June 2007 - Posts

SQLPerf: Measuring anything has an effect on it

Published 27 June 7 2:26 AM | GregLow

I’ve been back doing SQL performance tuning work this week. This morning I had a good reminder that whenever you measure something you have an effect on it. The procedure I was working on was at the head of 46% of all blocking chains on the site yesterday...

TechEd US - Orlando - Done and dusted

Published 11 June 7 1:52 AM | GregLow

TechEd US is now done and dusted. It was a great event. I really enjoyed the chance to catch up with so many people from the SQL MVP community, the RD community and others. I ended up doing a series of interviews at Virtual TechEd ( www.virtualteched...

Mix 2008 Dates Announced

Published 1 June 7 3:5 AM | GregLow

It sounds like Mix 2007 was the place to be this year. Mix 2008 has been announced and I'm guessing is likely to sell out quicker than this year's one. From Jennifer Ritzinger, I received: Mark your calendar and save the date for MIX08! We are...