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.

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.

High-Availability White Papers and Resources for SQL Server

These resources detail five common high-availability and disaster-recovery architectures deployed by customers, along with a case study of each, plus FAQs about SQL Server high availability.

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.

Everybody Needs a Test Harness

Here’s a handy little block of T-SQL code to improve code stability.

Troubleshooting Repeated Login Failures on SQL Server

Troubleshoot SQL Server error 18456 quickly and easily.

Microsoft Document Watch for Operational Excellence

Four new and useful resources for managing your It organization from Microsoft.

Microsoft Windows Platforms Blog Watch

Links to great Microsoft blogs and tool resources for networking, performance, and the Windows platform.

Have You Heard About Project Lucy?

Project Lucy is part infrastructure analytics, part social media experiment, and part performance data warehouse.

Video: Magic Formula for SQL Query Tuning

Featuring Kevin Kline this video focuses on accelerated Disk Optimization and improved productivity with SQL Query Tuning.