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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SQL Intersection!
Get the details on Kevin’s keynote address at the SQLintersection conference in Las Vegas in early April.
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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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Build Your Own Microsoft Operations Manager Pack
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Dev Advice: Make a Tiny Dev Database Act Like a HUGE Prod Database
If you’re struggling with doing development on a big SQL Server database, learn the ropes on cloned databases asap!
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Accelerate OLTP with HP and Microsoft’s New High Performance Reference Architecture
Learn about HP and Microsoft reference architecture for very high performance OLTP applications from Shashank Pawar of Microsoft Australia.
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Microsoft Document Watch for Operational Excellence
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