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.



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Techniques for Identifying and Optimizing Resource-Intensive SQL Server Queries

Topics: queries, performance, bottlenecks, optimization
By: Jeffry Schwartz Date: 2007 (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 Date: 2005 (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 Date: 2005 (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 Date: 2004 (Windows Technolgy Symposium)

Level: Intermediate/Advanced


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Interpreting SQL Server 2000 Performance Counters

Topics: Performance optimization, Windows Performance
By: Jeffry Schwartz Date: 2002 (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
Date: 1999 (Int’l CMG Conference)

Level: Intermediate/Advanced


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Forecasting Processor Consumption in a Multiple Machine Environment

Topics: Forecasting, consumption, workload processer, utilizaiton measurements, statistical forecasting methods, linear trend projection, exponential smoothing, ARIMA models
By: Jeffry Schwartz Date: 1998 (Int’l CMG Conference)

Level: Intermediate/Advanced


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Using an Office Application Suite to Automate Performance and Capacity Analysis and Reporting

Topics: macro languages, time-saving, application suite
By: Jeffry Schwartz Date: 1997 (Int’l CMG Conference)

Level: Intermediate/Advanced


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