Allen White : Service Broker

SQLBits Presentation Materials

AllenMWhite — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 03:35:00 GMT

After a week of data recovery (see my blog post here ) and travel via train with no internet access, I've finally been able to get my presentation materials together from the Training Day and two regular sessions I did at SQL Bits #9 in Liverpool last...(read more)

Getting Excited: SQLBits is Coming

AllenMWhite — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT

Other than changing planes once at Heathrow Airport, I've never been to England, so I'm getting really excited about traveling there next week for SQLBits 9 - Query across the Mersey ! My wife and I will be spending a couple of days in London first, and...(read more)

[Speaking] Lots of Speaking Engagements in September and October

AllenMWhite — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:38:00 GMT

As Adam Machanic said, Fall is the busy season for speaking, and it will be for me. Here's a brief list of what's coming up: On Saturday, September 17 I'll be in Kalamazoo, Michigan for SQL Saturday #84 , where I'll be presenting my Automate Policy-Based...(read more)

Endpoints Need Privileges Too

AllenMWhite — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:16:00 GMT

Yesterday I delivered a session for the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter on Service Broker. In preparing for the session I was having trouble with my demo environment. Since early this year, after I upgraded my laptop to a Lenovo W510 with 10GB RAM, I've been...(read more)

[Speaking] Let Service Broker Help You Scale Your Application

AllenMWhite — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:09:00 GMT

I'll be presenting at tomorrow's PASS DBA Virtual Chapter. Here's the abstract: How your business applications interact with the corporate database directly can have a dramatic impact on how successful you are, and one of the biggest issues is performance...(read more)

Service Broker Solutions - Don't Forget the Basics

AllenMWhite — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:47:00 GMT

After finally getting a Service Broker solution implemented successfully, I'm really impressed with the technology, and frustrated how difficult it can be to implement and get it really working as expected. First, understand the technology. There are...(read more)

Service Broker Basics - Part Deux

AllenMWhite — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:40:00 GMT

Last week I introduced the Service Broker Basics . Today I'd like to cover some of the "plumbing" - the components that allow communication between different servers running Service Broker. Endpoints . There needs to be a channel for the communications...(read more)

Service Broker Basics

AllenMWhite — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:59:00 GMT

I'm currently implementing a Service Broker solution at a client site, and it's been an interesting challenge, because there's not a lot of information out there to help guide you through the process. Here I'd like to walk you through the basics. Message...(read more)