SQL Server 2014

SQL Server 2014 SP1 is available for download and implemention in your SQL Server environments.

SQL Saturday 365 in Melbourne has released the speaker schedule for the day. I am pleased to have been selected as a presenter for the day and join some of the many fantastic presenters who will be presenting on a wide range of topics for the day.

The world of Cloud Computing is changing very quickly. Whether you are already using cloud services or looking at using cloud services to host your website or extend your SQL Server footprint into a hybrid environment the performance improvements in cloud resources from Azure is constantly improving.

Kerberos Authentication protocol setup for your SQL ServerReporting Services environment can cause you some issues. In this article we are having a look at the steps that need to be followed to prevent your Double-hop issues happening.

Sysprep was first supported with SQL Server 2008 R2 to help with your raid deployment of SQL Server environments. With the release of SQL Server 2014 improved support is available for SQL Server installations via Sysprep.

With the release of SQL Server 2014, there are few features which can help improve with the performance of your SQL Server environments. Over this 5 part series I will take you through a high level overview of these features. Part 5 of this series are are looking at Managed Lock Priority & Single Partition Online Index Rebuild.

With the release of SQL Server 2014, there are few features which can help improve with the performance of your SQL Server environments. Over this 5 part series I will take you through a high level overview of these features. Part 4 of this series are are looking at InMemory DW.

With the release of SQL Server 2014, there are few features which can help improve with the performance of your SQL Server environments. Over this 5 part series I will take you through a high level overview of these features. Part 3 of this series are are looking at InMemory OLTP.

With the release of SQL Server 2014, there are few features which can help improve with the performance of your SQL Server environments. Over this 5 part series I will take you through a high level overview of these features. Part 2 of this series are are looking at Resource Governor for I/O.

With the release of SQL Server 2014, there are few features which can help improve with the performance of your SQL Server environments. Over this 5 part series I will take you through a high level overview of these features. Part 1 of this series are are looking at Buffer Pool Extension.

SQLSaturday #316 has been finalized and is happening in Christchurch on June 14 2014. If you have not registered already there is still time for you to register for this day of free SQL Server training. I am lucky enough to be joining a fellow MCM – Brent McCracken to present in Christchurch.

T-SQL Tuesday article discussing Interviews and Hiring. Have a look at at some insights I have gained over my years and the interviews that I have participated in.