Kevin Kline
where else to find them
no profile links on file
what they talk about
where they keep going back
- SQLBits4 editions2019–2024
on a stage with
- Denis McDowellonce
- Dustin Dorseyonce
who talks about the same things
- Monica Rathbun11 talks
- Bob Ward36 talks
- John Morehouse14 talks
- Asad Khan10 talks
- Grant Fritchey19 talks
- Anna Hoffman12 talks
| title | conference | date |
|---|---|---|
| How to Conduct a Transact-SQL Code Review | SQLBits 2024 | 2024-03-19 |
Practical checklist and runnable scripts that inspect plan cache, DMVs and Query Store (or capture with Extended Events) to flag defects: counts of cursors and… | ||
| Shift-Left: A DevOps and Database Story | SQLBits 2024 | 2024-03-19 |
Code changes get performance-gated during CI so regressions fail before production. Uses Plan Explorer for query plans and index advice and SQL Sentry hooked… | ||
| SQL Horror Stories | SQLBits 2024 | 2024-03-19 |
A rapid set of real incidents: a preventative‑maintenance script rollout is blocked until a manager is reframed by reputation and then deployed, saving hours… | ||
| A Beginners guide to Query Store | SQLBits 2022 | 2022-03-08 |
Query Store captures execution plans, estimated plans, runtime stats and wait statistics, storing them per database so you can find plan regressions and top… | ||
| SQL Horror Stories | SQLBits 2022 | 2022-03-08 |
A run of cautionary tales shows concrete failures and fixes: a manager blocks preventative scripts to speed deployments and the team pays with repeated… | ||
| Shift-Left: A DevOps and Database Story | SQLBits 2022 | 2022-03-08 |
Claims that shifting database performance testing left into development prevents production slowdowns, and shows it using SQL Sentry and the free Plan Explorer… | ||
| De-risk Your Azure SQL Migration: 5 Critical Considerations | SQLBits 2020 | 2020-09-29 |
Research shows more than 80% repatriate at least one workload; migrations fail from misaligned goals, unexpected CPU/storage/IOPS costs and chatty apps… | ||
| SQL Horror Stories | SQLBits 2019 | 2019-02-27 |
Guided tour of real failures: backups often succeed but restores fail, forcing recovery from 10+ day-old copies; DBCC CHECKDB is cited as mandatory before a… | ||
| Shift-Left: A DevOps and Database Story | SQLBits 2019 | 2019-02-27 |
Argues that performance testing must be shifted left by embedding SolarWinds SQL Sentry and Plan Explorer into a CI pipeline (Visual Studio/TFS) so deployments… | ||
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