Kevin Kline : Troubleshooting

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

KKline — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:50:00 GMT

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

Recap - SQL Saturday 151 in Orlando

KKline — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:19:00 GMT

It's always a feel-good experience for me to return to SQL Saturday in Orlando, the place where SQL Saturdays were started by Andy Warren ( Twitter | Blog ). On this trip, I delivered a full-day, pre-conference seminar on Troubleshooting and Performance...(read more)

Two New Slide Decks. Plus, the Week in Colorado.

KKline — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:03:00 GMT

Kevin provides two new session slide decks and tells about his week presenting sessions in Colorado from August 14-17, 2012....(read more)

High-Availability White Papers and Resources for SQL Server

KKline — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:00:00 GMT

These resources detail five common high-availability and disaster-recovery architectures deployed by customers, along with a case study of each, plus FAQs about SQL Server high availability....(read more)

New White Paper: SQL Server Extended Events and Notifications

KKline — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:13:00 GMT

Download the new, free white paper from Microsoft MVP Jason Strate detailing SQL Server Extended Events and Event Notifications (registration required)....(read more)

SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization in Jacksonville, FL on April 27th

KKline — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:15:00 GMT

Learn more about troubleshooting and optimizing SQL Server performance in this full-day seminar on Friday,, April 27 2012....(read more)

Everybody Needs a Test Harness

KKline — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:17:00 GMT

Here's a handy little block of T-SQL code to improve code stability....(read more)

Troubleshooting Repeated Login Failures on SQL Server

KKline — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:05:00 GMT

I’d recently experienced a situation where I was getting repeated login failures to a SQL Server where I knew that I had the correct user name and password. Each time, I’d get error 18456 in response. "Login failed for user '<user_name>'. (Microsoft...(read more)

What I'm Reading, July 22 2011

KKline — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:43:00 GMT

I read too much, and that, my friends, is an entirely separate topic for a blog post. But I thought I'd share with you a little more about what I'm reading because sometimes, if I'm lucky, it might be something you'd enjoy too. So I'm going to start sharing...(read more)

Microsoft Windows Platforms Blog Watch

KKline — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:44:00 GMT

Remote Desktop Services Component Architecture Poster Grab your own poster! A visual guide to key Remote Desktop Services technologies in Windows Server 2008R2 Virtually Free Get the latest update rollup package for the Hyper-V role in Windows Server...(read more)

Pain of the Week/Expert's Perspective: Performance Tuning for Backups and Restores

KKline — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:39:00 GMT

First off - the Pain of the Week webcast series has been renamed. It's now known as The Expert's Perspective . Please join us for future webcasts and, if you're interested in speaking, drop me a note to see if we can get you on the roster! The bigger...(read more)

Available Online - SQL Server Training Videos

KKline — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:37:00 GMT

Interested in my various performance tuning and troubleshooting videos about SQL Server? These videos feature my good buddies (and uber-SQL Server experts) Brent Ozar ( blog | twitter ) and Buck Woody ( blog | twitter ). View these insight-packed training...(read more)

Pulling real-time data from Twitter using StreamInsight and Other Scandinavian Treasures

KKline — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:43:00 GMT

On my recent trip to SQLBits with subsequent visits to Dublin, Cologne, and Malmo (southern Sweden), I enjoyed a chance to meet several SQL Server MVPs, including Peter Larsson and Thomas Ivarsson. Among them, I enjoyed Johan Ahlen's article on Pulling...(read more)

SQL Server Migration Roll-Up

KKline — Mon, 02 May 2011 14:42:00 GMT

There are so many great tools out there for data professionals using Microsoft SQL Server. I really like to see all of these great tools made free to the public. On the other hand, I'm bummed that the tools are cast about in a very decentralized fashion....(read more)

New on SQLMag.Com: Update to SP_WHOISACTIVE

KKline — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:12:00 GMT

I profiled Adam Machanic's ( blog | twitter ) excellent stored procedure, SP_WHOISACTIVE, back in August of 2010 in my monthly SQLMag column, Tool Time. Adam has been diligent about maintaining the tool and adding new features. Read the details on my...(read more)