Upcoming SQL Server User Group Presentations
I’ll be speaking at two New England area SQL Server user groups in the next few days! First, tonight I’ll...
2017-07-24
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Technobabble by Klee from @kleegeek
24 Hours of PASS Session Slides Uploaded
My slide deck from the recent webinar series 24 Hours of PASS, Summit Preview session, where I presented a session...
2017-07-23
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Point Counterpoint: Why Virtualize a SQL Server?
I get asked all the time – “why virtualize SQL Server if I’m content with my physical servers today?” The normal...
2017-07-24 (first published: 2017-07-12)
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Book Review: VMware vSphere 6.5 Host Resources Deep Dive
If you are actively managing VMware environments with workloads that have high performance needs (such as all of the virtualized...
2017-07-05
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24 Hours of PASS, Summit Preview Session
I’m proud to announce that I’ve been selected to present a session in this year’s 24 Hours of PASS: Summit...
2017-07-03
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VMworld 2017 USA Sessions
I’m proud to announce that my sessions for this year’s VMworld 2017 conference in Las Vegas have turned up in...
2017-06-30
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Keep VMware snapshot growth from wrecking your day
VM snapshots are one of the best virtualization features ever. But…have you ever had a VMware vSphere or Hyper-V snapshot...
2017-07-06 (first published: 2017-06-26)
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Webinar with Rubrik: Simplifying SQL Server Data Protection – Near Zero RTO
I am very proud to contribute to a new webinar with Rubrik on Thursday, June 22 at 8AM PT / 11AM ET...
2017-06-19
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PASS Summit Precon on Virtual SQL Server Performance
PASS has just announced this year’s precon sessions for the PASS Summit in Seattle this October, and I am humbled...
2017-06-13
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SQL Server on Linux Series: Operating System Differences
SQL Server administration, once installed and running, doesn’t vary too much based on your operating system, but the differences in...
2017-05-30
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Blogs
Automated SQL Server Benchmarking with HammerDB and Docker: A Complete Testing Framework
I’m excited to announce the release of a new open-source project that fully automates...
Automated SQL Server Benchmarking with HammerDB and Docker: A Complete Testing Framework
I’m excited to announce the release of a new open-source project that fully automates...
Advice I Like: Praise
By Steve Jones
Don’t reserve your kindest praise for a person until their eulogy. Tell them while...
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Change Tracking Data Retention Options
If I am running this code:
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2017 SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON (CHANGE_RETENTION=4 xxx);What are the possible choices for xxx? See possible answers