Tag Archives: Wait Stat

Webcast: What Are You Waiting For?

What was the number one question from today’s webcast on wait statistics?  Where can the slides and sample code be downloaded.  To answer this question of the ages, click on the download link below. Thank you to everyone that attended. … Continue reading

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TSQL Tuesday #005 – Wait Stat Report – #TSQL2sDay

I’ve been meaning to join in on the T-SQL Tuesday event for the last couple months and let the time opportunity slip by.  This month’s topic is reporting and its seems like a good time to get in on the … Continue reading

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Wait Stat Categories

A few weeks ago I posted a job that I use to track wait stats in the DBA database that I bring to a number of clients.  I had promised to follow-up with a couple or three reports that could … Continue reading

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If You Don’t Know Where You’ve Been

If you don’t know where you’ve been, how can you expect to know where you are going.  Seems like such a simple little line and I’m sure many of us can look at history, politicians, and maybe that restaurant review … Continue reading

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September PASSMN Meeting Tonight

The Minnesota SQL Server user group (PASSMN) meeting is tonight at the Microsoft offices.  Come check us out to network and mingle with your peers and also for the opportunity to learn some new things. Tonight’s topics are: SQL Server … Continue reading

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Checkout PASSMN Meeting Next Week

Just one week until the next PASSMN meeting.  As I mentioned last week, this month we’ll be focusing a  bit on performance.    And yeah, guys with lights coming out of his body means performance… or it might be just a … Continue reading

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PASSMN September Meeting

Just two weeks away is the next PASSMN meeting.  This month we’ll be focusing a  bit on performance and to emphasis this point I found a picture of someone moving so fast that light emanates from their body. SQL Server … Continue reading

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Find Query Plans That May Utilize Parallelism

When ever I go to a new client to assist with performance issues, I inevitably download the Troubleshooting Performance Problems in SLQ Server 2005 white paper.  In my opinion and many others, it is one of those documents that should … Continue reading

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Tonight April PASSMN Meeting (04/21/2009)

Looking for something fun to do?  Trying to get your SQL Server to perform a little better? There is a PASSMN (Minnesota SQL Server User Group) meeting tonight.  We are meeting a little later than usual because of a room … Continue reading

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April PASSMN Meeting (04/21/2009)

Drive Your Way to the DMV & Performance Troubleshooting with Wait Statistics April 21, 2009 3:00 PM – 5:15 PM Drive Your Way to the DMV Speaker: Jason Strate, Digineer Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) and Dynamic Management Functions (DMF) have … Continue reading

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