SQL Server Presentations

Bill Graziano has delivered these presenations at user groups and major conferences. Each presentation includes a download of the slides and all demo files.

What I Wish Developers Knew About SQL Server Presentation

As a consultant, I visit many companies that are having performance of configuration problems with SQL Server. This session describes some of the most common problems I see from clients and explains how to avoid them. I cover reading query plans, SQL Profiler, indexing, correlated sub-queries, temporary tables, and user-defined functions, error handling and transactions and show how you can use them together to improve performance. ( Read More )

SQL Server Administration Presentation

A "PowerPoint-less" presentation on SQL Server Administration for new DBAs and non-DBAs. ( Read More )

Query Plan Usage Presentation

Covers the details of query plan usage. ( Read More )