Tag Archives: Hardware

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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Hardware 301 Presentation

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Glenn Berry

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

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Glenn Berry

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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Understanding Server Hardware Course from Pluralsight

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Glenn Berry

My first training course from Pluralsight, Understanding Server Hardware has just gone live. It is listed in the SQL Server section of the course catalog, even though it is not really SQL Server specific. It is meant as a foundational … Continue reading →

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Choosing a Mobile Workstation

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Glenn Berry

I get a lot of e-mail and Twitter requests for advice about what laptop someone should buy. I don’t mind this too much (I actually sort of like it, to be honest), but it probably makes some sense to summarize … Continue reading →

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Three Generations of Toshiba Portege Laptops Compared

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Glenn Berry

Since I am a bit of a hardware enthusiast, I tend to buy new computer hardware a little more often than the average person (probably too often)! I like to have a smaller laptop for teaching and presentations, that is … Continue reading →

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Dell 12th Generation Server Cheat Sheet

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Glenn Berry

Over the past several months, Dell has been rolling out a number of new 12th generation servers that all use the new 32nm Intel Xeon E5 series processor (aka Sandy Bridge-EP). These new servers all have much higher memory density … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Hardware Tidbits

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Glenn Berry

There have been a few interesting developments on the hardware front over the past week that I want to cover today. First, Intel has released the new Core i7-2700K processor, which is their new top of the line desktop CPU. … Continue reading →

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Hardware 301: Diving Deeper into Database Hardware

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Glenn Berry

On Wednesday, October 12, at 10:15AM, I am going to get the pleasure of presenting my Hardware 301: Diving Deeper into Database Hardware Spotlight session at the PASS Summit 2011 in Seattle. This will be a 90 minute session, so … Continue reading →

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Presentation Deck For Hardware 201 at Denver SQL Server User’s Group on May 19, 2011

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Glenn Berry

I got the chance to give an updated version of Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware for OLTP Performance to an audience of about forty people at the Denver SQL Server User’s Group on May 19, 2011, which was … Continue reading →

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