On July 25, I will be presenting for the PASS Performance Virtual Chapter<\/a> at 12PM Mountain Time. I will be giving my Hardware 201 presentation. Here is the abstract:<\/p>\n

Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware for OLTP Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n

The foundation of database performance is the underlying server hardware and storage subsystem. Even the best designed and optimized database application can be crippled by an inadequate hardware and storage infrastructure. Recent advances in new processors and chipsets, along with improvements in magnetic and SSD storage have dramatically changed the evaluation and selection process compared to the past. Many database professionals struggle to keep up with new technology and often simply let someone else make their hardware selection and sizing decisions. Unfortunately, the DBA usually gets the blame for any performance issues that crop up later. Don’t let this happen to you! This session covers current and upcoming hardware from both Intel and AMD and gives you the tools and resources to make better hardware selection decisions to support SQL Server OLTP workloads.<\/p>\n

You can register for the event here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Next, early in the morning on August 1, I will be presenting for the latest 24 Hours of PASS event<\/a>. I have the last session of the entire event, starting at 5AM Mountain Time. Despite that, hopefully I will have some people from Europe and Asia who will be able to attend. Here is the abstract:<\/p>\n

Scaling SQL Server 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

SQL Server implementations can rapidly evolve and become more complex, forcing DBAs and developers to think about how they can scale their solution quickly and effectively. Scaling up is relatively easy but can be expensive, while scaling out requires significant engineering time and effort. As your database server nears its load capacity, what can you do? This 24 Hours of PASS session, a preview of the full-day PASS Summit pre-conference session, will give you concrete, practical advice about how to scale SQL Server. We\u2019ll explore how to find and alleviate bottlenecks and cover how you can decide whether you should scale up or scale out your data tier. We\u2019ll also cover how to use middle-tier caching and other application techniques to increase your overall scalability.<\/p>\n

You can register for 24HOP sessions here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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