I'm a little late getting the information from my Fargo SQL Saturday session posted, titled "Discovering the Plan Cache". But it's better a little late that never. Even though it was the end of the day, the session had great turnout and lots of good questions. Reviewing my session evals, I saw quite a few high … Continue reading Presentation Materials “Discovering the Plan Cache” #SQLSat175
We are down to the last few days before first SQL Saturday in Fargo. It's been some work pulling it all together, but with the help of Ted Krueger (Blog | @Onpnt), Sarah Strate (Blog | @DanceM0m), and Jes Borland (Blog | @grrl_geek), we are almost ready for the weekend. The question I have for you is... … Continue reading Fargo SQL Saturday (#SQLSat175) Schedule Is This Weekend
After lunch, I led the session "What Are You Waiting For?" at SQL Saturday Chicago #211. It was another well-received session and the attendees definitely learned a lot about the value in wait stat analysis. The only downside, was my snap decision to add an extended event demo to show the connection between looking at wait stats … Continue reading Presentation Materials “What Are You Waiting For?” #SQLSat211
Just got done with my morning session, titled "Discovering the Plan Cache", for SQL Saturday Chicago #211 and wanted to get out my session deck and scripts for people. The session got pretty high marks from the attendees and people seemed to get a lot of good information and humor out of it. Probably the best … Continue reading Presentation Materials “Discovering the Plan Cache” #SQLSat211
This past weekend, I took a quick trek into the land of beer and cheese for the second annual Madison SQL Saturday event. The event was a great success, but can you expect less when one of the organizers is wielding a light saber. For a change this time, instead of bringing Sarah Strate (Blog | … Continue reading Presentation Materials “Discovering the Plan Cache” #SQLSat206
The Chicago SQL Saturday is coming up this weekend on Saturday, April 13th. If you are waiting until the last minute to register to join in on the training, better stop waiting because the last open slots may be filling up. I'll be there (with the unicorn somewhere near by) to join with friends to learn … Continue reading Chicago SQL Saturday (#SQLSat211) Is This Weekend
Crack a beer and melt the cheese, the Madison SQL Saturday is this weekend. Don't wait any longer because you don't want to end up on the waiting list. Getting off the waiting list can be tough - and involves a light saber duel with Jes Borland (Blog | @grrl_geek) - and YES, she has a … Continue reading Madison SQL Saturday (#SQLSat206) Is This Weekend
We're less than three weeks away from the Chicago SQL Saturday. This will be my fourth time heading to Chicago for their SQL Saturday and I'm looking forward to that and a stop at Portillo's (which I probably shouldn't mention since Sarah isn't able to come along). The SQL Saturday is on April 13th, the weekend … Continue reading Chicago SQL Saturday (#SQLSat211) Coming Up
It's just coming up in just a few more weeks... this is the first SQL Saturday in Fargo. North Dakota is one of the few states that hasn't had a SQL Saturday. With the help of my fellow PASS Regional Mentor Ted Krueger (Blog | @Onpnt), my wife Sarah Strate (Blog | @DanceM0m), and my good friend Jes Borland … Continue reading Fargo SQL Saturday (#SQLSat175) Schedule Is Up
It's coming up in just a couple weeks... the SQL Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin. On April 6th, a couple hundred of your closest SQL Server peers will be meeting in the state of beer and cheese to do a little learning and networking around SQL Server. I'll be there, with unicorn on hand and my … Continue reading Madison SQL Saturday (#SQLSat206) Coming Up
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