BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft SQL Server Will Do What You Tell It To Do

The voice on the other end of the line was concerned. It would appear that their server was having memory issues. But they already knew the answer, the memory issues were ‘expected’ due to the fact that they were running Microsoft SQL Server. “SQL Server is a memory hog, it uses all that the server has!” … Read more

Expert Query Performance Troubleshooting

This video is an hour-long but well worth sharing with you today. One of the main takeaways from this video I want you to have is the fact that troubleshooting performance is not always rocket surgery. When you watch this video and listen to Conor Cunningham talk about some of the real world examples he … Read more

7 Mistakes You Can’t Afford To Make When Upgrading to SQL 2012

It’s new, it’s shiny, and it smells like frozen yogurt. No, it’s not the blender you got for Christmas. It’s SQL 2012 (formerly known as codename ‘Denali’). And it’s here. And you want to use it, you know you do. As much as you would like to believe that migrating to SQL 2012 is as … Read more