New Weekly SQL Server Show Posted
(Open access for everyone): SelectViews: SQL Server versions settling in? SQL On Call, Upcoming events…The 60 second tip of the day, keeping users from becoming numb to security and much more. Our MiniCast is all about setting up a trace using SQL Server 2000.
Featured Article(s)
Make your Applications work faster – tune your SQL Queries
With some improvement on indexing, you can make your applcation have faster response byb modifying SQL Queries.
Build Useful Vista Gadgets that Talk to SQL Server
Have you looked at that Vista sidebar and thought that that would be a great place to put some monitoring tools or even some BI queries that you want to keep track of? You can – and it’s not as difficult as you might think. Check out PowerGadgets and see how cool it can be. You can even download a free trial to play with it. Get more information here.
Fantasy Football – Results
Thanks for all that responded – we’ll have a record number of leagues this year! I’ll be setting things up over the next few days and you should be receiving a message from Yahoo! Sports with information about getting logged in to the league. It’s going to be a lot of fun this season!
Unlocking SQL Server Infrastructure Consolidation
Consolidating SQL Server database servers represents an efficient path to infrastructure optimization, with significant benefits to IT. With the right approach, a consolidated framework cures low server utilization, assures availability and dramatically lowers the time and costs spent managing SQL Server environments. Join this webcast, presented by HP PolyServe Database Utility for SQL Server, and learn how a utility approach can enable you to: – Reduce by half the number of servers needed for SQL Server – Decrease storage requirements and software images for comprehensive cost reduction – Provide robust failover and DR services for every server, easily and cost effectively – Reduce the time required to manage servers, storage and O/S patches by as much as 75% – React to capacity changes in 30 seconds for real-time scalability
> Register Now
> Webcast date: 8/28/2007 at 12:00pm Noon Pacific
SQL Server Optimization and Data Protection with Intelligent ISCSI SANs
More and more companies are deploying storage area networks or SANs as storage needs continue to proliferate. SANs deliver many unique capabilities that improve data protection, storage performance and scaling, and reduction in storage management time. Intelligent iSCSI SANs offer an affordable, enterprise-class choice in SAN technologies. We will review best practices in deploying SQL Server in an intelligent iSCSI SAN, and the resulting dramatic improvements in deploying, optimizing, backing up, and recovering SQL.
> Register Now
> Webcast date: 8/29/2007 at 12:00pm Noon Pacific
Featured White Paper(s)
Building Cost Effective High Availability Infrastructure with Microsoft SQL Server
Database traffic management is a simple, low-cost approach to ensuring persistent data availability and rapid database scalab… (read more)
Optimize SQL Server Application Performance in Three Simple Steps
A simple, three-step optimization plan is all you need to achieve scalable, efficient database applications. “Making Sense … (read more)
Improve SQL Tuning with Best Practices
Tuning SQL statements on Microsoft SQL Server with native tools or by hand can be time consuming and labor intensive. Let SQL… (read more)