Denver SQL Server User Group June Monthly Meeting
Details
Warmup Presentation
"Lightning Talks!"
Ready for another round of rapid fire SQL Server sessions? Lined up this month are three short presentations to get you ready for your summer of SQL Server:
Introduction to Geospatial Concepts and Data Types in SQL Server 2012 - David Siska-Salkin
ANSI vs. Supported T-SQL in SQL Server - Christopher Wolff
Private cloud with Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager 2012 - Karl Fasick
Main Presentation
"Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware for OLTP Performance"
The foundation of database performance is the underlying server hardware and storage subsystem. Even the best designed and optimized database application can be crippled by an inadequate hardware and storage infrastructure. Recent advances in new processors and chipsets, along with improvements in magnetic and SSD storage have dramatically changed the evaluation and selection process compared to the past. Many database professionals struggle to keep up with new technology and often simply let someone else make their hardware selection and sizing decisions. Unfortunately, the DBA usually gets the blame for any performance issues that crop up later. Don't let this happen to you! This session covers current and upcoming hardware from both Intel and AMD and gives you the tools and resources to make better hardware selection decisions to support SQL Server OLTP workloads.
Glenn Berry works as a Principal Consultant at SQLskills in Parker, CO. He has been a SQL Server MVP since 2007, and he has a whole collection of Microsoft certifications, including MCITP, MCDBA, MCSE, MCSD, MCAD, and MCTS, which proves that he likes to take tests. His expertise includes DMVs, high availability, hardware selection, full text search, and SQL Azure. He is also an Adjunct Faculty member at University College - University of Denver, where has been teaching since 2000. He has completed the Master Teacher Program at Denver University - University College. He is heavily involved in the SQL Server community, and is a frequent speaker at user groups, SQL Saturdays, and the PASS Community Summit. He is the author of the book SQL Server Hardware, and he wrote chapters for SQL Server MVP Deep Dive and SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Volume 2 books. Glenn blogs regularly at http://sqlserverperformance.wordpress.com. He is active on Twitter as @GlennAlanBerry.