PASS - Category Archive

The following is a list of all entries from the PASS category.

PASS SQLRally Dallas 2012 Pre-Con: How to Perform a SQL Server Health Check

If you are attending the PASS SQLRally this May in Dallas, I will be presenting a one day preconference session called “How to Perform a SQL Server Health Check”. Here’s the abstract for the session: Are all the SQL Server instances you manage healthy, running optimally, and providing the high availability your organization expects of ...read more


Have You Planned Which SQL Server Events You Will be Attending in 2012?

2012 is already upon us and I have been busy working on my travel schedule for this year. It is still incomplete, but I have many events scheduled, and I am leaving room for some additional events as they are announced. So how about you, have your scheduled the training events you want to attend ...read more


As a PASS Member, Don’t Forget to Vote in the 2010 PASS Board Elections

I just received my e-mail from PASS, which says, “As a PASS Member in Good Standing, you are entitled to vote in the 2010 PASS Board Elections.” I am not sure exactly what a “PASS Member in Good Standing” means, but I guess I qualify as the e-mail provided me with a link to vote. ...read more


Don’t Forget to Sign Up for the 24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview

Looking for some free SQL Server training? How about 24 hours of free training offered by some of the top SQL Server experts in the world? If so, sign up for the upcoming 24 Hours of PASS live webcasts to be held September 15-16, 2010. It’s your opportunity to continue and broaden your SQL Server ...read more


Pensacola Holds Second Annual SQL Saturday

SQL Saturday #22 was held on Saturday, June 5, 2010, with about 224 attendees participating in this free event. It was held at the Pensacola Junior College in Pensacola, FL. Forty-three different sessions in six different tracks were offered (mostly SQL Server, but with a few .NET and miscellaneous sessions thrown in for good measure), ...read more


PASS Summit 2010 Call for Speakers Closes Saturday, June 5

If you are planning to submit any sessions to the 2010 PASS Summit, the deadline is Saturday, June 5, 2010. For more information, and the link to submit your session ideas, visit here.


Don’t Forget to Register for the Free 24 Hours of PASS

The free 24 Hours of PASS event will held May 19 & 20, and includes 24 different one hour presentations on many different aspects of SQL Server, with a special emphasis on SQL Server 2008 R2. You need to register to attend, so sign up today so you won’t forget. My session, the only professional ...read more


Missing European PASS (Updated)

As most of you know, the Icelandic volcano has played havoc with travel plans for speakers coming from the US to speak at European PASS, and many of us will not be able to attend in person, including myself. Fortunately, I have found someone to take over my presentations for me. His name is Bodo ...read more


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