Back in late May, my pal Buck Woody (blog | twitter) and I presented SQL Server for the Oracle DBA. Buck played Jerry Lewis' role, while I played the straight man a la Dean Martin. You can see the recording and slide deck here. Since both Buck and I spent a considerable number of years working on Oracle, we felt like we had pretty good legs to stand on doing this presentation. Here's the abstract: In enterprise IT, database professionals face a mixed-bag of platforms within their environments -- and the overlapping duties that go along with them. Whether you like it or not, you get … [Read more...]
Presentation: SQL Server for Oracle DBAs
Filed Under: Administration, Databases, On-Line Resources, Presentations, SQL Server, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: DBA, Oracle, Quest Software, Training
Video: Disk Tuning and Optimization for SQL Server
This video focuses on accelerated Disk Optimization and improved productivity with SQL Query Tuning. Video created Dec. 18, 2006. … [Read more...]
Filed Under: IO, Performance, Presentations, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Video Tagged With: DBA, SQL Server 2005
It’s the Atlanta Attendance Contest!
I'm speaking tonight on Top 10 Mistakes DBAs Make at the Atlanta SQL Server User Group meeting in Alpharetta, GA. You can find all of the details here. I thought I'd liven things up a bit with a little contest. The rules are simple: A. If you don't follow me on Twitter, then follow me by clicking here. B. If you already follow me on Twitter, then tweet the details for tonight's event. C. Every new follower or current follower who retweeted the details and then attends the event tonight will get a free ebook for Professional SQL Server 2008 Design and Implementation by my … [Read more...]
Filed Under: PASS, Presentations, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Best Practices, DBA, SQLPASS
Toad Just Keeps Getting Better
Toad for SQL Server Wins Best of TechEd 2010 in the Database Development Category Toad and I go way back. I first started with Toad as a user on the Oracle DBMS back in the early 1990's. When I started at Quest Software back on January 2nd of 2002, one of the first products I tackled as a SQL Server product architect was Toad. How do we make this very popular Oracle product one that users in the SQL Server world will love too? And this challenge was made that much harder by the fact that Microsoft SQL Server ships with fantastic tools right there in the box. I haven't worked directly on … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Conferences, Presentations, Tool Time Tagged With: cloud computing, DBA, Developer, Quest Software, SQL Server 2008 R2, Toad, Transact-SQL Programming
Two Free Training Webcasts Open for Registration
We've got two sessions that you (the "we" meaning the fine folks at Quest Software) need to sign up for right away. The upcoming webcast for Oracle-oriented folks has huge registration numbers. And I'm sure you'll learn more than you expected thanks to my fine co-presenters. Get in while you still can before we hit the limit of what LiveMeeting can handle! Pain of the Week: SQL Server for the Oracle DBA Webcast: SQL Server for the Oracle DBA Date: Thursday, May 27, 2010 (Just a couple days hence!) Time: 8 a.m. Pacific / 11 a.m. Eastern / 4 p.m. United Kingdom / 5 p.m. Central … [Read more...]
Filed Under: On-Line Resources, Presentations, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: DBA, Developer, DMV, Internals, Oracle, Performance, Tools & Scripts, Training
SQL Saturday is Coming to Nashville! Won’t You?
How 'Bout a Little Context? Let me be direct with you. I love SQL Saturday. If it were a woman, I'd marry it. (Avoiding all extraneous thoughts of what my real wife would say, etc etc). Check out this fun Flickr Feed from the recent SQL Saturday in Chicago or these picks by Jorge Segara (blog | twitter) to see the sort of fun that's in store. But who can argue with a day of free SQL Server training and a chance to network with great presenters and a wide swath of your peers? I've tried to support SQL Saturday as much as I can since Andy Warren (blog | twitter) launched the … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Conferences, Nashville SQL Server Users Group, PASS, Presentations, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: DBA, Developer, Professional Development, SQLPASS, SQLSaturday, Training
Join Me May 19th for 24 Hours of PASS
Join Us for 24 Hours of SQL Server Training (with a special focus on SQL Server 2008 R2) Did I mention that your Cohorts in Crime (that be me and Brent Ozar) are presenting?!? The FREE 24 Hours of PASS event is bringing an exceptional lineup of SQL Server and BI experts to your computer starting at 12:00 GMT (UTC) on May 19. Get an in-depth look at the hottest SQL Server and BI topics, including (but not limited to!) - the new SQL Server 2008 R2, with its business intelligence and data management innovations, and much more. When does it start? 12:00 GMT … [Read more...]
April Omnibus
I freely admit it - I'm a sluggard. I should be blogging a couple times per week and tweeting in between. But, for some unknown reason, April has been a tough month to get this in gear. Hence, I'm putting out an omnibus post to cover all of the stuff I've been up to, instead of the one-off's I usually post when I've got something new to mention. Isn't it funny how life gets in the way of the stuff we want and intend to do? As they say - "The road to hell is paved with good intentions", or was that Detroit? But I digress. A New Translation! I don't like to toot my own horn. [sarcasm … [Read more...]
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New Webcast – SQL Server Internals & Architecture
Join me tomorrow for the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter meeting SQL Server Internals & Architecture. It's the most fun you'll ever have learning about the inner workings of a relational database - I promise! Click here to register. You don't have to register to attend. But if you register today, you'll be entered into the drawing to win one two copies of my bestselling reference SQL in a Nutshell, covering the ANSI standard plus Oracle 11, SQL Server 2008, MySQL 5.2, and PostgreSQL 8.3. I've put the slide deck up in my Slides area of the website. However, because it contains a lot of … [Read more...]
Filed Under: On-Line Resources, PASS, Presentations, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: DBA, Developer, Internals, SQLPASS
Free Training for You, Punishing Workload for Me. Thank You for Enjoying My Misery.
Everybody enjoys a little free training now and then. I've got mountains of free training in the works. Some of it is in-person and local while some are in webcast format. Please join me as you're able! Tomorrow - Wednesday! Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12 pm (noon) MST - PASS DBA Virtual Chapter; Top 10 Administration Mistakes on SQL Server There are a short list of mistakes that, if you know of them in advance and prepare for them, will make your life much easier. This presentation shows you these mistakes, the "low hanging fruit" of database administration. Once you apply the lessons … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Administration, Conferences, On-Line Resources, PASS, Presentations, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Transact-SQL Programming Tagged With: .NET, Best Practices, DBA, Developer, Performance, SQL Injection, SQL Server 2008 R2, Training
