DBASchool – In-Person Class – Hope To See You There! Instructor: Stephen Wynkoop (me!) I’ll be teaching a 3-day class on the things that you really need to know about SQL Server. We’ll have hands-on exercises, lots of discussions and real-world lessons learned. Check out the site here and reserve your spot – we will not allow more than 15 […]

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Announcing: DBA School – Learning SQL Server for the Rest of Us A three-day course taught by Stephen Wynkoop – centered around real-world experiences, how-to information and specific demonstrations and labs that will let you use and explore the topics covered. We’ll be covering Performance, Management, Security, Disaster Recovery more. Find out more at the class site here. The catch? […]

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Featured Article(s) Undocumented Validation SQL Server 2008 DBCC Commands In this article, Alexander Chigrik shows some useful undocumented validation DBCC commands that shipped with SQL Server 2008. Last Day To Register! Workshop is TOMORROW Tomorrow is the day – 3+ hours of SQL Server performance management and tuning – from understanding indexes, fragmentation and management to the native tools provided […]

Twitter – Facebook SSWUG.ORG page vWorkshop – Last Days to Register – Register Now! SQL Server Performance – Presented by Stephen Wynkoop I’ll be doing a virtual workshop THURSDAY – several hours on SQL Server performance. Find out about indexes, TSQL tips, monitoring and more. Check out the site for a more detailed outline – you can even get a […]

Get Social! Twitter – Facebook SSWUG.ORG page vWorkshop – Just a Couple of Days Away – Register Now! SQL Server Performance – Presented by Stephen Wynkoop I’ll be doing a virtual workshop THURSDAY – several hours on SQL Server performance. Find out about indexes, TSQL tips, monitoring and more. Check out the site for a more detailed outline – you […]

Announcing – Next DBASchool – In-Person Class Instructor: Stephen Wynkoop I’ll be teaching a 3-day class on the things that you really need to know about SQL Server. We’ll have hands-on exercises, lots of discussions and real-world lessons learned. Check out the site here and reserve your spot – we will not allow more than 15 students so we can […]

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