Schedule

Here is our schedule for the upcoming event. We've done our best to provide a good mix of topics and skill levels, we hope you'll find something of interest throughout the day. Our thanks to the speakers listed below for volunteering their time, we couldn't do it without them. If there are schedule changes we will make them here as they happen. We encourage you to check back a few days before the event just in case we have had to move one of your favorite sessions.

Note: Session titles with an '*' have a download available.

Start TimeBI - Room: Room 1bBI 2 - Room: Room 3DBA - Room: Room 1aDBA 2 - Room: Room 2Development - Room: Room 1cDevelopment 2 - Room: Room 4
09:15 AMTejas Patel

Data Mining ASP.Net Controls Library

Level: Beginner
Lee Johnson

SQL Server Auditing Using the CLR

Level: Intermediate
Andy Warren

Introduction to SQL Server Statistics*

Level: Beginner
Tom Mills

Consolidating Your Database Infrastructure*

Level: Intermediate
Louis Davidson

Why Normalization Matters*

Level: Intermediate
Scott Russell

SQL Server 2008 Date / Time Data Types

Level: Intermediate
10:15 AMRobert Cain

Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services

Level: Beginner
Mark Tabladillo

Data Mining Beyond Adventure Works*

Level: Intermediate
Geoff Hiten

An Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Features

Level: Intermediate
Whitney Weaver

A Lap Around Partitioning*

Level: Intermediate
Sergey Barskiy

CLR integration*

Level: Intermediate
Shawn Wildermuth

Using MSchema in Project Lifecycles*

Level: Beginner
11:15 AMBrian Kelley

Fortress SQL Server*

Level: Beginner
Curtis Smith

SSRS Working with Images and Subreports

Level: Beginner
Michael Mollenhour

Smokin' Mirrors - SQL Mirroring Technology*

Level: Intermediate
Geoff Hiten

SQL Clustering Essentials

Level: Intermediate
Robert Cain

Introduction to Data Warehouse Concepts

Level: Beginner
Stuart Ainsworth

SQL Saturday Super Short Session I

Level: Beginner
12:15 PM    Joe Celko

Nested Sets Model - Trees & Hierarchies in SQL*

Level: Intermediate
 
01:45 PMJenifer Underwood

How to Build Analysis Services Cubes (2005/2008)*

Level: Beginner
Michael Mollenhour

Mining for Data the SQL 2008 way*

Level: Intermediate
Kevin Kline

End-to-End Troubleshooting*

Level: Intermediate
Kevin Boles

SANs and SQL Server

Level: Intermediate
Kendal Van Dyke

XML Features in SQL 2005

Level: Intermediate
Stuart Ainsworth

SQL Saturday Super Short Session II

Level: Beginner
02:45 PMJenifer Underwood

Building Reporting Services and Excel Reports*

Level: Beginner
Erik Veerman

SSIS Internals and Optimization*

Level: Advanced
Kevin Boles

Disk Partition Alignment

Level: Intermediate
Shawn Wildermuth

ADO.NET Data Services for DBAs*

Level: Beginner
Noah Subrin

Effective T-SQL Solutions*

Level: Beginner
Robert Cain

Introduction to SQL Server Full Text Searching

Level: Beginner
03:45 PMKevin Kline

Surviving the Data Avalanche*

Level: Beginner
 Kendal Van Dyke

Disk Performance Hands On

Level: Intermediate
Janis Griffin

Wait-Time SQL Server Performance Management*

Level: Intermediate
Whitney Weaver

Solving real world problems with meta data*

Level: Intermediate
 


Submitted Sessions

Here is the list of sessions submitted so far. Our goal is to feature as many different speakers and topics as possible, but space limitations prevent us from accepting every session. This list is also a great way for those thinking about speaking to see what might be on the agenda and enter a session that doesn't collide with an existing one.

TitleSpeakerLevel
A Lap Around PartitioningWhitney WeaverIntermediate
ADO.NET Data Services for DBAsShawn WildermuthBeginner
An Introduction to SQL Server 2008 FeaturesGeoff HitenIntermediate
Building Reporting Services and Excel ReportsJenifer UnderwoodBeginner
CLR integrationSergey BarskiyIntermediate
CLR integration in SQL ServerSergey BarskiyBeginner
Consolidating Your Database InfrastructureTom MillsIntermediate
Data Mining ASP.Net Controls LibraryTejas PatelBeginner
Data Mining Beyond Adventure WorksMark TabladilloIntermediate
Data Mining Beyond Adventure WorksMark TabladilloIntermediate
Disk Partition AlignmentKevin BolesIntermediate
Disk Performance Hands OnKendal Van DykeIntermediate
Effective T-SQL SolutionsNoah SubrinBeginner
End-to-End TroubleshootingKevin KlineIntermediate
Fortress SQL ServerBrian KelleyBeginner
How to Build Analysis Services Cubes (2005/2008)Jenifer UnderwoodBeginner
Introduction to Data Warehouse ConceptsRobert CainBeginner
Introduction to SQL Server Full Text SearchingRobert CainBeginner
Introduction to SQL Server Integration ServicesRobert CainBeginner
Introduction to SQL Server StatisticsAndy WarrenBeginner
Mining for Data the SQL 2008 wayMichael MollenhourIntermediate
Nested Sets Model - Trees & Hierarchies in SQLJoe CelkoIntermediate
SANs and SQL ServerKevin BolesIntermediate
Should I virtualize my SQL Server environment?Kevin KlineBeginner
Smokin' Mirrors - SQL Mirroring TechnologyMichael MollenhourIntermediate
Solving real world problems with meta dataWhitney WeaverIntermediate
SQL Clustering EssentialsGeoff HitenIntermediate
SQL Saturday Super Short Session IStuart AinsworthBeginner
SQL Saturday Super Short Session IIStuart AinsworthBeginner
SQL Server 2008 Date / Time Data TypesScott RussellIntermediate
SQL Server Auditing Using the CLRLee JohnsonIntermediate
SSIS Internals and OptimizationErik VeermanAdvanced
SSRS Working with Images and SubreportsCurtis SmithBeginner
Surviving the Data AvalancheKevin KlineBeginner
Top 10 Mistakes on SQL ServerKevin KlineIntermediate
Transactional Replication 101Kendal Van DykeIntermediate
Using MSchema in Project LifecyclesShawn WildermuthBeginner
Wait-Time SQL Server Performance ManagementJanis GriffinIntermediate
Why Normalization MattersLouis DavidsonIntermediate
XML Features in SQL 2005Kendal Van DykeIntermediate


Suggested Sessions

Thinking about participating as a speaker but no ideas for the topic? Often our attendees will have an idea for you! Or, submit a suggestion of your own.