Kevin Kline

Cheaters Never Win, Even in TPC Benchmarks

2013-05-06T14:57:00Z

In this portion of the series on database benchmarking, I want to tell you about one of my favorite aspects of the TPC benchmarks – CHEATING. ...(read more)

Use TPC Database Benchmarks to Save Money

2013-04-29T14:47:00Z

Today, I would like to give you a primer on how to read the benchmark reports that are published by the major database and hardware vendors....(read more)

Read the New TPC Database Benchmarking Series

2013-04-22T18:17:00Z

Let's talk about database application benchmarking. This is a skill set which, in my opinion, is one of the major differentiators between a journeyman-level DBA and a true master of the trade. In this article published in my monthly column at Database Trends & Applications magazine , I'll give you a brief introduction to TPC benchmarks and, in future articles, I'll be telling you how to extract specific pieces of valuable information from the published benchmark results. But let's get started...(read more)

PASS Business Analytics Conference (BAC) Recap

2013-04-14T14:15:00Z

Hear about the latest announcements at the PASS Business Analytics Conference and from the renown keynote speaker and author of "Freakonomics", Dr. Steven Levitt....(read more)

The All-New 'Database Lifecycle Management" is available on MSDN

2013-04-05T10:51:00Z

The Database Lifecycle Management is an MSDN curated content view providing a single location to find many of the best solutions for common customer tasks in Microsoft SSDT, SSMS, and SQL Database....(read more)

Squishy Limits in SQL Server Express Edition

2013-03-28T12:19:00Z

Do you use Express Edition? Then you might not know that the published memory limits are not set in stone....(read more)

SQLintersection!

2013-03-27T13:47:00Z

Get the details on Kevin's keynote address at the SQLintersection conference in Las Vegas in early April....(read more)

Continued Work Pays Off in the IT Leadership Space

2013-03-26T13:01:00Z

Kevin ranks as a top leadership expert on Twitter....(read more)

Is Microsoft SQL Server Supported By ...?

2013-03-19T14:50:00Z

Ever wonder if a specific version of SQL Server or another application is supported by a specific virtualization platform? Here's your answer......(read more)

SQL Server Data Tools - Business Intelligence for Visual Studio 2012 Released!

2013-03-08T12:33:00Z

SSDTBI for Visual Studio 2012 enables customers to use the Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services project templates within the Visual Studio 2012 shell. Read more to get the download details....(read more)

Demo Mastery for the Technology Evangelist

2013-02-15T17:02:00Z

Want to be a better technology evangelist? Here are a variety of tips about how to turn mediocre software demonstrations into outstanding software demonstrations....(read more)

Hurray! I Have One of the Top 1% most vied LinkedIn Profiles

2013-02-11T16:32:00Z

Kevin get's a nice note from Mr. Nishar, SVP at LinkedIn, but it's really about you....(read more)

What's It Like on a SQLCruise?

2013-02-05T19:25:00Z

I always seem to get a question or two along the lines of "What's it like on a SQLCruise ?" as I present at various conferences, SQL Saturdays , and user group meetings. Since we just finished up the 2013 Miami SQLCruise, I thought it'd be a good time to recap so that you can judge for yourself if you'd ever want to do it yourself. Personally, I think that Tim Ford ( Twitter | Blog ), together with his wife Amy, are doing better than ever in making the cruise both a top-quality learning experience...(read more)

The Year That Was - 2012

2012-12-31T19:31:00Z

2012 was, simply stated, a year that kicked my butt. When I wasn't struggling professionally, I was struggling personally. Health issues, culminating in a diagnosis of Type II diabetes, and the passing of my father soon after Thanksgiving marked my biggest struggles. I apologize to those of you who are normally on my Christmas card list for not sending any this year. The wind was not in my sails. On the positive side of the ledger, I made a scary but exciting leap to SQL Sentry midyear. This was...(read more)

Learn More About SQL Server IO and Query Tuning in These Webcasts

2012-12-14T18:50:00Z

Join database expert Kevin Kline in two new webcasts for SQL Server users: Storage IO Best Practices and Query Tuning Best Practices....(read more)