Tag Archives: PASS Summit

Special Discount Code for PASS Summit and Precon

On Monday, October 24, 2016, I will be doing an all-day, Pre-Conference session on how to interpret my SQL Server diagnostic information queries. I have done many shorter versions of this session (such as 60 minutes, 75 minutes, or even … Continue reading

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Speaking at PASS Summit

I found out last week that I will be presenting three sessions at the PASS Summit 2013 in Charlotte, NC. The first one will be a full-day pre-conference session on Scaling SQL Server 2012. This will be an updated and … Continue reading

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Migrating to SQL Server 2012

I had the opportunity to deliver my Migrating to SQL Server 2012 presentation at the PASS 2012 Summit last Friday in Seattle. Although I was in the TCC annex of the convention center, I had pretty good attendance, and it … Continue reading

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Upcoming Speaking Events

I will be the inaugural speaker for the Northern Colorado Database Professionals on September 17, in Loveland, CO. I will be presenting a preview version of my PASS Summit 2012 session about how to migrate to SQL Server 2012. The … Continue reading

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Behemoth of the Server Room?

Back during the PASS 2011 Summit in Seattle, I was interviewed by Tony Davis, Andrew Clark, and Rodney Landrum about hardware, storage subsystems and virtualization.  This was a fun little impromptu interview, filmed in a somewhat quiet location during the … Continue reading

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Scaling SQL Server

On Friday, October 14, 2011,  I had the pleasure of delivering my new Scaling SQL Server presentation at the PASS Summit 2011 in Seattle. This was a half-day session, so I had plenty time to present the material and not … Continue reading

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Presenting Two Sessions at PASS Summit 2011

I found out earlier this week that I was fortunate enough to have my half day session on “Scaling SQL Server” accepted for the PASS Summit 2011, which was quite a pleasant surprise! I had previously been informed that I … Continue reading

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