It was a long time coming but I finally updated ClearTrace to read SQL Server 2008 trace files. This requires SQL Server 2008 to be installed on the computer where ClearTrace is running. ClearTrace will process traces created in SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008. ClearTrace is the tool I wrote to make performance tuning easier. Many of my client engagements are to make SQL Server faster and ClearTrace is the tool I use to do that. ClearTrace will read a series of trace files and aggregate the results so you can tune the...
PASS launched the web site for the PASS Summit Unite 2009 today. Lots of fantastic information about the conference. A couple of key points: The conference is expanding from 144 to 168 technical sessions. The call for speakers is open until April 10th. Help us fill all these sessions! This year we did more in-depth survey and we’re going to use that to help select topics. We’re also expanding our business intelligence and data warehouse focus. These areas touch on so many other products so...