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Upgrading your DBA Skills to SQL Server Denali with Christian Bolton

Future proof your career by getting a head start on what you need to know about the next version of SQL Server Denali

 

Agenda



Introducing SQL Server Denali

  • Whistle-stop tour of all new features
  • What editions are available and how to upgrade

Inside AlwaysOn and why it will change how you think about High Availability

  • Exactly how this evolution of database mirroring works and where you should deploy it
  • Why off-site Disaster Recovery with flexible failover options will be much easier
  • How Contained Databases help to complete the picture

Core engine changes you need to know about

  • When to use column store indexes and how they affect the optimizer
  • How changes to the memory architecture may change how you configure SQL Server

Enhancing your troubleshooting toolkit with Extended Events

  • How and when to use Extended Events
  • Using new features in the tools to make managing events easier
  • How to use the new Exentded Event based replacement for Profiler - XEProfiler

Testing your critical workloads with Distributed Replay (DReplay)

  • Capturing a live workload for replay
  • Setting up an environment for DReplay
  • Replaying a live workload from multiple clients


Christian Bolton is the Technical Director for Coeo Ltd, a leading provider of SQL Server Managed Support and Consulting in the UK and Europe. He is a Microsoft Certified Architect, Microsoft Certified Master and MVP for SQL Server. He is also the lead author of Professional SQL Server 2008 Internals and Troubleshooting.