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October 6, 2017
Cloud Strategies Roundtable, Paddington UK
Please join us on the ‘Cloud Strategies Round Table’ on Friday, October 6th, from 8.30 am to 11.00 am, at the Microsoft Office - London, Paddington. Join us on this interesting roundtable discussion, where we will be reviewing digital transformation and cloud adoption stories from around the world and from all kind of industries. In this event, we will be presenting our experience and global brands case studies of how digital transformation is helping organizations to rediscover new revenue streams,…
Find out more »Webinar – SQL Server Internals Episode 4
We’re starting a new topic in this next episode: Physical Storage Come hear the first webinar on this topic, from Kalen Delaney, based on her SQL Server Internals books and classes. In this installment, Kalen will tell you about basic disk storage, 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: Heaps and B-Trees Tools for examining…
Find out more »Getting the most out of SQL Server Engine on Prem and in the Cloud with Kalen Delaney, Tel Aviv Israel
Here is your chance to attend a free workshop on how to get the most out of SQL Server 2016 and 2017, presented by Kalen Delaney, SQL Server MVP and renowned author of the SQL Server Internals book series. In this workshop, you will learn: •How SQL Server 2016/2017 works together with other data services on Azure •What are the cool features in SQL Server 2016 and 2017 that you can use to optimize your workloads •How the new features…
Find out more »Webinar – Kalen Delaney’s SQL Server Internals Webinar Episode 5
We are continuing the topic of Physical Storage. Part 2 of this section is Allocation. Come hear the second webinar on this topic, from Kalen Delaney, based on her SQL Server Internals books and classes. In this installment, Kalen will tell you about extents and allocation, 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: Types of…
Find out more »PASS Summit 2017
PASS Summit 2017 is where the world's largest community for technical data professionals come together for a week of learning, networking, career development, and fun. Now entering its eighteenth year, PASS Summit is a leading event in the annual industry calendar. Every year, over 4000 attendees receive world-class, practical training on the latest technologies and services from global industry experts. Numerous onsite and offsite activities and sponsor events round out the full Summit experience, providing a conference that is repeatedly…
Find out more »November 7, 2017
Webinar – Kalen Delaney’s SQL Server Internals Webinars Episode 6
We're continuing the topic of Physical Storage. Part 3 of this section is Large Object Storage. Come hear the third webinar on this topic, from Kalen Delaney, based on her SQL Server Internals books and classes. In this installment, Kalen will tell you Large Object storage, 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: Restricted variable…
Find out more »Webinar – Kalen Delaney’s SQL Server Internals Webinars Episode 7
We are continuing the discussion of Physical Storage with Part 4 of this topic. In this installment, Kalen will tell you about Clustered Index storage, 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: Heaps vs B-Trees Clustered index leaf level Uniqueifiers Upper levels of clustered index
Find out more »Webinar – Kalen Delaney’s SQL Server Internals Webinars Episode 8
We 're continuing the discussion of Physical Storage with Part 5 of this topic. In this installment, Kalen will tell you about Nonclustered Index storage, 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: Heaps vs B-Trees review Nonclustered index leaf level Nonclustered index upper levels What is the key column Composite indexes Covering indexes Other nonclustered…
Find out more »AWS re:Invent 2017
DB Best will be attending AWS re:Invent 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. We hope to see many of you there! AWS re:Invent 2017 is a learning conference hosted by Amazon Web Services for the global cloud computing community. The event features keynote announcements, training and certification opportunities. At the conference, you’ll have access to more than 1,000 technical sessions, a partner expo, after-hours events, and so much more. What to expect AWS has added a full day of additional…
Find out more »Webinar – Kalen Delaney’s SQL Server Internals Webinars Episode 9
We are continuing the discussion of Physical Storage with Part 6 of this topic. In this installment, Kalen will tell you about Fragmentation, 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: Fragmentation Basics DMV to report fragmentation Fragmentation and performance Reorganization (defrag)
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