Arrive in Sydney To Begin 30-Day Australia & New Zealand Speaking Tour

I’ve just began my 30-day tour of Australia and New Zealand, where I will be making 11 presentations in 9 different cities. I began my journey from my home, on the Big Island of Hawaii at 9:30 AM on Saturday, and arrived in Sydney at 8:30 PM on Sunday. Hawaii is located at -10 GMT, ...read more


15-25% Off SQL Server Microsoft Certification Exams

Microsoft is offering from 15-25% off selected Microsoft Certification Exams. In order to receive the discount, you must register, schedule, and purchase the discounted exams by December 31, 2009. Visit here for more information.


Free SQL Server Dashboard

Greg Larsen, a SQL Server DBA, and the owner of the website SQLServerExamples.com, has released a free plug-in for SSMS called the SQL Server DBA Dashboard. The useful tool produces a multitude of reports to help both DBAs and Developers in their quest to see inside of SQL Server, and how it is performing.


Free eBook: “Protecting SQL Server Data”

SQL Server security expert, John Magnabosco, has just authored the new book, Protecting SQL Server Data, the first book of its kind to be devoted to the protection of SQL Server data using encryption.
Covering both SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008, the book handholds the reader, step-by-step, throughout this entire topic, from beginning topics, ...read more


Some 24 Hours of PASS Sessions Can Now be Viewed Online

If you missed out on some of the 24 free, live sessions that made up the 24 Hours of PASS, some of them can now be viewed here. To view them, you will have to register, whether or not you originally registered for the 24 Hours of Pass. As of Wednesday, September 9, the available ...read more


30 Days of Adventure in Australia and New Zealand

Starting Saturday, September 26, 2009, I will begin a 30 day, 9 city, and 11 session speaking tour of Australia and New Zealand. While I have been on several 2 and 3 week speaking tours, this will be my longest and most complex.
I have spent nearly a year making the arrangements, coordinating the tour ...read more


PASS Community Summit to be Held in Seattle

Organized by SQL Server users for SQL Server users, PASS Summit Unite 2009 is the largest and most intensive Microsoft SQL Server and BI conference in the world. In its 10th year, PASS Summit returns to the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle Nov. 2-5, 2009.
Guided by the results of a recent Professional ...read more


SQL Server Connections to be Held in Las Vegas

On November 9-12, SQL Server Connections, as part of the larger DevConnections conference, will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Monday, November 9, 2009 offers two full-day sessions: SQL Server 2005/2008: Database Maintenance Best Practices, taught by Kimberly L. Tripp and Paul S. Randal; and Advanced T-SQL for SQL ...read more


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