There is an upcoming event being hosted by SSWUG on Friday, April 17th. For more details you can click here or go to:
https://www.vconferenceonline.com/shows/spring09/sql/s09event.asp
And this is also a reminder that the SSWUG vConference is going to take place from April 22nd to the 24th. Yours truly will be presenting on the following topics:
SQL 2008 Performance Data Collection
Learn how the Performance Data Collection can help you understand more about the types of activities hitting your SQL 2008 instance. Attend this session and learn how to implement the data collections effectively.
Attendees will learn:
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Introduction to Performance Data Collection
- How to create and configure the data collection warehouse
- How to generate and interpret the data collection reports
Optimizing Backup and Restore Performance
As databases continue to grow in size, the time it takes for backup and recovery grows in length of time. Attend this session and learn methods to minimize the time it takes for your backups to complete, as well as how to minimize the amount of time it takes to recover.
Attendees will learn:
- Understand the different types of database backups
- Understand the available options for database backups and restores
- Help build a proper backup and restore strategy
SQL 2008 Policy Based Management
As the number of instances you are responsible for increase the amount of time you can spend working on any one instance decreases. Attend this session and learn how Policy Based Management (PBM) can cut your administration time and ensure the stability of your enterprise.
Attendees will learn:
- Understand PBM terms and concepts
- Understand how to build and deploy policies against one or more instances
- Troubleshooting policy failures
If you only attend one virtual conference during the fourth week in April this year, make it this one. I even have a promotional code for you to use, worth $10 off your registration. That’s right, you get $10 off just for knowing me and the code you want to use is: SPVTLASP09
Want to know something else? If you have attended a previous SSWUG vConference, you will get another $10 off the registration price. Seriously. What are you waiting for?
It would be the same as if you were going into a nightclub and just said “SQLBatman sent me.” You would cut the line, walk right in, and be escorted to the private room in the back. No, not the one by the bathroom with a couch, or the kitchen. The one with the private bar, the big screen television, the DJ, the dance floor, and a buffet filled with bacon and Jaeger. And if you do not believe such a place exists, come meet me at PASS later this year.
