Glenn has worked as a SQL Server professional for many years in a variety of roles, and has been a SQL Server MVP since 2007. He holds a whole collection of Microsoft certifications, including MCITP, MCDBA, MCSE, MCSD, MCAD, and MCTS, which proves that he likes to take tests. His expertise includes DMVs, high availability, hardware selection and configuration, and performance tuning.
Glenn is heavily involved in the SQL Server community, and is a frequent speaker at user groups, SQL Saturdays, and the PASS Community Summit. He is the author of the book
SQL Server Hardware, and he wrote chapters for SQL Server MVP Deep Dives and SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Volume 2 books.
Glenn's blog is at sqlserverperformance.wordpress.com and he can be reached on Twitter at @GlennAlanBerry.
Glenn Berry explains why, if given the choice, the next time you purchase hardware to run SQL Server, you should opt for AMD instead of Intel processors.
Glenn Berry provides some details about how compatibility levels and the cardinality estimator have changed over the years, and why modern versions of SQL Server continue to be the better option.
Glenn Berry lays out a convincing argument to upgrade to a modern version of SQL Server – considering not only the platform improvements but also changes to Windows, storage, and hardware.
Glenn Berry discusses a number of compelling reasons why, if you are choosing between SQL Server 2016 or SQL Server 2017, you should choose the newer version.
