Kevin Kline

Kevin (@kekline) serves as Principal Program Manager at SentryOne. He is a founder and former president of PASS and the author of popular IT books like SQL in a Nutshell. Kevin is a renowned database expert, software industry veteran, Microsoft SQL Server MVP, and long-time blogger at SentryOne. As a noted leader in the SQL Server community, Kevin blogs about Microsoft Data Platform features and best practices, SQL Server trends, and professional development for data professionals.

Articles by Kevin Kline

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A Historical Account of the Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS), Part 1: Foundation from Kevin Kline.
March 18, 2019 | Kevin Kline | SQLFamily, Community, PASS Summit, PASS 1
Kevin Kline shares the Q&A from our recent "Setting SQL Server Performance Baselines and Alerts" webinar and highlights additional resources you can reference on the topic of baselining and alerting.
February 12, 2019 | Kevin Kline | Alerting, Baselines, SentryOne 0
SQL Sentry Essentials is now available. SQL Sentry Essentials is a new SQL Sentry edition that provides essential performance monitoring for up to 5 database instances.
February 7, 2019 | Kevin Kline | Licensing, SQL Sentry Essentials 0
Kevin Kline shares the Q&A from our recent webinar, The Top 4 Data Technology Trends Every DBA Should Know About in 2019.
In his inaugural SentryOne Community Omnibus post, Kevin Kline shares the latest SentryOne webinars, resources, blogs, and press releases.
Kevin Kline shares highlights from the PASS Summit 2018 keynote with Raghu Ramakrishnan.
November 12, 2018 | Kevin Kline | SQL Server, PASS Summit 0
Kevin Kline shares highlights from Rohan Kumar's PASS Summit 2018 keynote, "SQL Server and Azure Data Services: Harness the future with the ultimate hybrid platform for data and AI."
November 8, 2018 | Kevin Kline | Cloud, SQL Server, Azure, PASS Summit 0
Learn about this HUGE opportunity to influence the Microsoft Data Platform products and services you use daily while attending the PASS Summit!
November 5, 2018 | Kevin Kline | Community, SQL Server, PASS Summit, PASS 2
Join Kevin Kline, author of SQL in a Nutshell, at one of seven PASS SQL Server user group meetings in California in September. See you there!
September 5, 2018 | Kevin Kline | SQLFamily, Community, SQL Server 0
Kevin Kline wraps up SQL Vacation 2018 in Boston. He discusses some of the unique sights to see around town and chats with Andy Mallon, who leads the BostonSQL group.
July 17, 2018 | Kevin Kline | SQLFamily, Community, SQLVacation 0
SQL Vacation 2018 has reached Burlington, MA! Kevin Kline introduces you to New England SQL Server User Group Leader Vladimir Ivanovich and highlights some must-see attractions in the Burlington area.
While in New York City on SQL Vacation 2018, Kevin Kline shares some fun NYC facts and attractions. He also interviews New York SQL Server Meetup leader Thomas Grohser.
On his second SQL Vacation 2018 stop, Kevin Kline interviews Sebastian Meine of the Philadelphia SQL Server User Group (PSSUG) and highlights unique sights to see in Philly.
Kevin Kline shares his recommendations for things to see in Washington D.C. and interviews two local SQL Server community leaders who played an integral role in bringing SQL Vacation 2018 to D.C.

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