Brent Ozar Unlimited® Weekly Links, October 20th Edition

During the Ebola scare be sure to avoid direct contact with your mother's email forwards. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Kendra's Links The things they do to game a benchmark... ...might just blow up your SQL Server in real life. The sql insanity starts on page 173 of the downloadable document. An old idea: don't delight your customers Focus on helping them get past their problems Attending the PASS Summit? Get certified! Here's info on how it works. Jeremiah's Links Always Bet on Text When you need to communicate, default to text. How Many Friends? How many friends is too many? More than 150. Follow a Select Statement Follow a SELECT statement through Postgres! Brent's Links My Philosophy on Alerting This insightful 7-page piece was written by a former Google Site Reliability Engineer. How to Attend Conferences Ten simple tips. Taking Pictures with Phones This holiday season, take better pictures. Kendra on How to Start Conversations With Your Favorite Authors at Conferences Jeremiah's Introduction to the Oracle Data Dictionary Jes asks Are SQL Server Functions Dragging Your Query Down? Brent announces kCura Relativity 9, Data Grid, Elasticsearch, and SQL Server Kendra on How to Find Wasted Memory in SQL Server [Video] One form to register for them all: October 21: Building a Reliable SQL Server for kCura Relativity October 28: What to Expect at the PASS Summit and SQL Intersection November 11: How to Configure Quorum for Clustered SQL Servers November 18: Corrupt Your Database - On Purpose! Seriously, all free right here. Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Subscribe to Our Feed  follow on Twitter | subscribe to our feed | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2014 Brent Ozar Unlimited��, All rights reserved. We're sending you this because you signed up for the BrentOzar.com Community. If you no longer want these community recaps, please unsubscribe. We're all about staying at Inbox Zero too. Our mailing address is: Brent Ozar Unlimited�� 9450 SW Gemini Dr ECM #45779 Beaverton, OR 97008 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences