January 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Now I realize why I accomplished so much yesterday - I didn't read any email after 2:00 pm. … [Read more...]

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DBTA: Compliance – A Key Element of a Data Management Strategy

January 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Compliance is one of the most interesting elements of any data management plan - it's a microcosm of evolution in action. When many of the laws that impacted data retention were first enacted, business wasn't collecting a lot of information. Now, data collection happens everywhere. And, as citizens have come to realize that more and more of the information about their daily lives is recorded, they demand their governments provide privacy and protection from misuse of that data. [READ MORE] Originally published Jul 12, 2010 … [Read more...]

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December 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment

As an official member of the Procrastinator's Club, here's wishing you a happy 2008! … [Read more...]

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Video: Interview – Part 1: Quest Software

December 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Heather Eichman interviews Kevin Kline, the former President of PASS and strategy manager for the SQL Server business unit at Quest Software. Originally Posted on January 24, 2008. … [Read more...]

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What’s Your Data Management and Retention Policy? [DBTA]

December 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment

If managing your corporate data for the long term isn't currently on your mind, it should be, and in several different ways: cost, performance, business continuity, and compliance. [READ MORE] Originally posted on Jun 7, 2010 … [Read more...]

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Efficiency and Effectiveness at Work [Video]

December 23, 2010 by 2 Comments

In this vblog entry on www.SQLServerPedia.com shows SQL Server expert Kevin Kline discussing his views on how to be both efficient and effective in your day to day and career - aimed at the SQL Server professional, but good for anyone. Originally posted August 08, 2008. … [Read more...]

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DBTA: Growing Like Weeds – Explosive SQL Server Grassroots Growth

December 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment

One thing I really enjoy about the SQL Server community is its vibrancy.  I'll give you details on the SQL Server community's explosive growth in a moment, but let's start by comparing Microsoft SQL Server's user community with those of other significant database platforms. [READ MORE] Posted May 10, 2010 … [Read more...]

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December 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Just got my sqlpass 2010 Summit recordings. Yeah! … [Read more...]

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Video: Ensure Optimal Performance When Deploying SQL Server 2005

December 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Kevin Kline will offer insight into best practices for SQL Server 2005 set up, configuration and queries. He will also discuss tuning for both the server and hardware to help an application perform better after it is deployed. This presentation will offer a better understanding of several SQL Server performance related areas including: * Hardware design * SQL Server configuration settings * Database configuration settings * Application design * SQL Tuning Posted December 20, 2006. … [Read more...]

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DBTA: The NoSQL Movement- Hype or Hope?

December 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment

If you spend any time at all reading IT trade journals and websites, you've no doubt heard about the NoSQL movement.  In a nutshell, NoSQL databases (also called post-relational databases) are a variety of loosely grouped means of storing data without requiring the SQL language.  Of course, we've had non-relational databases far longer than we've had actual relational databases.  Anyone who's used products like IBM's Lotus Notes can point to a popular non-relational database.  However, part and parcel of the NoSQL movement is the idea that the data repositories can horizontally scale with … [Read more...]

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