I will be speaking at the Boulder SQL Server User’s Group on June 18, 2013. I will be presenting an updated version of Hardware 201. Here is the abstract: Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware for OLTP Performance The foundation of database performance is the underlying server hardware and storage subsystem. Even the best [...]
Glenn Berry
Semi-random musings about SQL Server performance
Speaking at Boulder SQL Server User’s Group on June 18
Posted on: June 17, 2013 3:50 pm
Speaking at PASS Summit 2013 in Charlotte
Posted on: May 28, 2013 11:57 am
I found out last week that I will be presenting two sessions at the PASS Summit 2013 in Charlotte, NC. The first one will be a full-day pre-conference session on Scaling SQL Server 2012. This will be an updated and reorganized version of the preconference session that I have given this year in Lisbon Portugal, [...]
SQLSaturday #201 Slide Decks
Posted on: April 22, 2013 1:43 pm
I had the chance to give two presentations at SQLSaturday #201 in Huntington Beach, CA on April 20, 2013. The first one was Dr. DMV and the second one was Hardware 201: Selecting Database Hardware. Just in case you have any problem getting the decks from the SQLSaturday web site, I have links to the [...]
Speaking at SQLSaturday #201 in Orange County on April 19-20
Posted on: March 24, 2013 3:43 pm
I will be speaking on both Friday and Saturday (April 19-20) at SQLSaturday #201 in Orange County, California. I will be delivering a full day pre-con on Friday, and then doing both Hardware 201 and Dr. DMV on Saturday. Here is the abstract for my pre-con: Scaling SQL Server 2012 How can you scale SQL [...]
Speaking at SQLSaturday #197 in Omaha on April 5-6
Posted on: March 22, 2013 4:32 pm
I will be speaking on both Friday and Saturday (April 5-6) at SQLSaturday #197 in Omaha, Nebraska. I will be delivering a full day pre-con on Friday, and then doing Hardware 201 on Saturday. Here is the abstract for my pre-con: Scaling SQL Server 2012 How can you scale SQL Server 2012? Scaling up is [...]
Speaking at the Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group Training Days on February 12, 2013
Posted on: November 28, 2012 1:41 pm
In a change of pace, I will be speaking at an Oracle event in February. It is the Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group Training Days that goes on from February 11-13, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. This is a pretty large event, with a large list of presentations. I will be doing a hardware presentation, which [...]
Speaking at SQLSaturday #145 in Nashville, TN on October 13
Posted on: October 3, 2012 5:58 pm
I will be travelling to Nashville, TN to speak at SQLSaturday #145 on October 13, 2012. I will be presenting Hardware 301: Diving Deeper into Database Hardware. Here is the abstract: Making the right hardware selection decisions is extremely important for database scalability. Having properly sized and configured hardware can both increase application performance and [...]
Save Money on SQL Server 2012 Licensing Costs
Posted on: September 12, 2012 3:53 pm
I recently had a chance to record a 33 minute podcast interview on RunAs Radio #281 with Richard Campbell, where I talked about the licensing changes in SQL Server 2012 and how to select your new hardware to minimize your SQL Server 2012 licensing costs. I also talked about Intel versus AMD processors, and talked [...]
