SQL Saturday #39 Recap

I had an amazing time at the SQL Saturday event in New York City this past weekend. I learned new things, met new people, and ate an olive wrapped in a piece of bacon. What more could you want from a PASS event?

I arrived on Friday evening and attended the speaker party that night. It was great to get caught up with a lot of old (and some new) friends. The next morning I got up and walked across Manhattan on a beautiful Spring day to the Microsoft center right next to Radio City Music Hall. The NFL Draft was taking place there and it was interesting to watch people milling about all day in the streets. I arrived just after 8AM and made my way up to the offices. Before I knew it the keynote was underway and the sessions started up right after.

I even presented a session myself. It was the next to the last time slot for the day and the topic was SQL Server 2008 Audit. I managed to engage the audience from time to time which was a good thing. I even remembered to repeat the questions that were asked. I had been worried that I did not have enough material for 70 minutes but it turned out I had just enough.

My slides can be found on my presentations page and you can rate my talk at SpeakerRate.

I’ve written about SQL Server Audit before, and here are the links:

• https://thomaslarock.com/2009/03/implementing-sql-2008-sql-server-audit/
• http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1954
• http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1959
• http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/database-administration/sql-server-audit-magic-without-a-wizard/

You can get more details on SQL Server Audit over at MSDN, and you can watch this video as well TechNet Webcast: Security Talk: Auditing in SQL Server 2008 (Level 300).

Thanks to everyone who made SQL Saturday #39 a wonderful event.