The meeting scheduled for tonight will be rescheduled to May 21st. The meeting next Month with Paul Randal is still planned to be held at the Microsoft office April 16th, you should see an Eventbrite sign up for this meeting within the next week.  Thank-you!

UPCOMING EVENTS

April 16th  - User Group Meeting

Presenter and Sponsor: Paul Randal from SQL Skills

Performance Troubleshooting Using Wait Statistics

One of the first things you should check when investigating performance issues are wait statistics - as these can often point you in the direction for further analysis. Unfortunately many people misinterpret what SQL Server is telling them and jump to conclusions about how to solve the problem - what is often called 'knee-jerk performance tuning'. In this session, you will learn what waits are, how to analyze them, and potential solutions to common problem patterns.

April 21st - 22nd -     PASS Business Analytic Conference, Santa Clara CA

If you are planning to attend the PASS BAC conference this year, use the following code for a $300 discount on advance pricing.

BFFBG

May 21th - User Group Meeting

Presenter: Tristan Wilson

Using SQLIO to Test Your Disk Subsystem

Disk performance is a key metric in Sql Server performance. Is your storage performing its best? How do you know? This session will review different methodologies for testing your disk subsystem. We'll use Microsoft's SQLIO tool to determine the I/O capacity of a given configuration. By understanding the maximum capabilities of your disks, you'll better understand the performance capacity of your storage subsystem. 

KC SQL Server User Group web site: http://kansascity.sqlpass.org/