Session Listings by Track

Click on each session for detailed information about the presenter and session. All session times are listed in GMT (UTC). To determine what time each session will be aired in your region, use this external time zone converter.

Sessions are arranged below by track and include Business Intelligence (BI), Database Administration (DBA), Development (Dev), and Professional Development (PD). You can also view the sessions in chronological order.

Tracks: BI | DBA | Dev | PD 
 

BI Track
 

Session 03 (BI) – Start time: 14:00 GMT on September 15
Why Data Warehousing Projects Fail (And What You Can Do About It)
Presenter: Craig Utley

Session 07 (BI) - Start time: 18:00 GMT on September 15
Intro to MDX
Presenter: Stacia Misner

Session 12 (BI) – Start time 23:00 GMT on September 15
Delivering KPIs with Analysis Services
Presenter: Peter Myers

Session 13 (BI) – Start time 12:00 GMT on September 16
Upgrading DTS Packages to SSIS
Presenter: Brian Knight

Session 15 (BI) – Start time 14:00 GMT on September 16
SQLBI Methodology
Presenters: Alberto Ferrari and Marco Russo

Session 22 (BI) – Start time 21:00 GMT on September 16
Zero to Cube: Fast Track to Analysis Services Development
Presenter: Adam Jorgensen
 

DBA Track
 
Session 01  (DBA) - Start time 12:00 GMT on September 15
I Am a DBA - Why Should I Care About SQL Server 2008 R2?
Presenter: Peter Ward

Session 02 (DBA) – Start time 13:00 GMT on September 15
Gather SQL Server Performance Data with PowerShell
Presenter: Allen White

Session 04 (DBA) – Start time 15:00 GMT on September 15
Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware for OLTP Performance
Presenter: Glenn Berry

Session 06 (DBA) – Start time 17:00 GMT on September 15
Enforcing Compliance with Policy Based Management
Presenter: Ken Simmons

Session 09 (DBA) – Start time 20:00 GMT on September 15
Identifying Costly Queries
Presenter: Grant Fritchey

Session 14 (DBA): Start time 13:00 GMT on September 16
Statistics: How to Prove Everything but the Truth
Presenter: Kevin Goode

Session 17 (DBA) – Start time 16:00 GMT on September 16
Storage for the DBA
Presenter: Denny Cherry

Session 18 (DBA) - Start time 17:00 GMT on September 16
SQL Server 2008 R2 StreamInsight
Presenter: Klaus Aschenbrenner

Session 20 (DBA) - Start time 19:00 GMT on September 16
Automate Your Database Maintenance
Presenter: Brad McGehee
 

Dev Track

Session 08 (Dev) – Start time 19:00 GMT on September 15
Isolation vs Concurrency: What Are the Choices?
Presenter: Kalen Delaney

Session 11 (Dev) – Start time 22:00 GMT on September 15
eXtreame Database Design
Presenter: Paul Nielsen

Session 19 (Dev) – Start time 18:00 GMT on September 16
T-SQL Brush-Up: The Best Things You Forgot You Knew
Presenter: Jen McCown

Session 21 (Dev) – Start time 20:00 GMT on September 16
Relational Database Design for Utter Newbies
Presenter: Kevin Kline

Session 23 (Dev) – Start time 22:00 GMT on September 16
Top 10 Design Mistakes
Presenter: Louis Davidson

Session 24 (Dev) – Start time 23:00 GMT on September 16
Understanding SARGability
Presenter: Rob Farley
 

PD Track

Session 05 (PD) – Start time 16:00 GMT on September 15
Managing Teams
Presenter: Andy Leonard

Session 10 (PD) – Start time 21:00 GMT on September 15
How to Rock Your Presentations
Presenter: Douglas McDowell

Session 16 (PD) – Start time 15:00 GMT on September 16
Preparing for Your Next Job
Presenter: Chris Shaw

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