Utilize SQL Server Storage Effectively

With the increased use of databases and the need to have more and more data online, database storage is an area DBAs need to manage effectively. If you plan your database and data management correctly you can build and manage a cost effective, high performing SQL Server solution. If not, you risk potential storage issues as well as performance degradation. This session will cover best practices and options focused on helping you manage your SQL Server storage. We will dive into the tools you can use to manage database storage, some of the latest trends, database design implications, data archiving and alternatives such as compression, BLOB data storage, filtered indexes and more. We’ll also introduce a tool that allows you to reduce the storage footprint of your live SQL Server databases.

Join us for this free event and learn how to utilize your SQL Server storage effectively.

SQL Saturday #164 - Cleveland

A free day of training in Cleveland, OH. Come see MVPs Allen White and others talking about all aspects of SQL Server. For free.

SQL Saturday #161 - East Iowa

A free day of SQL training in Iowa City o Aug 11. Come meet other SQL Server professionals in the area.

SQL Saturday #158 - New York City

Free training in New York. Come learn about SQL Server, meet other pros, and then enjoy a night in the city.

Help Red Gate create a new monitoring tool

Red Gate Software is looking to offer a new monitoring service and is looking for opinions and ideas in making it happen.

PASS Data Architecture VC presents Ami Levin on Where Are My (Primary) Keys?

On Thursday July 26th 12PM noon Central, Ami Levin will revisit some of the fundamental principles of relational databases – normalization rules, key selection and some controversies surrounding these rules.

Free Webinar: Monitoring your business, not just your servers – Getting the most out of SQL Monitor

Wednesday July 25 2012, 6:00pm BST: Learn how you can use SQL Monitor to gather information and alert on extra performance data for your servers and applications, making this tool vital for keeping an eye on your business. In this free webinar David Bick, Product Manager at Red Gate, will give you an overview of SQL Monitor including the new custom metric functionality in v3.

SQL Saturday #159 - Kansas City

BBQ and SQL Server. Come to a free day of training in Kansas City on Aug 4.

SQL Saturday #150 - Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA. LSU. Free Training. Come visit, learn a few things, and enjoy meeting other SQL Server pros.

SQL Server Central Webinar Series #20: Using SQL Storage Compress in the Real World

Join us on July 10 at 4:00pm GMT/11:00am EDT for an in-depth look at SQL Storage Compress and learn how you can shrink the storage needs for your databases.