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Connect with life www.connectwithlife.co.in 5 Hidden Gems inside SQL Server 2008 Vinod Kumar Technology Evangelist | Microsoft http://blogs.sqlxml.org/vinodkumar www.ExtremeExperts.com
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5 Hidden Gems inside SQL Server 2008
Vinod KumarTechnology Evangelist | Microsofthttp://blogs.sqlxml.org/vinodkumarwww.ExtremeExperts.com
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Session ObjectivesSQL Server is an ocean and this session will show some of the build-in features with SQL Tools
We will also discuss some tools that ship with SQL Server but under-utilized
We will also look at some free additions to the SQL arsenal that enhances our experience
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Agenda !!!
Context Setting
Exploring FeatureGem 1Gem 2Gem 3Gem 4Gem 5
Demo, Demo and more Demo’s
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Agenda !!!
Context Setting
Exploring FeatureGem 1 - SSMSGem 2Gem 3Gem 4Gem 5
Demo, Demo and more Demo’s
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Gem 1 - SSMSSQL Server Management Studio
New OptionsActivity MonitorNew-Debugger Command-line invokeObject-Explorer Details ViewNew Search CapabilityGrid-View Copy functionalityMulti-Server Query
Extra’sPerformance Dashboards
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DEMOSSMS – Management Studio !!!
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Agenda !!!
Context Setting
Exploring FeatureGem 1 - SSMSGem 2 - ProfilerGem 3Gem 4Gem 5
Demo, Demo and more Demo’s
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Gem 2 - Profiler
SQL Server – ProfilerCommand-Line attributesData-Column CopySave Execution Plan
Blocked Process Threshold
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DEMOProfiler
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Agenda !!!
Context Setting
Exploring FeatureGem 1 - SSMSGem 2 - ProfilerGem 3 - SQLDiagGem 4Gem 5
Demo, Demo and more Demo’s
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Gem 3 - SQLDiag
Previous Incarnation - PSSDiagAvailable in BINN folderCollect Diagnostic InformationConfigure to fire @ timeStop @ timeA lot more options available ….
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DEMOSQLDiag - Options
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Agenda !!!
Context Setting
Exploring FeatureGem 1 - SSMSGem 2 - ProfilerGem 3 - SQLDiagGem 4 - TableDiffGem 5
Demo, Demo and more Demo’s
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Gem 4 - TableDiff
TableDiffAvailable since SQL 2005Use Replication techniques for helpGreat command line optionsQuick Row-count on differences
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DEMOTableDiff – Command line utility
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Agenda !!!
Context Setting
Exploring FeatureGem 1 - SSMSGem 2 - ProfilerGem 3 - SQLDiagGem 4 - TableDiffGem 5 – SQLIOSim
Demo, Demo and more Demo’s
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Gem 5 - SQLIOSim
SQL IO SimulatorOut-of-box availableCommand-line and UI modeStress testing hardware
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DEMOSQLIOSim Tool
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Summary !!!
These are my Top 5 Hidden tools with SQL Server
There are many more that we couldn’t cover this time inside each of the subsystems
Keep exploring different ways to work with SQL Server and it will be fun !!!
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