Storage | Convergence of Data, Cloud, and Infrastructure

Multiple disk controllers in VMs can mean improved performance

Feb 1, 2018

I recently had a great question on some of the differences in virtual machine disk presentation from one of our amazing clients, and I thought I’d share the answer here because it’s a common question that I receive. Some hypervisors (including some...

Guest Post at Pure Storage – VVols and SQL Server are a Game Changer

Jan 25, 2018

I’m thrilled to have contributed a blog post on how SQL Servers, VVols, and Pure Storage’s unique implementation of VVols combines to make SQL Server DBA jobs better over at Pure’s blog. Pure’s implementation of VVols is simplifying our world...

PASS Summit 2017 Precon – Virtual SQL Servers: Right to Ludicrous Speed

Sep 15, 2017

PASS has continues to ramp up the plans for the PASS Summit in Seattle this October, and my precon session, “Virtual SQL Servers – Right to Ludicrous Speed” has a few open slots for this Tuesday session. This topic is near and dear to my heart, and...

SQL Saturday Minnesota Preconference Training Session

Sep 7, 2017

This is just a quick reminder to encourage you to attend my next round of all-day precon training session at the upcoming SQL Saturday in Minnesota on Friday, October 6 called ‘The Complete Primer to SQL Server Infrastructure and Cloud‘. The focus of the course is to...

Q&A Session with SQL Server on VMware Experts at VMworld EMEA

Sep 7, 2017

Greetings everyone! We had so many people stay after our SQL Server on VMware sessions at VMworld USA to ask great questions, I thought I’d extend an offer to everyone at the European show coming up in a week! Let’s talk SQL Server! We are going to crash...

VMworld 2017 USA Best Of

Sep 5, 2017

I’m prepping for VMworld EMEA in Barcelona next week and will do a wrap up post for both events afterwards, but wanted to share something with the world. I’m proud to announce that the two SQL Server on VMware sessions that I co-presented on Tuesday at...