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Posts by Brent Ozar

Brent Ozar
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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.
All The Storage an Access Guy Needs

Top 10 Reasons Why Access Still Doesn’t Rock

Brent Ozar
Humor
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Database Journal published an article yesterday about the Top 10 Reasons Why Access Still Rocks for Developers.  After I wiped the coffee off my monitor, I had to write a rebuttal. The following headlines are theirs, not mine, but the responses are mine. 1. The price is right. The author says: “Access is freely available…
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For the record, whining does NOT cause blisters.

Why You Might Want to Buy SQL Server 2008 Now

Brent Ozar
Licensing
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When SQL Server 2008 came out, I heard a lot of grumbling at PASS from production DBAs.  They didn’t like the focus on business intelligence, and they felt like there wasn’t enough meat on the bones to solve real-world production problems. When SQL Azure came out, they grumbled more.  Developers love Azure because they can…
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Dangerous Interview Question

Salary Negotations During the Interview

Brent Ozar
Professional Development
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On Twitter, Pat Wright posed a question: Dangerous Interview Question My answer: it depends.  (Hey, I’m a DBA, right? Isn’t that always the answer?)  My favorite salary negotiation book recommends postponing the salary question as late as possible during the hiring process, but I don’t think that’s realistic.  I don’t go house shopping without looking…
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More Free SQL Server DBA Training Videos Online

Brent Ozar
SQL Server
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The SQLBits conference in Great Britain videotapes their sessions and makes them available for public viewing.  This weekend, they announced that last fall’s sessions are online now – and it’s all free! Here’s my Performance Tuning for Race Car Drivers presentation.  (Yes, I do insult Americans within the first 30 seconds, but I don’t think…
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BSOD-T

SQL Azure Frequently Asked Questions

Brent Ozar
Microsoft Azure
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On Monday 2/1, SQL Azure goes commercially live.  Microsoft’s charging for service now, and that means it’s officially official. I talk to a lot of enterprise DBAs, project managers, and developers about SQL Server in the cloud.  Here’s some of the questions I get asked most often. What is SQL Azure? SQL Azure is Microsoft’s…
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The Usual Suspects

Book Week: The Politics of Writing Books

Brent Ozar
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This week, I’ve talked about the economics of writing books, interviewed Robin Goldstein about The Wine Trials, and interviewed Tom LaRock about his upcoming book.  This week I’m finishing off the series with my thoughts about the mental costs involved in writing a book. First Things First When my book contract with Wiley/WROX was initially…
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Tom LaRockStar

Book Week: Interviewing Tom LaRock on Writing

Brent Ozar
#SQLPass
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This week I’m focusing on books – writing, publishing, and marketing.  So far I’ve covered how to make (or lose) money writing a book and how the Wine Trials might work as a business model, and today I’m talking to a first-time author.  Enjoy! Tom LaRockStar Tom LaRock needs no introduction, but you know that…
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Release Date: May 2010

Brent Ozar
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The Data Platform Insider just broke the news: “Today, SQL Server 2008 R2 received an official release date. It will be listed on Microsoft’s May price list, and will be available by May 2010.” You can read the full press release on the DPI blog, and read carefully.  It notes that customers with Software Assurance…
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The Wino and The Wine Trials

Book Week: The Wine Trials 2010 Review

Brent Ozar
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The Wino and The Wine Trials When I reviewed the first edition of The Wine Trials, I called it “a wine book for donut lovers,” saying: “I don’t have a very sophisticated palate (mmm, donuts) and I gotta think there are some wines that basically taste good to everybody – like, well, donuts.  You don’t…
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Typical BBS Menu

You may ask yourself, How did I get here?

Brent Ozar
SQL Server
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Paul Randal (Blog – @PaulRandal) tagged me in a post about the three events that brought him here.  I had to think about this one for a while, and I even talked it over with Erika. Discovering BBSes Typical BBS Menu Long before the public got access to the Internet, I was logging onto Bulletin…
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John Jones of NetApp

Chicago #SQLPASS Meeting Recap

Brent Ozar
#SQLPass
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John Jones and Ray LaMarca of NetApp came to the Chicago PASS Chapter tonight, and John did a presentation about storage performance.  One of my measures of a good performance is the number of questions asked during the presentation, and John’s presentation was definitely a winner there.  Lots of good questions. John Jones of NetApp…
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Free Day-Long Virtual Event for SQL Server

Brent Ozar
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SQL Server training, come get your fresh hot SQL Server training here… On Wednesday, March 3rd, we’re doing an all-day live virtual conference on how to use dynamic management views (DMVs) to do SQL Server performance tuning and troubleshooting.  We’re going to have sessions at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels taught by: Kevin Kline…
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Performance Tuning Presentation for #SQLPASS on Jan 13th

Brent Ozar
#SQLPass
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Eric Humphrey (Blog – @LotsaHelp) asked if I’d help out the Northwest Arkansas PASS chapter tomorrow and present remotely.  Because I know that you, reader, like to watch, here’s the coordinates: Start Time: Weds Jan 13th 11:45 AM Central (17:45 GMT) Attendee URL Meeting ID: ZRW878 Attendee Entry Code: X/~x]ZNH3 Audio: will be through your…
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