Adam Machanic : parallel processing

More Fun in Atlanta: Parallelism at SQL Saturday 220

Adam Machanic — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:25:00 GMT

May 18, SQL Saturday returns yet again to the Atlanta area. At this point I've become a bit of a regular at Atlanta's events; this will be my third one in a row. The team that puts them together is amazing, and produces top quality, super fun and educational...(read more)

Query Tuning Mastery at PASS Summit 2012: The Video

Adam Machanic — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:49:00 GMT

An especially clever community member was kind enough to reverse-engineer the video stream for me, and came up with a direct link to the PASS TV video stream for my Query Tuning Mastery: The Art and Science of Manhandling Parallelism talk, delivered at...(read more)

Query Tuning Mastery at PASS Summit 2012: The Demos

Adam Machanic — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 04:00:00 GMT

For the second year in a row, I was asked to deliver a 500-level "Query Tuning Mastery" talk in room 6E of the Washington State Convention Center, for the PASS Summit. ( Here's some information about last year's talk, on workspace memory. ) And for the...(read more)

Recent Webcasts on Parallel Processing Available for Download

Adam Machanic — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:03:00 GMT

While preparing the material for my PASS Summit post-con on parallelism and parallel processing I realized that I could easily take a few chunks out, modify them a bit, and create some nice standalone webcasts. So I did just that, and delivered two sessions,...(read more)

Webcast - September 28, 2010 - Next-Level SQLCLR: Parallel Processing and Bulk Load

Adam Machanic — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:24:00 GMT

Tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. EDT (4:00 p.m. GMT) I'll be doing a webcast for the PASS Application Development Virtual Chapter . Next-Level SQLCLR: Parallel Processing and Bulk Load The power of SQLCLR as a performance tool has been well-documented at this point;...(read more)

RunAs Radio Goes Parallel!

Adam Machanic — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:42:00 GMT

Just a quick note to let you know that I did an interview with my friend Richard Campbell for his IT podcast, RunAs Radio . The topic is -- of course -- the common theme of my blog as of late: parallelism. Check it out!...(read more)

PASS Summit 2010 Post-Conference Seminar on Parallel Processing

Adam Machanic — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:37:00 GMT

I am honored to have been selected for a second year in a row to present a full-day seminar at the PASS Summit. This year's seminar will be a "post-con", and will be delivered on Friday, November 12 . The title of the seminar is " A Day of Doing Many...(read more)

PASS Performance Virtual Chapter: Parallelize Your Queries!

Adam Machanic — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:51:00 GMT

Last month a new PASS Virtual Chapter was introduced, one with a theme that is near and dear to much of what I like to work on: performance . Tomorrow, Tuesday August 3rd at noon Eastern time , the chapter will have its second meeting, and I will be doing...(read more)

SQL University: Parallelism Week - Part 3, Settings and Options

Adam Machanic — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Congratulations! You've made it back for the the third and final installment of Parallelism Week here at SQL University . So far we've covered the fundamentals of multitasking vs. parallel processing and delved into how parallel query plans actually work...(read more)

SQL University: Parallelism Week - Part 2, Query Processing

Adam Machanic — Wed, 26 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Welcome back for the second part of Parallelism Week here at SQL University . Get your pencils ready, and make sure to raise your hand if you have a question. Last time we covered the necessary background material to help you understand how the SQL Server...(read more)

SQL University: Parallelism Week - Introduction

Adam Machanic — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Welcome to Parallelism Week at SQL University . My name is Adam Machanic, and I'm your professor. Imagine having 8 brains, or 16, or 32. Imagine being able to break up complex thoughts and distribute them across your many brains, so that you could solve...(read more)