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PASS Summit 2011: Pre-Conference Sessions

Join us for in-depth, full-day training classes delivered by some of the leading SQL Server and business intelligence experts in the SQL Server community. Choose from 15 top-notch PASS Summit 2011 Pre-Conference Seminars slated for Monday, Oct. 10, and Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011.

Don't miss out, register for PASS Summit 2011 right now.

If you have already registered for PASS Summit and would like to add a pre-conference seminar, please email Shannon Cunningham or call 888-714-5544.

Search sessions by track:
Application and Database Development
BI Architecture, Development and Administration Topics
BI Client Reporting and Delivery Topics
Enterprise Database Administration and Deployment
Professional Development


Application and Database Development

Advanced T-SQL for SQL Server 2008 and Denali (AD-499-P)
Itzik Ben-Gan (SolidQ)

All about Execution Plans (AD-399-P)
Gail Shaw (XpertEase)
Grant Fritchey (Red Gate Software)

Fixing Queries With Advanced T-SQL Constructs (AD-498-P)
Rob Farley (LobsterPot Solutions)

BI Architecture, Development and Administration Topics

MDX, DAX, and DMX: An Introduction to the Languages of BI  (BIA-298-P)
Stacia Misner (Data Inspirations)

A Day of SSIS in the Enterprise (BIA-399-P)
Andy Leonard (Linchpin People, LLC)
Tim Mitchell (Artis Consulting)

Building a Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform (BIA-299-P)
Brian Knight (Pragmatic Works)
Devin Knight (Pragmatic Works)

BI Client Reporting and Delivery Topics

Advanced Reporting Services (BID-499-P)
Simon Sabin (SQL Know How)

Enterprise Database Administration and Deployment

A Deep Dive into AlwaysOn: Failover Clustering and Availability Groups (DBA-499-P)
Allan Hirt (SQLHA)

After 7 Hours You Won't Be Able To Shut Up About PowerShell Either (DBA-299-P)
Aaron Nelson (SQLvariant)

Extended Events Deep Dive (DBA-498-P)
Jonathan Kehayias (SQLskills.com)

No More Guessing! An Enlightened Approach to Performance Troubleshooting (DBA-399-P)
Adam Machanic (Data Education)

Secrets of the SQLOS – Leveraging Microsoft SQL Server Internal Operating System for Improved Scalability and Performance (DBA-497-P)
Maciej Pilecki (DATA MASTER)

Virtualization and SAN Basics for DBAs (DBA-398-P)
Brent Ozar (Brent Ozar Unlimited)

Winning with Kerberos (DBA-496-P)
Adam Saxton (Microsoft CSS)

Professional Development

Networking to Build Business Contacts (Special 2-hr Workshop) (PD-200-P)
Don Gabor (Conversation Arts Media)

 

 
 

Why Attend?


■ All SQL Server. All the time

■ Over 170 technical sessions

■ Dr. David DeWitt Keynote

■ 2 days of Pre-Con Seminars

■ Networking with MVPs, experts, and peers

■ Face-to-face support with     Microsoft CSS and SQLCAT

■ Ask the Experts Pods
 

 
 
 

 


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