Monthly Archives: February 2013

Hardware 301 Presentation

I had the opportunity to present the latest version of Hardware 301: Diving Deeper into Database Server Hardware two times in one day yesterday! First was a virtual presentation for the PASS Virtual DBA chapter at 12PM, and then I … Continue reading

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Speaking at PASS Database Administration Virtual Chapter

I will be speaking at the PASS Database Administration Virtual Chapter on February 13, 2013 at 12PM MST. I will be presenting the latest version of my Hardware 301: Diving Deeper into Database Hardware deck. The LiveMeeting link is here. … Continue reading

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SQL Server 2008 R2 Diagnostic Information Queries (Feb 2013)

Here is the February 2013 version of my SQL Server 2008 R2 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements to several of the existing queries. I have decided to split off this into a separate version just for … Continue reading

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SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries (Feb 2013)

Here is the February 2013 version of my SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements to several of the existing queries. There is also one new query that looks for missing indexes for all databases … Continue reading

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