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Query Plan Usage presentation available for download

Bill Graziano — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:06:23 +0100

The PowerPoint slides and demo files for Bill Graziano's Query Plan Usage presentation are now available for download.

Kansas City PerformancePoint Launch and Business Intelligence Summit

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:28:30 +0100

Register to attend the Kansas City launch of PerformancePoint Server and enjoy a full day of Business Intelligence education.

Register for "What I Wish Developers Knew About Developing Applications for SQL Server 2005" Webcast

Bill Graziano — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:48:46 +0100

Bill Graziano will present "What I Wish Developers Knew About Developing Applications for SQL Server 2005" as an MSDN webcast on July 26th, 2006 at 11AM CDT. Bill says of the webcast "Many of my consulting engagements come about because of an application that is causing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to behave poorly. Often I see the same mistakes in applications that use SQL Server. This webcast addresses some of the most common errors I encounter, and explains how to avoid them in your applications. I cover connecting to SQL Server, cursors, handling NULLs, stored procedures and dynamic SQL, error handling, and transactions."

Watch "What I Wish Developers Knew About Writing SQL Server 2005 Queries" Webcast

Bill Graziano — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:44:28 +0100

Bill Graziano recently presented a webcast for MSDN titled "What I Wish Developers Knew About Writing Queries for SQL Server 2005". Bill says "As a consultant, I visit many companies that are having performance problems with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database. This webcast describes some of the most common problems I see from clients, and explains how to avoid them. I cover reading query plans, SQL Profiler, indexing, correlated sub-queries, temporary tables, and user-defined functions, and show how you can use them together to improve performance."

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Bill Graziano to Present Query Tuning Webcast

Bill Graziano — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:24:33 +0100

Bill Graziano will present SQL Server 2005 Developer Tips and Tricks on March 22nd, 2006 at 11:00 AM CST. The session will focus on query tuning and will include query plans, profiler and index usage. (The web site is a little odd. Choose one of the three main choices and then choose the Data Access tab at the bottom.)

Join ClearData at the SQL Server 2005 Launch

Bill Graziano — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 08:57:37 +0100

Join Bill Graziano and ClearData Consulting, Inc. at the SQL Server 2005 launch event in Merriam, KS on November 10th, 2005. As a SQL Server MVP he'll be available to answer questions concerning the new version of SQL Server. This is a joint launch for SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005. The DBA events are in the morning and the developer events are in the afternoon.

Bill Graziano to present at the KC .NET SIG on July 26th

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 19:11:42 +0100

Bill Graziano will be presenting What I Wish Developers Knew About SQL Server at the Kansas City .NET SIG on Tuesday, July 26th, 2005. This presentation covers the most common mistakes I see in SQL Server development. It will also provide a variety of tips to improve the development process. The session will cover database application development including database design basics, database builds during development and version control. It will cover writing good queries, locking, set-based processing, stored procedure basics, connecting to SQL Server, simple administration and basic security. All topics will focus on the most common mistakes rather than providing a comprehensive overview of each topic.

SQL Server Road Show coming to Kansas City on August 9th

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 19:08:01 +0100

The SQL Server Roadshow will be at the Overland Park Sheraton on Tuesday, August 9th, 2005. This one day event provides SQL Server specific training by some of the best names in the business. It includes tracks for development, administration and business intelligence.

Bill Graziano presenting at the May AITP meeting

Sun, 15 May 2005 17:54:22 +0100

Bill will present on the new features of SQL Server 2005 on Wednesday, May 25th, 2005.

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2005 April Community Technology Preview

Fri, 06 May 2005 17:48:51 +0100

Instead of releasing Beta 3 Microsoft releases the April CTP of SQL Server 2005. Microsoft plans to continue releasing CTP's in lieu of further betas. They believe this will provider people access to the technology in a more timely fashion. MSDN subscribers can download the April CTP.