2020-11-17
110 reads
PASS Summit
Making a Donation to PASS
With the PASS Summit moving to a virtual format, Steve is going to support the event.
2020-06-16
87 reads
2019-11-07
226 reads
Predictions for PASS
Steve is missing the PASS opening keynote, but he has a few predictions for the day.
2019-11-06
167 reads
"But It Worked in Development!" - 3 Hard SQL Server Performance Problems
You’ve been performance tuning queries and indexes for a few years, but lately, you’ve been running into problems you can’t explain. Could it be RESOURCE_SEMAPHORE, THREADPOOL, or lock escalation? These problems only pop up under heavy load or concurrency, so they’re very hard to detect in a development environment.
2018-02-23
7,201 reads
Five Things I Learned at the PASS Summit
Steve Jones has attended the PASS Summit almost every year, and in that time he's learned a few things. He shares a few today that might convince you or your boss that it's worth funding the trip this year.
2010-09-21 (first published: 2010-05-17)
5,233 reads
The 2010 SQLServerCentral Opening Night Party
SQLServerCentral is hosting an opening night party at the 2010 PASS Summit. Read more about this and learn how to get a ticket.
2010-10-26 (first published: 2010-05-13)
4,055 reads
Working the Door
Steve Jones talks about one of the highlights of his year: working the door at the PASS Community Summit.
2010-03-09
108 reads
Top Ten Reasons to Attend the 2010 PASS Community Summit
There are some good reasons to think about attending the 2010 PASS Community Summit.
2010-07-23 (first published: 2010-02-25)
3,778 reads
2009-11-06
32 reads
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Moving the Error Log
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