SQL Server
Scripting DBA Actions – Dan Jones (Microsoft SQL Server team member) has put together a great overview of his tips and techniques for automating DBA tasks. This comes as a direct result of sitting in on the panel discussion on automation from PASS.
Summer Camp for DBA’s (#SQLPASS) is over for 2008 – TJay Belt [...]
Thursday
After the Thursday’s keynote, I spent some time talking with Brent and meeting various vendors and conference attendees. It’s been good to have a little bit of time to relax, I’ve found.
After lunch, I attended Paul Nielsen’s and Louis Davidson’s presentation on smart database design. If they present on this topic, I definitely suggest [...]
Liveblogging the PASS Summit 2008 final day keynote. Refresh this page for news. Or, better yet, visit Brent Ozar’s coverage for additional info.
10:04 Parallel optimization is hard. Very hard. There’s a lot going on when the data is distributed across multiple nodes. Gray Systems Lab is working with DATAllegro to solve these problems. There are [...]
10:06 SQL Server 2008 is going to increase productivity, once these new features are available we’ll be able to leverage additional tools both as data people and as consumers and users of data. Office and Excel are going to be huge in the future, combined with SharePoint and PerformancePoint. These new tools, the new vision [...]
After today’s keynote, I spent some time as an ambassador for PASS. Being an ambassador means that you stand in the hallway wearing a red vest before and after sessions. You help direct people to their sessions, answer questions about various sessions, and smile to help people feel more comfortable in a completely overwhelming environment. [...]
