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SQL Saturday #190 Denver

Join us at SQL Saturday Denver on September 28. SQL Saturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. This SQL Saturday includes a number of options for pre-conference training in Denver, including a free session presented by Steve Jones.

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2013-09-18

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SQLServerCentral Webinar #17: Monitoring your SQL Server Instances

Join SQL Server MVP Brad McGehee to learn why it is so important to monitor your SQL Server instances and what you should consider when starting out. This webinar will also show you how you can use Red Gate's SQL Monitor for SQL Server monitoring and will include an overview of the new features released in v3.0, including the ability to create your own custom metric definition and to support different access permissions.

2013-09-18 (first published: )

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SQLServerCentral Webinar Series #10: SQL Server Backup and Restore for the Accidental DBA

Thursday, May 26, 2011 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM BST. Steve Jones will be your host to introduce Grant Fritchey, SQL Server MVP and Product Evangelist at Red Gate Software.
This webinar will take you through the best practices, standards and methods that you can employ to ensure that you have solid backup processes for the databases under your charge. You’ll also learn how to restore, because your backups are only good if you can restore them. Grant will show you how using Red Gate’s SQL Backup Pro and SQL Virtual Restore can make all this easier and more efficient.

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2013-09-18 (first published: )

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New SQL Monitor Custom Metric: Percentage of Free Log Space

This metric measures the percentage of free space for transaction log files (LDF files). You’ll find this useful if your SQL Server has limited capacity, so you need to maximize existing disk space utilization by minimizing unused space. It will also alert you if the amount of free space drops below the specified thresholds.

2013-09-17

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SQL Saturday #228 Cambridge, UK

SQLSaturday #228 Cambridge is a training event for SQL Server professionals, Business Intelligence and SQL Server Developers and those just wanting to learn more about SQL Server. This event will consist of a pre-conference day on the 27th September and a free community day on the 28th September 2013.

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2013-09-16

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Backup to the Cloud: The Silver Lining

Offsite backups are vital to data integrity, allowing for preservation and backup of data in catastrophic circumstances. Cloud backups have been around for a while, but are now really coming into their own. Tony Davis looks at how to get set up with cloud backups for restores and disaster recovery.

2013-09-16

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