Today I presented data collection strategies for SQL Server 2008 at Phoenix SQL Saturday 47. I’ve attached my deck to this post so that you can get the links and references that I presented.

To learn more about the Data Collector, check out these links.

• SQL Server 2008 Data Collector Proof of Concept – How to get started with Data Collector in your organization
• SQL Server Query Hash Statistics – Replacement for the shipping Query Statistics collection set
• Writing Reports Against the Management Data Warehouse – This is part 1 of the series on MDW reports. You can see all the articles through this link.

Be sure to click on the attachment link to download the slides.