Kalen Delaney, Straight to Your Computer We’re excited about this week’s virtual workshop – Kalen Delaney will be teaching about Indexes – and it’s going to be amazing! Kalen is well known for her in-depth approach to teaching workshops, classes, pre-conference sessions and so much more. We’re really jazzed about bringing you more than *4 hours* of detailed information about […]

Special: What *IS* the Virtual Conference? (By Popular Request) Several people wrote in to ask about the virtual conference to find out more about it. Specifically, people were asking what a "session" was like and how it was different from a webinar or other sessions they may have seen out and about. I figured the easiest way to explain was […]

What Are Your Big Challenges with SQL Server? We’re putting together webcast, article, script and show plans for the next little bit and I thought I’d just post and ask directly – what types of information and what topics would be most helpful to your work? Are there areas with SQL Server that you’re most interested in learning more about? […]

Webcast Today – Avoiding a SharePoint Disaster Whether you’ve already implemented SharePoint, or are only preparing to, backup and recovery should be a priority. Discover how to use SharePoint’s out of the box backup and restore capabilities to protect your data in case of calamity. This session will take a quick trip through the built in backup options available with […]

Webcast Tomorrow: Avoiding a SharePoint Disaster Whether you’ve already implemented SharePoint, or are only preparing to, backup and recovery should be a priority. Discover how to use SharePoint’s out of the box backup and restore capabilities to protect your data in case of calamity. This session will take a quick trip through the built in backup options available with SharePoint; […]

Webcast Weds: Register ASAP Avoiding a SharePoint Disaster Whether you’ve already implemented SharePoint, or are only preparing to, backup and recovery should be a priority. Discover how to use SharePoint’s out of the box backup and restore capabilities to protect your data in case of calamity. This session will take a quick trip through the built in backup options available […]

New SelectVIews Show The new show is live on the site today – it includes information about SQL Server industry happenings, SharePoint happenings, the SQL Server tip of the day and upcoming IT Pro events. You’ll also find out about some new SSWUG.ORG features, an announcement about SharePoint, site discussions and much more. [Watch the Show] SQL Server 2008 Indexes […]

Announcement: Indexing Virtual Workshop SQL Server 2008 Indexes – Internals and Best Practices Kalen Delaney will be presenting our next virtual workshop, all about SQL Server Indexes. You’ll learn about key design considerations as you determine where, and what types of indexes will best support your queries. You’ll also learn the value of unique indexes and included columns. You’ll find […]

Have You Checked Your Service Accounts? When you set up SQL Server, you also set up services that support various features. From Analysis Services to Reporting Services to SQL Agent and other features and functionality, these features get established with accounts that they use to login to the server. It’s important to review those accounts after you’ve brought up your […]

Featured Article(s) The DBA Database (Managing Database Growth) What data do you keep long term about your system? Webcast: Avoiding a SharePoint Disaster Whether you’ve already implemented SharePoint, or are only preparing to, backup and recovery should be a priority. Discover how to use SharePoint’s out of the box backup and restore capabilities to protect your data in case of […]