Out of the box the SCOM Management Pack for SQL Server is not popular with DBA's. This demo based session will take you through the process of how you can extend SCOM to properly monitor and analyse SQL performance, ultimately providing performance management dashboards for your CIO.
Like it or hate it - SCOM is the enterprise operational monitoring tool of choice for many organisations, so learn to embrace it and unlock the wealth of performance data captured.
Bob Duffy is one of a select group of Microsoft Certified Architects for SQL Server (aka SQL Ranger) around the globe. He has worked with SQL Server since 1997, and been designing database solutions ob varuous platforms for over 18 years. Bob has involved in more than 250 projects. Recently Bob was awarded MVP in SQL Server for 2009.
Currently Bob is helping customers in Ireland with enterprise SQL Design, Consolidation, Performance Tuning and Business Intelligence at the Prodata SQL Centre of Excellence in Dublin. Previously Bob spent three years with Microsoft Consulting Services specialising in SQL Server and Business Intelligence platforms.
Bob has spoken at many events including Technet and MSDN, The Irish Java Technology Conference, The SQL 2008 Technical Launch (Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Galway), the SQL Ireland Users Group, MTUG (Microsoft Technology Users Group), the Irish SQL Academy programme and Epicenter. Bob is also on the working group for the new SQL 2008 Masters exams