When:

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 (6:00 PM)

Topic:

Dynamic Management Objects: Checking the Health of Your SQL Servers the Easy Way

Dynamic Views and Functions answer questions about the current status and health of the SQL Server. They give administrators a window into what is going on inside SQL Server. Today, Dynamic Management Objects are not frequently used by administrators; this is due to the perception of the involved nature that comes with programming with dynamic objects. However, Misty will demonstrate how easy it is to use the Dynamic Views and provide an understanding of the primary rules for their usage. Administrators will gain enough information to begin using the Dynamic Views immediately. They will also be able to review the health of SQL Server and gather performance metrics to effectively manage the environment.

 Speaker:

Misty Collins (Twitter)

Misty Collins has worked in the IT field for approximately 8 years. Misty has a Master of Science in Natural and Applied Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology – Database Management. She is active in the IT community. Misty is the former Co-President of Tulsa SQL User Group. Currently, she serves as the Secretary for Tulsa SQL User Group. Today, she is writing her first IT book.

Misty considers herself an extrovert. She loves getting to know people and learning about their backgrounds. Her career in IT has led her to meet many distinctive people. She says that everyone has a different approach to learning and navigating their way around the computer. Today, technology is on the cutting edge. In fact, there are several ways to perform one computer task. From this experience, she has learned unique and differing ways of how others operate computers. She says, “There is no wrong way to perform a single computer task, instead there is merely his way, her way and my way." This said, she is ready to talk about how she checks the health on her SQL Server databases using Dynamic Management Objects.

Resources:

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