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2018 Conference Demos and Sample Databases
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 DEMOS
SQLintersection Fall 2018 (December 1-7, Las Vegas, US)
Precon: Performance Tuning Using Waits and Latches (Paul) Demo scripts and whiteboard (password in slides handout for precon attendees only)
Precon: Modernize Your Applications with Azure SQL Managed Instance (Tim) Demo environment and demos + new slides (password in slides handout for precon attendees only)
Precon: High Performance, Scalable, Asynchronous Processing Using Service Broker (Jonathan) Demo scripts
Postcon: Using Query Store to Easily Troubleshoot and Stabilize Your Workload (Erin) Demo scripts
Session: Introduction to Performance Troubleshooting Using Wait Statistics (Paul) Demo scripts
Session: SQL Server Indexing: Strategies for Performance (Kimberly) Demo scripts
Session: SQL Server Indexing: Tools and Tuning Walkthrough (Kimberly) Demo scripts
Session: SQL Server Performance Tuning: Eliminating Low-hanging Fruit (Jonathan) Demo scripts
Session: SQL Server Performance Tuning: Plan Cache Analysis (Jonathan) Demo scripts
Session: No More Excuses: Replace Profiler with Extended Events (Erin) Demo scripts
Session: Using Query Store to Solve Performance Problems (Erin) Demo scripts
PASS Summit 2018 (November 5-9, Seattle, US)
Precon: Fixing Query Performance Problems from Estimates, Statistics, Heuristics, and Cardinality (Kimberly) Demo scripts and URLs (password in slides handout for precon attendees only) and Session Settings slide from Pluralsight course: SQL Server: Optimizing Stored Procedure Performance – Part 2 (here)
SQLintersection Spring 2018 (March 24-29, Orlando, US)
Precon: Performance Tuning Using Waits and Latches (Paul) Demo scripts, whiteboard, and URLs (password in slides handout for precon attendees only)
Precon: SQL Server Indexing Strategies for Performance (Kimberly) Demo scripts, whiteboard, and URLs (password in slides handout for precon attendees only)
Precon: Azure for the SQL Server DBA (Tim) Demo scripts
Session: Introduction to Performance Troubleshooting Using Wait Statistics (Paul) Demo scripts
Session: Building a Better Backup Strategy (Paul) Demo scripts
Session: Corruption Survival Techniques (Paul) Demo scripts
Session: Advanced Data Recovery Techniques (Paul) Demo scripts
Session: Statement Execution, Caching, and Reducing Plan Cache Bloat (Kimberly) Demo scripts
Session: SQL Server Indexing: Strategies for Performance (Kimberly) Demo scripts
Session: SQL Server Indexing: Tools and Tuning Walkthrough (Kimberly) Demo scripts
Session: Estimates & Statistics: Parameters, Literals, and Variables (Kimberly) Demo scripts
Session: Statistics: Understanding, Updating, and Improving Performance (Kimberly) Demo scripts
Session: Azure SQL Database for the Production DBA (Tim) Demo scripts
SQLBits 2018 (February 21-24, London, UK)
Precon: Solving Common Performance Problems Using Query Store (Erin) Demo scripts (password in slides handout for precon attendees only)
Session: Kicking and Screaming: Replacing Profiler with Extended Events (Erin) Demo scripts