User Groups - Category Archive

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Speaking in Cambridge, England March 24, 2010

If you are near Cambridge, England, I will be speaking at the Cambridge SQL Server Users Group on Wednesday, March 24, 2010.


Four New Zealand Cities are Final Stops on 30 Day Speaking Tour

After making seven presentations in Australia, I headed to New Zealand where I made four presentations in four cities, on four successive days. Because my schedule was so packed, I only got a couple of days in Auckland (New Zealand’s most populace city) to visit the sites.
The photo is of the Auckland Sky Tower, the ...read more


Sydney SQL Server Users Group Draws Big Crowd

On Tuesday, October 13, I spoke at the Sydney SQL Server Users Group, presenting on “How to Get the Most Out of the SQL Server 2005/2008 Profiler,” the last of my seven presentations made on my Australia speaking tour.
The group meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Mechanics School of Arts in downtown ...read more


Melbourne SQL Server Group is Fifth Stop in Down Under Tour

I spoke at the Melbourne SQL Server Users Group on Monday, October 12, 2009. The group meets at lunch time the 2nd Monday of each month in downtown Melbourne. I spoke on Getting the Most Out of the SQL Server 2005/2008 Profiler. The group is hosted by Greg Low, and sponsored by SolidQ Australia.


Newcastle Coders Group is Third Stop on Down Under Tour

I just made a whirlwind trip to Newcastle to speak at the Newcastle Coders Group, on “Getting the Most Out of the SQL Server 2005/2008 Profiler”. I took a 3-hour train ride from Sydney to Newcastle in the afternoon, made my presentation at 6:00 PM, then returned to Sydney the following morning. I didn’t get ...read more


Perth SQL Server Users Group is Second Stop in Australia

On Friday, October 3, I spoke a second time at Perth, this time at the Perth SQL Server Users Group. My presentation was on “Introducing the SQL Server 2008 Performance Data Collector.”
Again, the event was hosted by Mitch Wheat, who is also the leader of the Perth .NET Users Group. After the presentation, Mitch, ...read more


Perth .NET Users Group First Stop of Down Under Tour

As the first stop of my five city speaking tour of Australia, I spoke at the Perth .NET Users Group on Thursday, October 1, 2009 on “How to Interpret SQL Server Graphical Execution Plans.
The group is run by Mitch Wheat, a Visual C# MVP (left in the photo), who helped me a lot with coordinating ...read more


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


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