SQL Rally 2012 Recap and Session Files SQL Rally 2012 was hosted by the North Texas SQL Server User Group. More tha anything, it was nice to be back in the area where I grew up. I was born in Houston, but I grew up in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. It really brought back a…
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Session Files from SQL Saturday #107 Houston SQL Saturday Houston was a great event hosted by the Houston Area SQL Server Users Group. The event did not have a very large attendence, but those who traded in a beautiful Saturday for some free training were very engaged and we had very productive sessions. My session…
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SQL Saturday #107 in Houston, TX SQL Saturday #107 in Houston, TX is almost here. I will be leaving for Houston on Friday, April 13, and I’ll be spending the entire week preceeding SQL Saturday #107 in Houston visiting the headquarters of my new employer, Idera. One of the coolest parts of this trip is…
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SQL Saturday 108 (Redmond, WA) Session Files Session files are now available for download. The zip file contains the PowerPoint slide deck and demo code. Zip file: ReplicationMagic.zip (5.2 KB) Included files: Demo: Initializing replication from a log backup InitializeFromLogPub.sql InitializeFromLogSub.sql Demo: Initializing replication from a filegroup backup using named filegroups FGByNameBackup.sql FGByNameRestore.sql Demo: Initializing…
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[Shameless Plug] Can We Have Your Vote? Argenis Fernandez (|@DBArgenis) and yours truly have submitted a Pre-Conference for SQL Rally 2012 in Dallas, TX called “Demystifying Database Administration Best Practices”. We think it’s going to be an epic session with just loads and loads of tips and best practices on multiple aspects of Database Administration, from…
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PASS Data Arch. Virtual Chapter: Row Versioned Data Warehouses Subject: Row Versioned Data Warehouses Start Time: Thursday, December 15, 2011 6:00 PM US Pacific Time (December 16, 2011 2:00 AM GMT) End Time: Thursday, December 15, 2011 7:00 PM US Pacific Time (December 16, 2011 3:00 AM GMT) Presenter: Jeremy Huppatz (Blog|@OzzieMedes) Live Meeting Link: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/UserGroups/join?id=B77TSH&role=attend&pw=dGC-%3B88%275…
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PASS Data Arch. Virtual Chapter: On beyond Zebra AdventureWorks OR where did I go wrong? Subject: On beyond Zebra AdventureWorks or where did I go wrong? Level: 200 (Intermediate) Start Time: Thursday, November 17, 2011 8:00 PM US Eastern Time (November 18, 2011 1:00 AM GMT) End Time: Thursday, November 17, 2011 9:00 PM US…
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SQL PASS Summit 2011: Session Files This past week was the SQL PASS Summit 2011 in Seattle, WA. I presented three sessions (regular session, lightning talk, panel discussion) plus ran a focus group on advanced certification and hosted a Birds of a Feather lunch table on disaster recovery. It was a busy, busy week. Below…
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Presentation Files: 10 Things All BI Administrators Should Know I was very excited to get to present to the Pensacola SQL Server User Group tonight. I lived in Pensacola for a few years when I was a kid. I have a lot of memories from Pensacola like dancing to disco music on the dance floor…
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September 15 Data Arch VC Meeting: Architecture Career Paths for SQL Server Professionals Subject: Architecture Career Paths for SQL Server Professionals Level: 200 (Intermediate) Start Time: Thursday, September 15, 2011 7:00 PM US Central Time (September 16, 2011 12:00 AM GMT) End Time: Thursday, September 15, 2011 8:00 PM US Central Time (September 16, 2011…
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