Archive for March, 2011

SQL Saturday #67: There and Back Again »

This SQL Saturday was a star-studded cast of speakers and a host of enthusiastic attendees. This was by far one of the biggest SQL Saturdays I’ve been to with over 300 people in attendance. For me things started off right in Tom LaRock’s (blog | twitter) “Performance Made Easy” talk. Between trading verbal jabs with [...]

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SQL Saturday #67: Beginnings [pre-con] »

Well, I made it. After a long trek through Nebraska, Iowa, and part of Illinios I arrived early into Warrenville and to the Quest offices for Kevin Kline’s (blog | twitter) pre-conference on Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting. Kevin ran us through his “Rocks, Gravel, and Sand” methodology. This is an approach by which you take [...]

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