SQL Server 2012 is now at its final build: Service Pack 4. See what you should know before deploying and find out what's been in each release over its lifetime.
Team Blog
Join me at one of my March SQL Server presentations to live audiences in Oregon, Colorado, and Georgia. All events are free, but registration is required.
John Martin recounts his experience on the Tech Outbound Caribbean cruise teaching, learning, and meeting great people who have a thirst for Data Platform knowledge and why you should take the chance to attend.
Allen White shows how both internal and external memory pressure is reflected in the SentryOne dashboard, and how it affects server performance.
Don't take SQL Server Missing Index recommendations at face value. They have numerous limitations. In this blog post, Andy Yun explores one of these: Index Key Order.
Allen White blogs about one of the great benefits of SQL Sentry: it presents you with an overall picture of the server's performance, allowing you to see what's going on as a whole, and then allowing you to drill into the areas that may be of concern.
Kevin Kline describes a new Webinar featuring Sabin IO. If you're a DBA who must remedy poor performance on a SQL Server then you'll want to check this out.
MS MVP Kevin Kline walks through two ways to prepare for a peaceful and uninterrupted holiday: technology and process.
