Glenn Berry, Author at SQLPerformance.com

Selecting a Processor for SQL Server 2014 – Part 2

Glenn Berry (@GlennAlanBerry) of SQLskills provides further insight into your best choices in processors for SQL Server 2014.

Glenn Berry ◆ March 31, 2014

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Selecting a Processor for SQL Server 2014 – Part 1

Glenn Berry (@GlennAlanBerry) of SQLskills.com provides excellent background information on your best choices for processor selection if you are building hardware to support SQL Server 2014.

Glenn Berry ◆ January 21, 2014

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General Database Server Build and Deployment Instructions

Glenn Berry (@GlennAlanBerry) of SQLskills.com shares his starting template for database server installation checklists.

Glenn Berry ◆ December 2, 2013

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SQL Server Database Server Hardware Upgrade Case Study

Glenn Berry (@GlennAlanBerry) of SQLskills.com compares the performance metrics and benchmarks between a handful of different SQL Server systems.

Glenn Berry ◆ October 31, 2013

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How Much RAM Does Your New Database Server Need?

Glenn Berry (@GlennAlanBerry) of SQLskills.com talks about memory limits on certain versions and editions of SQL Server, and ways to determine the optimal amount of memory to put in your servers.

Glenn Berry ◆ October 2, 2013

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Using Geekbench 3 to Evaluate Database Server Performance

Glenn Berry (@GlennAlanBerry) details how you can evaluate the performance of your database servers using tools like Geekbench and CPU-Z.

Glenn Berry ◆ August 30, 2013

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Common Sense Licensing Changes for SQL Server 2014 Standard Edition

Glenn Berry (@GlennAlanBerry) of SQLskills.com talks about the 64GB memory limit in SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition and explains why Microsoft should reconsider this licensing strategy in light of forthcoming hardware advances.

Glenn Berry ◆ August 7, 2013

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SQL Server Standard Edition High Availability Futures

Glenn Berry (@GlennAlanBerry) of SQLskills.com discusses all of the recent hoopla about Database Mirroring being deprecated and what that may mean for Standard Edition customers 6-10 years from now.

Glenn Berry ◆ June 11, 2013

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Making the Case for Regular SQL Server Servicing

Glenn Berry (@GlennAlanBerry) of SQLskills.com gives some pretty strong arguments for keeping your SQL Server instances current on both Service Packs and Cumulative Updates.

Glenn Berry ◆ March 28, 2013

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Selecting a Processor for SQL Server 2012

Since Microsoft revamped the licensing model for SQL Server 2012, it is especially important to do some thoughtful analysis before you decide exactly which processor to use for a database server that will be running SQL Server 2012. The move to core-based licensing for SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition means that a careless decision about precisely what processor you will be running on can cost both a great deal of money and a great deal of performance and scalability.

Glenn Berry ◆ January 9, 2013

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