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Archive for September, 2009
PASS Elections and UStream
For the third straight year I am on the ballot for the PASS Board of Directors. It is truly an honor to be considered for this position. I hope that my service to the PASS Community for the last year has been well received and that you will see fit to send me back to [...]
A Good Fishing Story
Everyone likes a good fishing story, right? No? How about one that includes the following:
“It was determined that Steve Jr. would distract the eel because he had drank the most alcohol and believed he was bulletproof.”
Naturally.
PASS Virtual Chapters
Back in January we decided that we wanted to change they way people viewed the PASS Special Interest Groups (SIGs). There were a handful of motivations for this; the creation of semi-autonomous websites, aligning the SIGs with PASS Chapters, and reducing the need for any PASS member to ask “What, exactly, is a SIG?”
The idea [...]
Updated SQL Blogger Rankings
It took a couple of days longer than I would have liked, but I got the rankings updated. We have some movement this time around. Two people got promoted, three got placed under the line, and some others got called out for being lazy. I have noticed that many blogs have gone the past six [...]
Signpost
Sometimes I feel as if all I do is direct people where to find the things they are looking for. Much like a signpost does.
Now, I am not complaining about this. In fact, I want to be the signpost for others. I have no problem helping people find the information they need.
And that is what [...]
Training Benefits
Everyone needs training. It does not matter what your level of experience. Everyone has room for improvement. The improvement could be something dramatic, such as going from being a novice to someone highly skilled. Or it could be that someone who is highly skilled wants to hone those skills even further in order to stay [...]
Who Wants $500?
Do you really want $500? Or are you just saying that you want $500? Because if you really want $500 I know exactly how you can get it…all you need to know is the secret code: 24HR3D.
That’s right, use the code 24HR3D when you register for the summit and receive $100 off the already $400 [...]
Reproduce, then Repeat
Earlier this year I had the honor of co-presenting a session on index tuning with Brent Ozar. During that session I stressed the importance of observation when it comes to any kind of performance tuning. All too often I see people make the mistake of focusing on the duration of their queries as the only [...]
How Much CPU Is Enough?
With the idea that we will be consolidating our servers, squeezing them together in an effort to make more efficient use of resources, it suddenly dawned on me: How much?
Do we want our CPU, for example, at 100% all the time? Logically it would make sense that you would use every last resource in some [...]
Fast, Cheap, and Easy
Jeremiah Peschka claims to have quickly and easily put together this post on how to attend the PASS Summit on the cheap. In my book, that is his way of saying he is fast, cheap, and easy, but he claims that he has only two of those three traits.
If you have concerns about getting to [...]
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