Erik Darling
Erik Darling started using SQL Server after a dispute with Excel over a vlookup. Since then he's had some terribly boring DBA jobs, and been a consultant for Some Guy You've Never Heard Of™.
He enjoys public arguments with the optimizer and wine photography.
Erik Darling's Training Days
The Professional Performance Tuning BlueprintSQLBits 2022
Getting The Best Performance From Your Worst Queries
Total Server Performance TuningSQLBits 2019
Learn how to diagnose your worst server issues and practical ways to solve them.
Expert Performance Tuning for SQL Server 2016 & 2017SQLBits 2018
Your job is making SQL Server go faster, but you haven’t been to a performance tuning class since 2016 came out.
Expert Performance Tuning for SQL Server 2016 & 2017SQLBits 2018
Your job is making SQL Server go faster, but you haven’t been to a performance tuning class since 2016 came out.
Erik Darling's Sessions
The SQL Server Performance Tasting MenuSQLBits 2022
Delicious Demos For Doubting Developers
What Else Can Indexes Do?SQLBits 2019
No pictures of phone books, here. We're gonna look at the way indexes change query behavior for better... and worse.
Improving SELECT * Query PerformanceSQLBits 2018
For anyone frustrated by column-hoarding users and developers
The SQL Server Performance Tasting MenuSQLBits 2022
Delicious Demos For Doubting Developers
What Else Can Indexes Do?SQLBits 2019
No pictures of phone books, here. We're gonna look at the way indexes change query behavior for better... and worse.
Improving SELECT * Query PerformanceSQLBits 2018
For anyone frustrated by column-hoarding users and developers