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December 5, 2017
Webinar – Kalen Delaney’s SQL Server Internals Webinar Episode 10
We are continuing the topic of Physical Storage with Part 7 of this section. In this installment, Kalen will tell you about Partitioning, using examples from SQL Server 2016 and SQL Server 2017. Most of the information covered will also be relevant to SQL Server 2014 and SQL Server 2012 as well. Specific topics include: Why and when you should consider partitioning Defining a partitioning scheme Switching partitions Partitioning metadata
Find out more »Rick Heiges speaking at SQL Saturday Washington DC
Our own Rick Heiges is presenting "Winning with Columnstore - A Customer Story" at the SQL Saturday #693 event in Washington DC. Here is the abstract of his session This session will feature a real story of a customer who was running into performance and scaling issues on a big iron Oracle RAC system and why they decided to consider the magic of the Column Store for this situation. The discussion will focus on the existing environments for testing both…
Find out more »Webinar – Kalen Delaney’s SQL Server Internals Webinar Episode 11
We are continuing the topic of Physical Storage with Part 8 of this section. In this installment, Kalen will tell you about Data Compression, using examples from SQL Server 2016 and SQL Server 2017. Most of the information covered will also be relevant to SQL Server 2014 and SQL Server 2012 as well. Specific topics include: When and why is compression useful Row compression details Page compression details Recompression
Find out more »Optimizing your SQL Server upgrade process with DB Best Technologies
Over 60% of all SQL Server databases are running SQL 2008 R2 or older. DB Best has developed technology and methodologies to reduce the cost and time of upgrading to the latest versions of SQL Server by up to 90%. In this webinar, you learn: How to upgrade your databases with minimal changes to your applications. Tools from Microsoft and DB Best Technologies to speed up the upgrade process. Automate to scale the upgrade of production databases. How to identify…
Find out more »Webinar – Kalen Delaney’s SQL Server Internals Webinar Episode 12
We are continuing the topic of Physical Storage with Part 9 of this section. In this installment, Kalen will tell you about Columnstore Indexes, using examples from SQL Server 2016 and SQL Server 2017. Most of the information covered will also be relevant to SQL Server 2014 and SQL Server 2012 as well. Specific topics include: When and why are columnstore indexes useful? Nonclustered columnstore indexes Clustered columnstore indexes Columnstore index metadata
Find out more »February 10, 2018
SQL Saturday #696 – Redmond
SQLSaturday is a free training event for Microsoft Data Platform professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server, Business Intelligence and Analytics. This event will be held on Feb 10 2018 at Building 92, 15010 NE 36th ST, Redmond, Washington, 98052, United States
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Optimizing your SQL Server Upgrade Projects
Over 60% of all SQL Server databases are running SQL 2008 R2 or older. DB Best has developed technology and methodologies to reduce the cost and time of upgrading to the latest versions of SQL Server by up to 90% with minimum to no impact to the applications. In this workshop, we will walk you through this process.
Find out more »March 8, 2018
Microsoft Tech Summit, Pittsburgh
The Microsoft US Tech Summit Series is a one-day, technical learning event with multiple sessions and tracks for IT Decision Makers, IT Professionals & Implementers and Developers. Attendees will have the opportunity to build their skills with the latest in cloud technologies. Participants can choose from multiple informative sessions across Azure, Office 365, Dynamics, SQL Server, and Windows 10. With direct access to Microsoft experts and partners, attendees will learn best practices share strategies to optimize operations and deliver more…
Find out more »Microsoft Executive Industry Summit
Please join 400+ C-level executives from all over US for a 2-day summit on the power of technology and innovation to deliver differentiated business value to multiple organizations and their customers. Learn about new technology trends, best practices, and how you can leverage technology to keep pace with current trends. DB Best team will be there as a Silver Sponsor of Data and AI track. Please make sure to stop by our booth!
Find out more »Microsoft Tech Summit, Houston, TX
The Microsoft US Tech Summit Series is a one-day, technical learning event with multiple sessions and tracks for IT Decision Makers, IT Professionals & Implementers and Developers. Attendees will have the opportunity to build their skills with the latest in cloud technologies. Participants can choose from multiple informative sessions across Azure, Office 365, Dynamics, SQL Server, and Windows 10. With direct access to Microsoft experts and partners, attendees will learn best practices share strategies to optimize operations and deliver more…
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