer, which I think … Continue reading SQL Server Indexing Book Giveaway – Week 4 (the late edition)
SQL Server Indexing Book Giveaway – Week 3
In past two weeks' posts (1, 2) I talked about how I've got a few copies of Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server to give away. This is a book that I co-wrote with Grant Fritchey (Blog | @gfritchey) last summer, which I think can be a valuable resource to anyone building indexes on SQL Server. To give … Continue reading SQL Server Indexing Book Giveaway – Week 3
How To Get A Free SQL Server Indexing Book – Week 2
Free Book! Another free indexing books, more awesome! In last week's post, I talked about how I've got a number of copies of Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server; that I co-wrote with Grant Fritchey (Blog | @gfritchey). Since these books don't help anyone sitting on my desk, I'm giving them away over the next … Continue reading How To Get A Free SQL Server Indexing Book – Week 2
How To Get A Free SQL Server Indexing Book – Week 1
Free indexing books, awesome! Before I tell you how, lets start with what we are talking about here. If you weren't aware, last summer I worked with Grant Fritchey (Blog | @gfritchey) to update Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server. The new edition jumps from 10 to 15 chapters and contains a bunch of new … Continue reading How To Get A Free SQL Server Indexing Book – Week 1
PASSMN Presentation Follow-Up: Strategies for SQL Server Index Analysis
This past Tuesday, I got a chance to speak at the Minnesota SQL Server User Group. It was a great turn out and I wish I had more time to stay for the happy hour. I'll definitely need to make more meetings than I do, specially since I am traveling less now. My topic for … Continue reading PASSMN Presentation Follow-Up: Strategies for SQL Server Index Analysis
12 Webcasts from Pragmatic Works Training On The T’s
In the past year, I've done a few presentations for Pragmatic Works Training on the T’s. If you aren't familiar with Training on the T's, it is a free training program offered by Pragmatic Works that delivers hour long training sessions over lunch on every Tuesday and Thursday. Right now there are more than 340 sessions available … Continue reading 12 Webcasts from Pragmatic Works Training On The T’s
Webcast Follow-Up: How Do Non-Clustered Indexes Improve Performance?
Earlier this month, I presented a session for Pragmatic Works Training on the T's on the selecting the clustered index for a table in a SQL Server database. In the session, titled How Do Non-Clustered Indexes Improve Performance?, in this session I discussed the patterns around non-clustered indexes and why you might choose which patterns for … Continue reading Webcast Follow-Up: How Do Non-Clustered Indexes Improve Performance?
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