SQL Saturday Austin, Texas – Free SQL Training
Announcements, Education
SQL Saturday Austin is coming to Austin Texas. That's right, you heard it here first! Free SQL Server training in Austin, TX!
SQL Saturday Austin Free Training on Feb 24th and Feb 25th
SQL Saturday Austin is Feb 24th and 25
We hope…
Five Tips for Working Remotely
Advice, Education
The following are five tips for working remotely that I learned over the years from working remotely with large companies like DELL, RDX and now even as a leader of a consulting company that focuses on making our customer's data fast, secure…
September 2018 Training Opportunities
Announcements, Community, EducationThe Procure SQL team is out and about in September, sharing their knowledge for free at SQL Saturdays as well as online webinars! We are very proud of our team and their efforts to share knowledge and experiences. Be sure to say hello and…
SQL Saturday Houston 2018
Announcements, Community, Education, General
We are back this year! Not only are we sponsoring SQL Saturday Houston, we are also speaking! All three of us are presenting! Go here to see the full schedule.
What is SQL Saturday?
SQL Saturday is a free training event for Microsoft…
The Importance of SQL Saturdays
Community, DBA 101, EducationI had the distinct honor of helping John Sterrett (t/b) and Dolph Santorine (t) organize and run SQL Saturday #717 in Wheeling, West Virginia on April 28, 2018. It was a chance meeting at the event that drove home to me why we invest so much…
Free SQL Education!
Community, Education, UncategorizedWhat is the best way to learn?
The best way to learn is directly from industry professionals! We are thrilled to be helping the SQLSaturday Wheeling organizers put together a great SQLSaturday, April 28, 2018. The schedule is packed…
SQL Server Recovery Models
DBA 101, Disaster Recovery or High Availability, EducationIn my last post (A Beginner's Guide to SQL Server Backups) we discussed the basics of SQL Server Backups. As Backups are the foundation for Recovery, the next logical discussion should be Recovery Models. For reference, I have included this…
A Beginner’s Guide to SQL Server Backups
DBA 101, Disaster Recovery or High Availability, EducationAs was discussed in a previous blog, (The Most Important Role of a SQL Server DBA) Backups and Recovery are the cornerstone of all successful SQL Server DBA careers. Exactly how much attention is paid to backups until something drastic…
Building Your First Always On Availability Group
Disaster Recovery or High Availability, EducationHave you wanted to build an availability group but didn’t know where to start?
If so, we have discounted SQL Server Availability Group training for you!
Join us for pre-conference training brought to us by SQL Saturday Nashville!…
Resources for Performance Tuning Article
Education, Performance TuningThe following are some resources that are included in John Sterrett's Introduction to Performance Tuning with Azure SQL Databases Idera Geek Sync.
Performance Root Cause Analysis Toolkit
Calculate DTU on Your Own
Benchmark Azure SQL Database…