Best of PASS Summit 2010
PASS is pleased to announce the top sessions from PASS Summit 2010 based on the opinions of all attendees who submitted completed session evaluation forms (10,244). To download the presentation slides and to view the recordings for any of these top sessions, simply click on the session title (Summit attendee login required). Note: Pre/Post-Conference seminars are not linked to a session recording or presentation materials.
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Top 10 Sessions of 2010
1) AD - Indexing Strategies that work: Covering - Concepts, Concerns, Costs (pre/post-conference session)
Kimberly Tripp & Paul Randal (SQLskills.com)
Average score: 4.89
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q5 |
Q6 |
| Mean |
4.91 |
4.98 |
5 |
4.84 |
4.66 |
4.93 |
2) DBA - DBA Mythbusters
Paul Randal (SQLskills.com)
Average score: 4.85
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q5 |
Q6 |
| Mean |
4.7 |
4.93 |
4.97 |
4.93 |
4.74 |
4.83 |
3) PD - You're Not Attractive - But Your Presentations Can Be
Brent Ozar (SQLskills.com) & Buck Woody (Microsoft Corp.)
Average score: 4.82
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q5 |
Q6 |
| Mean |
4.71 |
4.93 |
4.93 |
4.9 |
4.74 |
4.72 |
4) AD - A Day of Doing Many Things at Once: Multitasking, Parallelism, and Process Distribution (pre/post-conference session)
Adam Machanic (SQLblog.com)
Average score: 4.80
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q5 |
Q6 |
| Mean |
4.81 |
4.9 |
4.93 |
4.81 |
4.52 |
4.81 |
5) DBA - Inside SQL Server Latches
Bob Ward (Microsoft CSS)
Average score: 4.80
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q5 |
Q6 |
| Mean |
4.53 |
4.91 |
4.93 |
4.87 |
4.74 |
4.8 |
6) DBA - Seeking SQL Server Secrets
Kalen Delaney (SQLearning)
Average score: 4.79
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q5 |
Q6 |
| Mean |
4.61 |
4.91 |
4.92 |
4.83 |
4.66 |
4.81 |
7) AD - Tales from the Trenches: GUIDs - Use, Abuse and How to Move Forward
Kimberly Tripp (SQLskills.com)
Average score: 4.78
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q5 |
Q6 |
| Mean |
4.59 |
4.86 |
4.92 |
4.86 |
4.73 |
4.75 |
8) DBA - Expert Query Performance Troubleshooting
Boris Baryshnikov & Conor Cunningham (Microsoft Corp.)
Average score: 4.76
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q5 |
Q6 |
| Mean |
4.72 |
4.83 |
4.94 |
4.84 |
4.55 |
4.7 |
9) DBA - Virtualization and SAN Basics for DBAs
Brent Ozar (SQLskills.com)
Average score: 4.76
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q5 |
Q6 |
| Mean |
4.76 |
4.88 |
4.91 |
4.79 |
4.53 |
4.68 |
10) DBA - Building NextGen Scalable & Highly Available Architectures with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
Rajinder Gill (Scalability Experts, Inc.)
Average score: 4.76
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q5 |
Q6 |
| Mean |
4.8 |
4.86 |
4.86 |
4.83 |
4.54 |
4.66 |
Top 5 Sessions Per Track
Sort by track: Application and Database Development | BI Platform Architecture, Development and Administration | BI Information Delivery | Enterprise Database Administration and Deployment | Professional Development
Application and Database Development
1) Indexing Strategies that work: Covering - Concepts, Concerns, Costs (pre/post-conference session)
Kimberly Tripp & Paul Randal (SQLskills.com)
2) A Day of Doing Many Things at Once: Multitasking, Parallelism, and Process Distribution (pre/post-conference session)
Adam Machanic (SQLblog.com
3) Tales from the Trenches: GUIDs - Use, Abuse and How to Move Forward
Kimberly Tripp (SQLskills.com)
4) Query Tuning Tips
Itzik Ben-Gan (Solid Quality Mentors)
5) SQLCAT: Next Generation Real Time Data Processing using StreamInsight
Mark Simms (Microsoft Corp.)
BI Platform Architecture, Development and Administration
1) Zero to OLAP Cubes with SQL Server Analysis Services (pre/post-conference session)
Peter Myers (Solid Quality Mentors)
2) Creating a BI solution from A to Z (pre/post-conference session)
Davide Mauri (Solid Quality Mentors)
3) ETL from the Trenches: Using SSIS in the Real World
Dave Fackler (Rolling Hills Enterprises, Inc.)
4) Enriching the Design of a SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services UDM
Peter Myers (Solid Quality Mentors)
5) Zero to Cube: Fast Track to Analysis Services Development
Adam Jorgensen (Program Works Consulting)
BI Information Delivery
1) SQL CAT: Lessons Learning Working with MSIT and Microsoft BI to Improve Performance and Productivity
Carl Rabeler, Josh Caplan & Sergei Gundorov (Microsoft Corp.)
2) Implementing Reporting Services in SharePoint Integrated Mode
Chuck Heinzelman (Microsoft SQLCAT)
3) Business Intelligence in SharePoint 2010
Brian Knight (Pragmatic Works)
4) What Every DBA Should Know About Sharepoint 2010
Victor Isakov (SQL Server Solutions)
5) Report Builder 3 What's in it for You
Andreas Wolter (SARPEDON Quality Lab)
Enterprise Database Administration and Deployment
1) DBA Mythbusters
Paul Randal (SQLskills.com)
2) Inside SQL Server Latches
Bob Ward (Microsoft CSS)
3) Seeking SQL Server Secrets
Kalen Delaney (SQLearning)
4) Expert Query Performance Troubleshooting
Boris Baryshnikov & Conor Cunningham (Microsoft Corp.)
5) Virtualization and SAN Basics for DBAs
Brent Ozar (SQLskills.com)
Professional Development
1) You're Not Attractive - But Your Presentations Can Be
Brent Ozar (SQLskills.com) & Buck Woody (Microsoft Corp.)
2) Building a Comprehensive Professional Development Plan
Andy Warren (Fourdeuce Inc.)
3) SQL Image Wardrobe Governor: The newest feature in R2
Christine Valdes
4) Preparing for Your Next Job
Christopher Shaw (SQLShaw)
5) Networking to Build Business Contacts (pre/post-conference session)
Don Gabor (Conversation Arts Media)
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