Highly Available & Scalable Solutions with RavenDB
Explore RavenDB's capabilities for load distribution, replication, disaster recovery, and data-driven sharding. Learn how this document database scales under load and maintains high availability during failures.
Cross Atlantic - Scaling Instagram Infrastructure from US to Europe
Scaling Instagram's infrastructure across continents: challenges, solutions, and disaster recovery strategies for deploying stateful services and partitioning Cassandra databases between US and Europe.
10 Cloudy Questions to Ask Before Migrating Your SQL Server
Explore key considerations for migrating SQL Server to the cloud, including service selection, availability requirements, dependencies, and migration strategies to ensure a successful transition.
A Beginner's Guide to Becoming a Performance Tuner
Discover common SQL Server performance killers and learn essential tuning techniques for both DBAs and developers. Gain practical insights through demos on server configuration, T-SQL parallelism, and TempDB optimization.
Running Managed SQL Server on AWS
Explore Amazon RDS for SQL Server: automate administration, enhance availability, monitor performance, and scale effortlessly. Learn key features and differences from self-managed deployments on EC2.
Next Gen - Intelligent Infrastructure
Explore how Intelligent Infrastructure and AIOps can revolutionize SQL Server database management, simplifying tasks and enabling DBAs to focus on high-value activities with less resources.
SQL Security Revisited
Explore SQL Server security, from authentication modes to vulnerabilities. Learn about target acquisition, privilege escalation, and SQL injection techniques for better defense strategies.
Aspettando PostgreSQL 9.1
Esplorazione delle nuove funzionalità di PostgreSQL 9.1, con focus su miglioramenti di prestazioni, sicurezza e scalabilità per database aziendali.
Adding Zero-Downtime Migrations Strategy in a SaaS Project
Learn techniques for implementing zero-downtime database migrations in SaaS projects, ensuring smooth updates without service interruptions while handling large-scale client databases.
Being the DBA of the Future - A World of On-Premise and Cloud
Explore the evolving role of DBAs in hybrid environments, covering essential skills for managing on-premise and cloud databases, and strategies for adapting to future technological changes.
Policy-Based Management and Central Management Server
Explore policy-based management and Central Management Server for efficient SQL Server administration, including server registration, policy creation, and evaluation modes.
Troubleshooting Clusters
Learn essential techniques for diagnosing and resolving issues in clustered environments, enhancing your ability to maintain high availability and performance in complex database systems.
Windows Azure SQL Database Design - Silver Lining and Dark Side
Explore Windows Azure SQL Database design, covering editions, limitations, costs, data types, and modeling. Learn 10 tips for effective design and migration strategies.
Building Your T-SQL Tool Kit - Window Function Fundamentals
Explore T-SQL window functions to enhance data analysis skills, improve query performance, and solve complex business problems efficiently.
Skewed Data, Poor Cardinality Estimates, and Plans Gone Bad
Explore how skewed data affects cardinality estimates and query plans, learning strategies to improve SQL Server performance and optimize database operations.
Hekaton - Why, What, and How
Explore Hekaton, Microsoft's in-memory OLTP engine for SQL Server, with David DeWitt. Learn its purpose, functionality, and implementation details in this comprehensive keynote presentation.
How to Use DMVs to Diagnose Performance Issues
Discover how to leverage Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) for effective SQL Server performance diagnostics and troubleshooting with expert Glenn Berry.
SQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTP Overview
Explore SQL Server 2014's in-memory OLTP technology, its architectural pillars, and integration with SQL Server for optimized workloads and improved performance.
Did You Vote Today? A DBA's Guide to Cluster Quorum
Learn about cluster quorum in SQL Server, including dynamic quorum, witness types, and multi-site deployments. Gain practical insights for database administrators on maintaining high availability.
Mejores Prácticas para SQL Server en Ambientes Virtualizados
Aprenda las mejores prácticas para optimizar el rendimiento de SQL Server en entornos virtualizados, maximizando la eficiencia y minimizando los problemas comunes.
Advanced SQL Server Execution Plans
Aprofunde-se em planos de execução avançados do SQL Server, explorando técnicas para otimizar consultas e melhorar o desempenho do banco de dados.