June 2009 - Posts

• Old Performance Tuning Recommendations Die Hard

  It’s interesting to me that old and inaccurate performance tuning recommendations seem to have a life of their own. In some ways, old performance tuning recommendations are like the Undead from some kind of cheesy, 1970’s zombie movie – no matter how Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 23, 2009 10:19 AM by KKline | 8 Comments Filed under: Administration, Internals, Performance, Tips

• Excellent new books for SQL Server professionals

  Hello from Vancouver, BC! I'm enjoying the proceedings at the annual DevTeach conference and looking forward to some great sessions today. I was recently given the privilege to tech review a new book put out by Manning Publications, written by Rod Colledge, Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 09, 2009 11:53 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Administration, Best Practices, Internals

• Speaking in Vancouver at DevTeach, June 8-12

  Join me and many other friends, like Bill Graziano, Peter Debetta, and Brad McGeehee, as we speak next week at the DevTeach conference in Vancouver, BC. You can register at http://www.devteach.com . Take a look at the impressive conferences schedule (at Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:43 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Speaking