Technical Papers

Our current listing of technical papers and whitepapers for you are available here. Note: All papers and articles are in pdf, Excel or Powerpoint format, and guest sign-up is required for viewing.



Webinar: Where to Look First When Your SQL Server Application Performs Poorly

Topic: Focus on Windows and SQL Server performance to address poorly performing applications.

By: Jeffry Schwartz

Level: Intermediate


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Uncover a Hidden SQL Server Performance Killer: Forwarded Records

 Topic: forwarded records, performance, heap tables
By: Lori Brown

Level: Beginner/Intermediate


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Webinar: Understanding SQL 2008 Performance Metrics Improvements. 
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UPDATED: Using PC Software to Automate Performance and Analysis and Reporting

 Topics: macro languages, time-saving, application suite, understanding counter values
By: Jeffry Schwartz (Int’l CMG Conference)

Level: Intermediate/Advanced


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Webinar: SQLRx Part 2: Maximizing Existing Hardware Investment by Addressing SQL Server Performance Issues 
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Webinar: SQL Rx Part 1: Top PerfMon Counters for Analyzing SQL Server Performance Issues 
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SQL Rx VitalSigns Guide: - Where to Look First
(For Server 2008, Vista and Windows 7).  Contact us for V1
for Windows 2000 or 2003.

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Techniques for Identifying and Optimizing Resource-Intensive SQL Server Queries

Topics: queries, performance, bottlenecks, optimization
By: Jeffry Schwartz (Int’l CMG Conference)

Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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SQL Upgrade - Top 10 Do's and Don'ts

Topics: upgrade and migration
By: Lee Everest

Level: All


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Top 10 Do's and Don'ts for SQL Server Administration

Topics: administration, best practices
By: Lori Brown

Level: All


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Utilizing Performance Monitor Counters to Effectively Guide SQL Server Tuning Efforts

Topics: counters, performance tuning, performance monitoring
By: Jeffry Schwartz (Int’l CMG Conference)

Level: Intermediate/Advanced 


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SQL Server 2005 Performance Measurement Improvements

 Topics: counters, performance tuning, performance monitoring
By: Jeffry Schwartz (Int’l CMG Conference)

Level: Intermediate/Advanced


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SQL Server Performance Optimization Techniques

 Topics: Performance optimization, SQL Trace, SQL Profiler
By: Jeffry Schwartz (Windows Technology Symposium)

Level: Intermediate/Advanced


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Interpreting SQL Server 2000 Performance Counters

 Topics: Performance optimization, Windows Performance
By: Jeffry Schwartz (Int’l CMG Conference)

Level: Intermediate/Advanced


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Utilizing Transformed Correlations in Performance Analyses

 Topics: Data correlation, performance analysis
By: Jeffry Schwartz (Int’l CMG Conference)

Level: Intermediate/Advanced


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 Forecasting Processor Consumption in a Multiple Machine Environment

 Topics: Forecasting, consumption, workload processer, utilization measurements, statistical forecasting methods, linear trend projection, exponential smoothing, ARIMA models
By: Jeffry Schwartz (Int’l CMG Conference)

Level: Intermediate/Advanced


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