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Posts by Brent Ozar

Brent Ozar
2460 posts
https://www.brentozar.com
I make Microsoft SQL Server go faster. I love teaching, travel, cars, and laughing. I'm based out of Las Vegas. He/him.

Why You Should Care About Lori’s New Job

Brent Ozar
Blogging, SQL Server
3 Comments
Right now is an incredible time to do what you love. Take this one-minute video from Red Bull: It’s chock full of people doing cool, crazy stuff that they’re absolutely passionate about – skating, dancing, shooting hoops, singing – all the stuff the cool kids do. Red Bull’s logo is scattered in throughout the video…
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Why We’re Offering Training for Developers

Brent Ozar
SQL Server
1 Comment
DBAs have been asking me, “Brent, why do you have a book of Lady Gaga photos on your standing desk?” Also, “Brent, why are you guys offering training for developers instead of training for DBAs?  Have you lost your minds?  Why have you crossed over to the other side?  Have you forgotten that we know…
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Our 2-Day SQL Server Class in Atlanta in May!

Brent Ozar
SQL Server
2 Comments
You’re a developer stuck managing a SQL Server that you don’t really understand.  Why is it slow?  You’ve got a hunch that it’s not really your queries, but you’re not quite sure.  You’ve tried adding indexes, but you’re not confident that they’re the right ones.  The hardware guys say they don’t see a problem, but…
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The DBA Comics: @DBAreactions

Brent Ozar
SQL Server
11 Comments
Database administration is an unusual job because nobody understands what we do.  You know how you get all frustrated when certain things happen, but nobody else understands what you’re thinking? Yeah, me too. I give you @DBAreactions: Twitter and Tumblr. We’ve been working on it for the last few weeks, and we’re having more fun…
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VMware HA is Not Database Server High Availability

Brent Ozar
Clustering, SQL Server, Virtualization
15 Comments
I served with High Availability. I knew High Availability. High Availability was a friend of mine.  VMware HA, you’re no High Availability. See, for us database administrators, high availability means protection when: The system drive fills up because some potato decided to download a bunch of files An operating system or database server update goes…
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Developers: Help Us Pick Cities for 2013 Training

Brent Ozar
SQL Server
2 Comments
You’re a developer stuck managing a database server that you don’t feel comfortable with.  You’ve got no formal database training, but over a couple years of work, you’ve taught yourself how to design databases and write queries.  You want to improve the performance and reliability of your SQL Server, diagnose problems with your T-SQL and…
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Does Your SQL Server Need Critical Care®?

Brent Ozar
SQL Server, Videos
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Overwhelmed with problems on your SQL Servers? Maybe it’s time you stopped playing around with bandages and got some Critical Care®.  In this 30-minute video, we’ll introduce our Critical Care® process, explain what we look for, and show you how to explain it to your manager. Let’s make your SQL Server faster and more reliable…
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The Brent Ozar Unlimited® 2013 Company Retreat

Brent Ozar
Company News
12 Comments
Our day jobs involve quickly fixing some of the toughest technical (and political) challenges that have stymied companies for months.  We’re under very high pressure to produce amazing results quickly, and we pride ourselves on knocking it out of the park every time. And forget the client gigs – keeping any small business running is…
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How We Write

Brent Ozar
Writing and Presenting
13 Comments
The four of us were talking about the writing tricks we use, and we thought you might enjoy hearing our styles. How Brent Writes I use RememberTheMilk.com to track my blog post ideas.  I can use it from anywhere via a web browser, phone app, whatever.  I can tell when I’m in the mood to…
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Here’s to the Ones Working Today

Brent Ozar
SQL Server
3 Comments
Happy New Year’s Eve!  And no, I’m not looking for a kiss. Are you working today?  I usually did.  I’ve been in IT for over a decade, and I worked most holidays (not to mention most weekends).  It was the best time to get outage windows to do a lot of things that would help…
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Bob Dylan Explains TempDB (Video)

Brent Ozar
Humor, TempDB, Videos
8 Comments
How many files must a TempDB have before it’s allowed to be fast? How many table variables must a server walk down before it’s considered a table? The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind, and Bob Dylan will share it with you in this 25-minute video – hopefully you can understand him.
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What a good lookin' crowd.

PASS Summit Feedback: Top Ten AGAIN!

Brent Ozar
#SQLPass, SQL Server
5 Comments
Wow. Just wow. I’m totally humbled to say that my sp_Blitz® session and my AlwaysOn Availability Groups session were both voted among the best ten sessions at the PASS Summit 2012 conference. The sp_Blitz® session felt like the best session I’d ever presented in my life. The room was jam packed full of people with…
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