The Red Gate SQL in the City US tour begins tomorrow in New York City. If you have not registered for an event in your area then hurry up as seats are limited. The events are being held in New York, Austin, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and Seattle. Come hear about many day to day problems that we […]
SQL Saturday 167
SQL Saturday #167 is just hours away. We have worked hard to get everything setup and in place and hope no details were missed. We have an excellent lineup of speakers, coffee and donuts ordered for the morning, hundreds of bottles of water and soda, large coolers, swag bags packed, signage ready to put up, […]
Reducing Your Storage Footprint Using SQL Storage Compress
I was asked to speak at SQL in the City in New York and Austin Texas. I have used many red-gate products in my time as a DBA but was not familiar with SQL Storage Compress until a couple of months ago. I did what any regular DBA would do, downloaded a demo and put […]
SQL in the City – FREE Training
Is SQL in the City coming to a town near you? The events are being held in New York, Austin, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and Seattle. If so you need to make sure to register ASAP as seats are filling up quick and seating is limited. Come hear about many day to day problems that […]
When Things That Are Supposed to Protect You Try to Kill You
This past week I was presented with a very unique issue. A call came in with a production issue on a tier one application. Unfortunately it was on a system that utilizes SQL 2000 SP4. Having a rather small toolset to use for support I had to rely on Perfmon, sysprocesses and the usual old […]
Support from Atlanta MDF
I have recently been notified that my neighboring SQL PASS Chapter Atlanta MDF will be sponsoring SQL Saturday 167 in Columbus GA. The Columbus GA SQL Users Group has been dubbed the “Extreme Southwest Atlanta Chapter” by Aaron Nelson (blog, twitter) For the past two years our two chapters have worked together in promoting […]
Talent Shift
Today a friend Kevin Edward Kline announced he was joining SQL Sentry. Last week Kevin announced his intent to leave Quest Software which he has been at for over 10 years. Being part of the SQL Community for the past 4 years, Kevin has been a staple of Quest. When I would see a logo […]
IOPS versus Throughput – Measuring Performance of Your Storage
Working on a recent consulting job, I was asked to explain the difference in throughput, which is, measured in MB/s versus IOPS as I had recommended a storage array that would provide many more IOPS and throughput than what is currently in use. For this client I had presented the expected IOPS per type of […]