In this portion of the series on database benchmarking, I want to tell you about one of my favorite aspects of the TPC benchmarks – CHEATING.
Cheaters Never Win, Even in TPC Benchmarks
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Use TPC Database Benchmarks to Save Money
Today, I would like to give you a primer on how to read the benchmark reports that are published by the major database and hardware vendors.
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Read the New TPC Database Benchmarking Series
Introduction to TPC Database Benchmarks Let’s talk about database application benchmarking. This is a skill set which, in my opinion, is one of the major differentiators between a journeyman-level DBA and a true master of the trade. In this article published in my monthly column at Database Trends & Applications magazine, I’ll give you a [...]
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The All-New ‘Database Lifecycle Management” is available on MSDN
The Database Lifecycle Management is an MSDN curated content view providing a single location to find many of the best solutions for common customer tasks in Microsoft SSDT, SSMS, and SQL Database.
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SQL Intersection!
Get the details on Kevin’s keynote address at the SQLintersection conference in Las Vegas in early April.
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Demo Mastery for the Technology Evangelist
Want to be a better technology evangelist? Here are a variety of tips about how to turn mediocre software demonstrations into an outstanding software demonstrations.
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The Zombie PerfMon Counter That Never Dies! Quick Tip
Learn the Performance Monitor counters to avoid and those to exploit for the latest versions of Microsoft SQL Server from database expert Kevin E. Kline.
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Two New Slide Decks. Plus, the Week in Colorado.
Kevin provides two new session slide decks and tells about his week presenting sessions in Colorado from August 14-17, 2012.
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A Fond Farewell to Quest Software
Kevin Kline describes highlights from the last ten years at Quest Software and why he is moving on to new opportunities.
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Recorded Webcast Available: Extend SCOM to Optimize SQL Server Performance Management
Learn about the server health-check capabilities of Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager (SCOM) in this previously recorded webcast.
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