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 TimeBusiness Intelligence - RM117 - Room: Room 117DB Development - RM121 - Room: Room 121DB Development - RM122 - Room: Room 122DBA - RM118 - Room: Room 118DBA - RM119 - Room: Room 119DBA - RM120 - Room: Room 120
08:30 AMJohn Morehouse

Welcome

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Welcome

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Welcome

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Welcome

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Welcome

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Welcome

Level: Beginner
09:00 AMBill Fellows

Kama Sutra of SSIS: A guide to loving ETL*

Level: Beginner
Randy Knight

Don't push the turbo button! Understanding Transa*

Level: Intermediate
Mark House

A Survey of Common Performance Problems

Level: Intermediate
Brad McGehee

Best Practices Every SQL Server DBA Must Know*

Level: Beginner
Kevin Boles

SANs and SQL Server*

Level: Advanced
Phil Brammer

Database Monitoring with Event Notifications*

Level: Advanced
10:30 AMKathi Kellenberger

Women in Technology Panel Discussion*

Level: Beginner
Steve Hughes

Using SQL Azure in Application Development*

Level: Beginner
Kevin Boles

Parallel Query Execution Deep Dive*

Level: Advanced
Brad McGehee

Introduction to SQL Trace*

Level: Intermediate
Kevin Kline

SQL Server Internals & Architecture*

Level: Intermediate
Tim Plas

High-Availability and DR Options for SQL Server*

Level: Intermediate
11:45 AMJohn Morehouse

Lunch

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Lunch

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Lunch

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Lunch

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Lunch

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Lunch

Level: Beginner
1:00 PMPhil Brammer

SSIS in Denali: What's new*

Level: Beginner
Sudhir Gajre

What's new and exciting in SQL Server 'Denali'

Level: Intermediate
Kevin Boles

Fundamentals of Join Operations*

Level: Beginner
David Welch

Seven Benefits of Virtualization

Level: Beginner
Kevin Kline

End-to-End Troubleshooting*

Level: Intermediate
Bill Fellows

Getting started with CLR for fun and profit*

Level: Beginner
02:30 PMSteve Hughes

Performance Monitoring and Tuning in SSAS*

Level: Intermediate
Pete Ceplecha

Data to Dashboards:Back to Basics

Level: Beginner
Mike Douglas

Continuous Integration for Databases*

Level: Intermediate
David Klee

Virtualizing SQL Server Deep Dive*

Level: Advanced
Kevin Kline

Top Ten DBA Mistakes *

Level: Beginner
Kathi Kellenberger

Denali and T-SQL*

Level: Intermediate
04:00 PMSteve Hughes

Report Lockdown: Implementing SSRS Security *

Level: Intermediate
 Randy Knight

But it worked great in Dev! Performance for Devs*

Level: Beginner
Joe Ferry

Performance Monitoring with Perfmon*

Level: Intermediate
Mark House

Query Performance Analysis via Extended Events*

Level: Intermediate
Kevin Boles

Common TSQL Mistakes*

Level: Intermediate
05:30 PMJohn Morehouse

Closing

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Closing

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Closing

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Closing

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Closing

Level: Beginner
John Morehouse

Closing

Level: Beginner


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 DBAs Guide to Memory Mark HouseIntermediate
A Survey of Common Performance ProblemsMark HouseIntermediate
Advanced TSQL SolutionsKevin BolesAdvanced
Become Bilingual! Oracle for the SQL Server DBARandy KnightIntermediate
Best Practices Every SQL Server DBA Must KnowBrad McGeheeBeginner
But it worked great in Dev! Performance for DevsRandy KnightBeginner
ClosingJohn MorehouseBeginner
Common TSQL MistakesKevin BolesIntermediate
Continuous Integration for DatabasesMike DouglasIntermediate
Data to Dashboards:Back to Basics Pete CeplechaBeginner
Database Monitoring with Event NotificationsPhil BrammerAdvanced
Denali and T-SQLKathi KellenbergerIntermediate
Don't push the turbo button! Understanding TransaRandy KnightIntermediate
End-to-End TroubleshootingKevin KlineIntermediate
Fundamentals of Join OperationsKevin BolesBeginner
Getting started with CLR for fun and profitBill FellowsBeginner
High Availability in SQL ServerMark HouseBeginner
High-Availability and DR Options for SQL ServerTim PlasIntermediate
How to Become an Exceptional DBABrad McGeheeIntermediate
How to Optimize tempb PerformanceBrad McGeheeIntermediate
Introduction to SQL TraceBrad McGeheeIntermediate
Kama Sutra of SSIS: A guide to loving ETLBill FellowsBeginner
LunchJohn MorehouseBeginner
LunchJohn MorehouseBeginner
Parallel Query Execution Deep DiveKevin BolesAdvanced
Performance Monitoring and Tuning in SSASSteve HughesIntermediate
Performance Monitoring with PerfmonJoe FerryIntermediate
Query Performance Analysis via Extended EventsMark HouseIntermediate
Report Lockdown: Implementing SSRS Security Steve HughesIntermediate
SANs and SQL ServerKevin BolesAdvanced
Seven Benefits of VirtualizationDavid WelchBeginner
SQL InjectionKevin BolesIntermediate
SQL Server Internals & ArchitectureKevin KlineIntermediate
SQL Server Memory Deep DiveKevin BolesAdvanced
SQL Server Partitioning From A to ZKevin BolesAdvanced
SSIS in Denali: What's newPhil BrammerBeginner
Top Ten DBA Mistakes Kevin KlineBeginner
Transaction Log Deep DiveKevin BolesAdvanced
Understanding SQL Server XML Features Randy KnightAdvanced
Using SQL Azure in Application DevelopmentSteve HughesBeginner
Virtualizing SQL Server Deep DiveDavid KleeAdvanced
WelcomeJohn MorehouseBeginner
What's new and exciting in SQL Server 'Denali'Sudhir GajreIntermediate
Women in Technology Panel DiscussionKathi KellenbergerBeginner


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.