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#SQLPass, Microsoft Azure

Dr. Rimma Nehme Summit day 2 keynotes have become special. Over the last few years, Microsoft has dedicated the day 2 keynote to a technical dive into an advanced, future-looking topic. Past examples have included future-looking guidance on Hekaton, columnstore indexes, and how Azure SQL DB protects data. I love Microsoft for doing this. It costs…

#PASSsummit Day 1 Keynote Live Blog

Last Updated November 1, 2017

Good morning, folks, and welcome to our annual live blog of the PASS Summit Day 1 keynote. Open the free live video stream at PASSsummit.com in one browser tab, and then refresh this page every couple/few minutes. I’ll be adding my thoughts at the end of the page, in chronological order, for easier reading later. Today’s…

#PASSSummit Expert Performance Tuning Pre-Con: Stretch Goals

Last Updated October 6, 2017

Sure, they look trustworthy Eric and I are doing a PASS Summit pre-con class called Expert Performance Tuning for SQL Server 2016 & 2017. To encourage signups, we’re giving every attendee a free Enterprise/Everything Bundle, plus some other surprises you’ll get during the event. Response has been absolutely bonkers – over 300 of you have…

[Video] Last Season’s Performance Tuning Techniques

Last Updated August 1, 2017

#SQLPass, Development, Videos

You’re kinda-sorta comfortable doing performance tuning on SQL Server. You’ve read a few blogs, you monitor Page Life Expectancy, you rebuild your indexes, and you add an index here or there. However, you haven’t been to a day-long performance tuning class yet, and you’re wondering what you’re missing. Thing is, in SQL Server, performance tuning…

Last Season’s Performance Tuning Techniques: Slides & Demos

Last Updated August 1, 2017

#SQLPass, Development

Right now, Erik and I are presenting at the 24 Hours of PASS. We’re talking about Last Season’s Performance Tuning Techniques: Wanna play along with us as we show how your performance skills might be a little out of date? Here’s the demos and the slides: Last Season's Performance Tuning Techniques from Brent Ozar Fill…

24 Hours of PASS: Last Season’s Performance Tuning Techniques

Last Updated June 22, 2017

Brent, last season (and I have so many good bad photos to share) I’m excited to announce that Erik and I are presenting the opening session at this year’s free online 24 Hours of PASS webcasts! Here’s our session: Last Season’s Performance Tuning Techniques You’re kinda-sorta comfortable doing performance tuning on SQL Server. You’ve read…

New #SQLPASS Summit Pre-Con: Expert Performance Tuning for SQL Server 2016 & 2017

Last Updated October 6, 2017

#SQLPass, Company News

Going to the PASS Summit in Seattle this year? Join me & Erik Darling on Tuesday, the day before the conference, at our pre-con session, Expert Performance Tuning for SQL Server 2016 & 2017. Your job is making SQL Server go faster, but you haven’t been to a performance tuning class since 2016 came out.…

This Year is Your Best Chance to Speak at the PASS Summit.

Last Updated May 22, 2017

#SQLPass, Writing and Presenting

Me presenting, photo by John Martin The call for speakers at the PASS Summit is open now. As of this writing, there are less than 120 sessions submitted. To put that in perspective, in 2016, there were 758 sessions submitted overall, and about ~175 general session spots. Your chances have never been better. Get in…

Wanna speak at the PASS Summit? Here’s how.

Last Updated April 16, 2017

#SQLPass, Writing and Presenting

The PASS Summit is the biggest SQL Server community event, and a lot of us speakers have “present at PASS” on their bucket list. Getting in is legendarily difficult because competition is fierce. Many sessions are submitted for each one that’s accepted, and you have to work hard to stand out from the pack. This year’s Call…

Reminder: Rate Your Summit Sessions (and Watch Mine Now!)

Last Updated April 9, 2017

PASS Summit attendees, we need your feedback. The greatest gift you can give back to your volunteer speakers is your comments to help them get better. Ratings are good – but what we really like is constructive comments. Don’t be polite – if you hated a session (mine included!), say why. Presenters really want to get better,…

My How to Think Like the Engine Class is Now Free – and Open Source

Last Updated April 9, 2017

You’re a developer or a DBA, and you’re comfortable writing queries to get the data you need. You’re much less comfortable trying to design the right indexes for your database server. You’ve never had a formal database internals class, and you don’t really have the patience to read a book on it – but you…

Thoughts About the #SQLSummit Day 1 Keynote

Last Updated February 12, 2017

Quentin Clark I’ll be honest, dear reader: I usually hate the holy hell out of the Summit day 1 keynote. As an example, check out the last keynote I liveblogged – go to the bottom and then read up. (Sorry, I won’t do that style again.) It was awful, one of the worst two hours…

[Video] 500-Level Guide to Career Internals

Last Updated October 1, 2020

#SQLPass, SQL Server, Writing and Presenting

This week , I was honored to give a session about hacking your career. Here’s the abstract: This is not yet another career session that tells you to be friendly and network. Forget that – this is about using your IT skills to reinvent the way you get paid. I’ll explain how I went from DBA to…

We Are Ready For Risk-Taking Presenters

Last Updated February 12, 2017

Doug Lane

June 2, 2011. I woke up around 5:00 AM, got dressed, left my cruise ship cabin and went downstairs to find a place to write about the dream I’d just had: A database murdered. Suspects isolated together on a ship. Technical sleuthing. I knew immediately this was a presentation I needed to give. It would be a…

My Favorite Moments from the 2015 PASS Summit WIT Lunch

Last Updated February 12, 2017

Kendra Little

The speakers are great, but the audience is great, too! One of the great things about the SQLPASS Summit is the annual Women in Technology lunch. Not only does the lunch feature an interesting presentation, but you get to talk to men and women at your table about diversity, how to build better teams, and how…

I’m Killing It at PASS Summit 2015!

Last Updated February 12, 2017

Doug Lane

I’m delighted and honored to be presenting two sessions at the 2015 PASS Summit in Seattle: “Living and Dying by Dynamic SQL” and “SQL Server Mystery: Dead Reports Don’t Talk”. Since I’ve never done either of these sessions at the Summit before, here’s a little more information about the sessions to help you decide whether to attend:…

PASS Summit #FreeCon2015: What We’re Talking About

Last Updated February 13, 2017

#SQLPass, Blogging, SQL Server

FreeCon SQLSaturday Chicago 2012 On the Monday before the PASS Summit in Seattle this year, we’re putting on another one of our FreeCons. The FreeCon is different from a typical conference pre-con – it’s free, and it’s about the SQL Server community, presenting, marketing, branding, networking, and yes, some technical stuff too. In the past,…

#SQLPASS #Summit14 Keynote LiveBlog: Dr. Rimma Nehme

Last Updated November 6, 2014

8:25AM Pacific: Goooood morning Seattle! It’s time for day 2 of the PASS Summit, and this morning we’ve got a technical keynote lined up. I’m a much bigger fan of these than the day 1 marketing keynotes. Dr. Rimma Nehme from the Microsoft Gray Systems Lab is talking Cloud Databases 101. Here’s the abstract: Cloud…

Announcing the 2015 #SQLPASS FreeCon (and taking applications)

Last Updated February 12, 2017