August 2009 - Posts

• Did You Know: What’s a SQL Server Education Worth?

  My latest SQL Server Magazine commentary discussed the fact that many people are reluctant to spend money for technical education. You can read it here: http://www.sqlmag.com/Articles/ArticleID/102670/102670.html?Ad=1 In that commentary, I could only Read More... Posted Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:29 PM by Kalen Delaney | 33 Comments Filed under: internals, training

• Did You Know: Free SQL Server Training on SQL Saturday

  I am pleased to announce that I have been named to the Advisory Council for SQL Saturday . You can read the announcement here and see the schedule of SQL Saturday events here. SQL Saturday is like a mini-conference close to home. If there’s not one scheduled Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 25, 2009 11:00 AM by Kalen Delaney | 11 Comments Filed under: training, user groups

• Geek City: ALTERing a Partition Function

  Finally, a real geeky post. I received two questions in as many weeks about what really happens to existing partitions when you alter the underlying partition function. The big question being… does altering a partition function cause any data movement? Read More... Posted Sunday, August 16, 2009 2:31 PM by Kalen Delaney | 46 Comments Filed under: metadata, partition functions

• Geek City: 24 hours of SQL Server!

  I know, my Geek City posts are usually really technical, but I figured it’s only Geeks who are going to want a solid 24 hours of SQL Server presentations… so this post is dedicated to all the SQL Server Geeks out there! I will be presenting as part of Read More... Posted Thursday, August 13, 2009 7:13 PM by Kalen Delaney | 12 Comments Filed under: training, PASS, seminars, transaction log