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 how the Spectre/Meltdown issues (and their patches!) may affect SQL Server performance, and provides a handy list of mitigation steps to keep your servers protected.
Glenn Berry (@GlennAlanBerry) explains why you need to be very careful about your physical processor choice when configuring servers to run SQL Server 2016 Standard Edition.
Glenn Berry (@GlennAlanBerry) provides some blueprints for how to decide whether newer processors are worth the investment to improve your OLTP workloads.
