Category Archives: Teaching

Special Discount Code for PASS Summit and Precon

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Glenn Berry

On Monday, October 24, 2016, I will be doing an all-day, Pre-Conference session on how to interpret my SQL Server diagnostic information queries. I have done many shorter versions of this session (such as 60 minutes, 75 minutes, or even … Continue reading →

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Analyzing I/O Subsystem Performance at PASS 2014

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Glenn Berry

On November 5, 2014, I had the pleasure of presenting Analyzing I/O Subsystem Performance at the PASS 2014 Summit in Seattle. I was in room 6C, coming on after Conor Cunningham’s presentation on Query Store. People seemed to like the … Continue reading →

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Tesla Road Trip to SQLSaturday #300 in Kansas City

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Glenn Berry

I am going to be driving my red Tesla Model S P85 from Parker, Colorado to SQLSaturday #300 in Kansas City (which is happening on September 13, 2014). I will actually be leaving on Thursday morning, and driving to Topeka, … Continue reading →

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Scaling SQL Server 2014 Pre-Con in Copenhagen

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Glenn Berry

I will be travelling to Copenhagen, Denmark to deliver a full day pre-con for SQLSaturday #275 on Friday, March 28, 2014. This is a revised and expanded version of the pre-con I delivered at the 2013 PASS Summit, with a … Continue reading →

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Speaking at PASS Summit

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Glenn Berry

I found out last week that I will be presenting three sessions at the PASS Summit 2013 in Charlotte, NC. The first one will be a full-day pre-conference session on Scaling SQL Server 2012. This will be an updated and … Continue reading →

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24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview Edition

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Glenn Berry

The latest 24 Hours of PASS (24HOP) event will start at 12:00 GMT on July 31, with 24 back-to-back one hour live virtual sessions, ending exactly 24 hours later. I have the honor of presenting the final session of the … Continue reading →

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Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Glenn Berry

On July 25, I had the opportunity to present Hardware 201 for the PASS Performance Virtual Chapter. You can download my deck here. Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware for OLTP Performance The foundation of database performance is the … Continue reading →

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Speaking in Denver and Boulder in June

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Glenn Berry

I will be speaking at the Boulder SQL Server User’s Group on June 18, 2013 and at the Denver SQL Server User’s Group on June 20, 2013. In both cases, I will be presenting an updated version of  Hardware 201. … Continue reading →

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New Immersion Event Classes at SQLskills

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Glenn Berry

There are three new upcoming Immersion Event classes from SQLskills, including one that I will be teaching, which is the two-day IEHW class on September 18-19. I am really excited to get the chance to teach the IEHW class, and … Continue reading →

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Speaking at SQLSaturday #197 in Omaha on April 5-6

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Glenn Berry

I will be speaking on both Friday and Saturday (April 5-6) at SQLSaturday #197 in Omaha, Nebraska. I will be delivering a full day pre-con on Friday, and then doing Hardware 201 on Saturday. Here is the abstract for my … Continue reading →

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