2019+ Conference/Session Demos and Sample Database

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SAMPLE DATABASES

As used in many conference sessions, these sample databases are useful for learning and reproducing the behavior of most demos. Credit is used in many performance-related demos. SalesDB is used in many “online operations” demos. Unzip and restore (possibly, WITH MOVE) to use.

2000 Credit Sample Database (48MB zip/155MB backup/700MB restore)
2008 Credit Sample Database (52MB zip/53MB compressed backup/700MB restore)
2008 SalesDB Sample Database (18MB zip/196MB backup/240MB restore)
2014 SalesDB Sample Database (17MB zip/28MB compressed backup/240MB restore)
2008 IndexInternals Sample Database (6MB zip/6MB backup/410MB restore)
- Note: This database was originally created for the Microsoft Press book SQL Server 2008 Internals. Review this blog post for more information and an SSMS solution file with a number of scripts on internals.
Baseball Stats Sample Database (23MB zip/110MB backup)
- Note: This is based on the Lahman baseball database
2012 Employee Case Study Sample Database (13MB zip/13MB backup/300MB restore)

SAMPLE CORRUPT DATABASES

These zip files contain the common corrupt databases that Paul uses for some of the DBCC CHECKDB demos. Some of the databases will only work on some versions of SQL Server so for instructions, see this blog post for details. Unzip and restore (possibly, WITH MOVE) to use.

2000 Corrupt Database (40KB zip/~1MB restored)
Sample Corrupt Databases (36MB zip/~400MB restored)
Sample 2008 Fatal Corruption Databases (232KB zip/~3MB restored)
Sample 2008 R2 Fatal Corruption Databases (260KB zip/~3MB restored)
Sample 2008 R2 Metadata Corruption Database (90KB zip/~3MB restored)

There are a couple of corrupt 2014 AdventureWorks databases that are used during the IE0 class in this zip. (90MB zip/~670MB restored)

“BEST OF PASS” RECORDED SESSIONS

PASS 2021: Community Keynote (Kimberly/Paul) Video
PASS 2020: Query Store Best Practices (Erin) Video
PASS 2020: Understanding Execution Plans (Erin) Video
PASS 2020: Extending Your Use of Extended Events (Erin) Video
PASS 2019: Eliminating Anti-Patterns and RBAR for Faster Performance (Jon) Video
PASS 2019: Deadlocking for Mere Mortals (Jon) Video
PASS 2017: Query Store and Automatic Tuning in SQL Server (Erin) Video
PASS 24hop 2014: Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Extended Events (Jon/Erin) Video
PASS 24hop 2014: Common SQL Server Mistakes and How to Avoid Them (Tim) Video
PASS 2014: Going Asynchronous with Service Broker (Jon) Video
PASS 2014: Dealing with Multipurpose Procs and PSP (Parameter Sensitivity Problems) the RIGHT Way! (Kimberly) Video
PASS 2013:Index Fragmentation: Internals, Analysis, and Solutions (Paul) Video
PASS 2013:Skewed Data, Poor Cardinality Estimates, and Plans Gone Bad (Kimberly) Video
PASS 2011: More DBA Mythbusters (Paul) Video
PASS 2010: DBA Mythbusters (Paul) Video

CONFERENCE/SESSION DEMOS – 2023

PASS Data Community Summit (November 13-17, 2023)

Workshop: Queries Gone Wrong: Caching, Statistics, Cardinality -> Solutions! (Kimberly) Demo scripts (password given out during the workshop, content for workshop attendees only)

CONFERENCE/SESSION DEMOS – 2022

PASS Data Community Summit (November 14-18, 2022)

Workshop: Performance Tuning with Waits and Latches (Paul) Demo scripts (password given out during the workshop, content for workshop attendees only)

CONFERENCE/SESSION DEMOS – 2021

PASS Data Community Summit (November 8-12, 2021 – ONLINE)

Workshop: Solving Query Performance Problems with Statistics (Kimberly) Demo scripts (password given out during the workshop, content for workshop attendees only)

Session: Indexing for Performance (Kimberly) Demo scripts

Session: Demystifying Statistics (Erin) Demo scripts

CONFERENCE DEMOS – 2020

SQLBits Fall 2020 (September 29-October 3, 2020 – ONLINE)

Workshop: Statistics4Performance: Internals, Analysis, and Solutions (Kimberly) Demo scripts (password given out during the workshop, content for workshop attendees only)
Session: Performance Troubleshooting Using Wait Statistics (Paul) Demo scripts
Session: Troubleshooting Query Plans: Part 1 – Caching Problems (Kimberly) Demo scripts
Session: Troubleshooting Query Plans: Part 2 – Statistics Problems (Kimberly) Demo scripts

CONFERENCE/SESSION DEMOS – 2019

SQLintersection Fall 2019 (November 17-22, Las Vegas, NV)

Workshop: SQL Server Indexes: What, Why, and HOW! (Kimberly) Demo scripts (password given out on the day for workshop attendees only)
Workshop: Performance Tuning Using Waits and Latches (Paul) Demo scripts (password given out on the day for workshop attendees only)
Session: Introduction to Performance Troubleshooting Using Wait Statistics (Paul) Demo scripts
Session: Index Fragmentation: Internals, Analysis, and Solutions (Paul) Demo scripts
Session: Understanding SQL Server Backups and Restores (Tim) Demo scripts
Session: Troubleshooting Query Plans: Part 1 – Root Cause Analysis and Caching Problems (Kimberly) Demo scripts
Session: Troubleshooting Query Plans: Part 2 – Statistics Problems (Kimberly) Demo scripts
Session: Statistics: Internals, Analysis, and Solutions (Kimberly) Demo scripts
Session: Five Things I Wish Developers Knew about SQL Server (Jonathan) Demo scripts

PASS Summit 2019 (November 4-8, Seattle, WA)

Workshop: Performance Tuning with Query Store in SQL Server (Erin) Demo scripts (password given out on the day for workshop attendees only)
Workshop: Bigger Hardware or Better Code and Design? (Jonathan) Demo scripts
Session: Understanding Execution Plans (Erin) Demo scripts
Session: Eliminating Anti-Patterns and RBAR for Faster Performance (Jonathan) Demo scripts

SQLintersection Spring 2019 (June 9 – 14, Orlando, FL)

Workshop: Performance Tuning Using Waits and Latches (Paul) Demo scripts and whiteboard (password given out on the day for workshop attendees only)
Workshop: SQL Server Indexes: What, Why, and HOW! (Kimberly) Demo scripts and whiteboard (password given out on the day for workshop attendees only)
Workshop: Performance Tuning and Optimization for Modern Workloads (Tim) Demo scripts (password given out on the day for workshop attendees only)
Workshop: Zero-to-Hero: Faster SQL Query Performance (Jonathan) Demo scripts
Session: Introduction to Performance Tuning Using Wait Statistics (Paul) Demo scripts
Session: Troubleshooting Query Plans: Parts 1 and 2 (Kimberly) Demo scripts

SQLBits 2019 (February 27 – March 2, Manchester, UK)

Workshop: Stop Tuning Queries and Start Tuning Your Workload (Erin) Demo scripts (password given out on the day for workshop attendees only)

SQLSaturday Cleveland (February 1-2, Cleveland, OH)

Workshop: Modernize Your Workloads With Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance (Tim) Materials Demo scripts (passwords given out on the day for workshop attendees only)

Microsoft Azure Roadshow (January 29 and 31, Cleveland, OH)

Workshop: Modernize Your Workloads With Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance (Tim) Materials Demo scripts (passwords given out on the day for workshop attendees only)