SQLBits

Conferences are back, baby! I’m in London for SQLBits 2022, the biggest Microsoft data conference in Europe. This year’s theme is classic video games, and it’s been really cool to see the 8-bit logos and games all over the ExCel Center. Today is the Microsoft keynote. It’s called Level Up with Azure Data, hosted by…

Registration just opened up for my SQLBits workshop on Mastering Parameter Sniffing! Move fast – due to COVID, they’re spacing out the attendees, so there are even less seats available than usual. My workshops usually sell out quickly, so if you want a seat, you’ll need to hustle in. Here’s the session abstract: You’re a…

You’re a database developer or DBA with at least 3 years experience performance tuning queries and indexes. You already know you have parameter sniffing issues, and now you need to figure out how to fix it. In this one-day class, you’ll learn how to reduce the blast radius with index changes, query tuning, and database-level…

You need to speed up a SQL Server app, but you only want to make index changes. You don’t want to buy hardware, change SQL Server, or change the code. I’ll teach you the most important advanced lessons in one day. In my one-day Mastering Index Tuning online workshop at SQLbits, you’ll learn: My D.E.A.T.H.…

Voting is open now for SQLBits sessions, and I have to warn you that there are a LOT of sessions to choose from. Bits doesn’t just flat out take the top vote-getting sessions – they use votes as part of the session selection factor – and I don’t want you to think I’m campaigning for…

If you’re joining Erik & me at our SQLBits precon, Expert Performance Tuning for SQL Server 2016 & 2017, you’ll be able to follow along with the demos on your laptop. We’re going to be showing you some common and not-so-common query anti-patterns, and explaining how they’re easier to solve with SQL 2016 & 2017.…