SG SQL UG Meetup - July 2016

Date: July 28th 2016

Agenda:

July 28th - 6:45 PM to 7 PM - Registration and Snacks

7 PM to 8 PM - Topic 1 - Presentation by Dharmendra Keshari

8:00 PM to 8:15 - Break

8:15 PM to 9:30 - Topic 2 - Presentation by Nagaraj Venkatesan

Location: Microsoft Office, One Marina Boulevard, Conf Room SINOMB 22CF-15

Topic 1: SQL Server - Extended Events – Part2

Synopsis: Extended events aids in performance tuning and in day to day administration especially when you don't have any benchmarking data for troubleshooting issues. In this session, we will see extended event architecture, an event life cycle, how we can use default extended events session to analyze the health of SQL Server on periodically. Besides these, the presentation would also cover advance level troubleshooting like query compilation, Tempdb contention issue are many more…

Speaker Profile: Dharmendra Keshari

Dharmendra Keshari has strong and in-depth experience in Database Management and its internals. Currently, working as Senior Database Administrator in one of the best organization in Singapore. He is an avid, regular mentor on social media, helping several enthusiast in solving problems related to Database management. He has completed certification for “Microsoft SQL Server® 2008, Implementation” and “Maintenance & Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Database”

Topic 2:  Cardinality Estimator - Before 2014 and After

Synopsis: Cardinality estimator providing row estimates, plays a pivotal role in obtaining efficient query plans. Cardinality Estimator algorithm which remained unchanged since SQL 7.0, was revamped in SQL Server 2014. The presentation will take a ride through the new cardinality estimator, showcase the need for the significant redesign and demonstrate the new cardinality estimator's efficiency at different scenarios. Presentation will also cover how one can perform regressive testing, checking for any performance degradation on new cardinality estimator and how they can be handled gracefully.

Speaker Profile: Nagaraj Venkatesan

Nagaraj Venkatesan, a SQL Server enthusiast exploring SQL Server for the last 10 years. Working for NCS Pte Ltd as SQL Server DBA, Nagaraj maintains databases used by one of the busiest public facing applications in the city. He frequently blogs at strictlysql.blogspot.com and is a regular contributor sqlservercentral.com. Besides these, he also holds a Masters Degree in Computing from National University of Singapore

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Download Link for the Slides: here