Last week I used some local user group meetings as tune-ups for my talk that I am giving this Saturday in Nashville.
[Sorry that you had to find out this way Seacoast and SNESSUG. It's not easy finding out you were being used, but you were. And thanks for the bacon pizza, I can let myself [...]
24 Hours of PASS v3.2
Just about one year ago PASS launched a brand new concept in training: 24 consecutive one hour presentations done live by remote presenters around the globe. I still remember the PASS board meeting when Rick Heiges (blog | twitter) suggested the format. Some were skeptical but overall we mostly said “Do you think that can [...]
Index Tuning Advisors
One of the benefits I have working for Confio is that I get some exposure to multiple database platforms (Oracle, DB2, SAP Sybase, and MS SQL). And along with those multiple platforms I also get to look at a handful of tools that are commonly used for each. I have a long way to go [...]
SQL Server Management Through Monitoring
How do you manage your SQL Server instances? No, not connect to an instance to push buttons and pull levers. That’s not what I am asking about here. What I want to know is, how do you effectively administer and manage your entire environment? Are you in a reactive mode, where you wait for someone [...]