- SQLTeach/DevTeach Montreal registration open -- early bird discounts
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We are offering an early bird of 300$ CAD for attendees that are registering before September 13th, 2008. Registered attendees have access to the DevTeach Archive sessions material for download.
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| Before Septembre 13, 2008
| 949.00$
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| Between September 13th and 30th, 2008
| 1049.00$
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| Between October 1st and October 31st, 2008
| 1149.00$
| 1151.30$
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| Between November 1st and December 1st, 2008
| 1249.00$
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DevTeach / SQLTeach Montreal 2008 will be the biggest developer, DBA and ITPro conference in Canada. It’s jam-packed with advanced sessions (level 300 and 400) all on the latest versions of Microsoft products and technologies. We have a track on .NET 3.5. We also added a .NET Agile track. This year we have 54 .NET sessions, 34 SQL Server, 11 Visual Studio Team System, 17 Agile and 17 Architecture sessions and 12 SilverLight 2.0 sessions. DevTeach Montreal 2008 is the training you can’t get any other way. |
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Announcing DevTeach and SQLTeach Montreal Dec. 1-5, 2008. Both events will be held at the Marriott Chateau Champlain. Attendees registered to DevTeach will get full access to SQLTeach and vice versa. Dec. 1st will include three Pre Conferences workshops and Dec. 5th will include three Post Conference workshops. The main conference will be held Dec. 2-4 with over 134 sessions. Use this link  to mark your calendar in Outlook.
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Take a look at the different sessions that will be presented at Devteach and SQLTeach. We’ll have 134 sessions in 8 rooms over three days. Below you will see two examples of our fantastic lineup.
Barry Gervin - VST378
In this session we'll go beyond the basic unit testing and discuss best practices for building quality into the development process, including patterns for writing effective and maintainable tests, and naming conventions. We'll cover not just code coverage but functional coverage, data driven unit testing, integrating test artifacts between QA and Development and load testing. We'll also explore how unit tests relate to requirements, builds, and bugs and what it really means to publish your test results against a build and provide meaningful project reporting data through the development lifecycle. Developers, Testers, and Project Managers will all find value in this session.
Itzik Ben-Gan - SQL377
This session will give you an overview of the new T-SQL features in SQL Server 2008 with lots of code samples and demonstrations. The session will cover features like the MERGE Statement, Grouping Sets, Table-Valued Parameters, Date and Time Enhancements. If time will permit, the session will also cover Composable DML, CONVERT Enhancements, Object Dependencies the HIERARCHYID datatype and spatial data.
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- MSDN & Technet webcast for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server Compact 3.5 versions
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TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2008 (Part 3 of 3): Integrate Growing Data Volumes (Level 300)
Attend this session to learn how to integrate growing volumes of data with the new enhancements in Microsoft SQL Server 2008. We cover new technologies, like Change Data Capture and MERGE SQL statement, in addition to scalability improvements in SQL Server Integration Services, like lookup enhancements and data profiling.
TechNet Webcast: Mastering Time Series Prediction with SQL Server 2008 Data Mining (Level 300)
Time series data is one of the most useful sources for data mining. Whether it be estimating future gasoline prices or understanding the relationship between the weather and sales, there is a role for time series analysis. In the new release of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Data Mining, Microsoft has introduced some important enhancements to our support in this area, making powerful analysis both more effective and easier to use. In this webcast, we not only introduce these new features, but we also cover many of the business scenarios for which time series prediction is invaluable.
MSDN Webcast: Introducing SQL Server Compact 3.5 (Level 200)
With Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, developers have an easy-to-deploy solution for local data. Ranging from caching reference data to full offline scenarios, developers can use a single engine for their Windows Mobile-powered devices, or their full desktop clients–benefiting from the power of SQL Server in a compact footprint. Using Visual Studio 2008, we show how SQL Server Compact can be transparently deployed with unique features including updatable result sets and a custom document format, and how to manage the creation and maintenance of your local data. This session is packed with demonstrations that can get you started today.
- SQLBits - Cubed: Don't miss the opportunity!
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Did you see the new logo of SQLBits:
IN continuation to the earlier SQLBits-Cubed_Notification post here, now we got the update about final agenda that is fixed for September 13th 2008. For more information refer to MainAgenda page on SQLBits website that will help you build your own agenda too.
You can choose the session you will be attending by clicking on them. The sessions are grouped into slots, you can only choose one session from each slot. When chosen a session a red border and a tick will appear in the bottom right corner of the session.
- SQL Server 2008 Learning Live Webcast series from IDERA - win SQL admin toolset
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008* |
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4 PM Eastern | 3 PM Central | 1 PM Pacific |
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SQL Server MVP, Hilary Cotter |
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*Want to attend but can’t make this date? No worries! Each webcast will be archived
for up to 6 months. Register now and we’ll notify you when the archive is available.
PLUS, you'll be invited to the next 5 live webcasts in this series!
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SQL Server 2008 builds upon the foundation of SQL Server 2005. Don’t miss this upcoming webcast, hosted by Idera and MSSQLTips and presented by SQL Server MVP Hilary Cotter to get a full hour of what’s new in SQL Server 2008. We’ll briefly cover just about all of the new features in SQL Server 2008 including:
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- Policy Based Management
- New Auditing and Security features
- Resource Governor
- Backup compression
- Hierarchy ID
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- Spatial Data types
- Entity Data Model support
- LINQ
- Sync Services
- Sparse columns and Indexes
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About the Speaker:
Hilary Cotter is a well-known SQL Server MVP specializing in replication, and full-text search. He recently published a book on replication and is writing another about Microsoft search technologies. Hilary has been involved in IT for 21 years and is Director of Text Mining and Database Strategy for RelevantNoise.com, dedicated to mining blogs for business intelligence.
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Attend this webcast and you could win a copy of Idera’s new
SQL admin toolset: 24 handy tools for SQL Server Management.
You’ll see how easy it can be to perform basic SQL Server management, administration, analysis and security tasks in a fraction of the time and without the headaches. One lucky attendee will receive a free copy of the SQL admin toolset!
Try the SQL admin toolset now for free!
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To help you get informed and ready for the exciting new features and the release of
SQL Server 2008, Idera & MSSQLTips will be hosting a free webcast series starting in July through December 2008. Each webcast will be taught by industry experts.
Stay tuned for the rest of our monthly
“Make a Date with 2008” Webcast Series:
Wednesday, September 17
"SQL Server 2008 Encryption Enhancements"
Wednesday, October 10
"SQL Server 2008 Resource Governor'
Wednesday, November 19
"SQL Server 2008 Performance Studio"
Wednesday, December 12
"SQL Server 2008 New Auditing Features" |
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- Get a feel for Tech·Ed EMEA 2008
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Another biggest event in Europe which is Microsoft Tech-ed EMEA :
FOR Tech-ed Developers week
FOR Tech-ed ITPRO week
(the above ones looks familiar and will be applied to all of the Tech-ed conference around the world)
- REMIX UK 08 - generate Next Web for Designers and Developers
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REMIXUK08 is the new conference concept from Microsoft offering a 48 hour conversation all about the ‘Next Web’, what it means today and the potential impact of technologies, tools and techniques for the future. This is more important for inspiring designers and developers to take the media they love to new levels of user experience.
When: 18 - 19 September 2008
Where: Brighton Beach
Visit ReMix08 website for more information.
- TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2008 Performance and Scalability Technologies (Level 300)
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Event: SQL Server 2008 Performance and Scalability Technologies
Level: 300
SQL Server 2008 supports very large databases, enterprise-scale reporting systems, and data warehouses. It provides growing database systems with tools and features to optimize performance, scale up individual servers, and scale out very large databases. SQL Server 2008 is designed to take advantage of the latest hardware technologies to support server consolidation.
Throughout this presentation, we look into SQL Server 2008 performance and scalability technologies and show how you can use these technologies to provide optimal performance and responsiveness for your large data solutions.
Event-Registration link
- SQL Server Heroes UNITE - PASS community summit 2008
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HeroesHappenHere is finished and now PASS organisation comes up with new chant that 'SQL Server Heroes UNITE' for upcoming community summit 2008 in Seattle, US between November 18-21 2008.
No doubt that PASS Community conferences in the past and upcoming Summit 2008 is the single largest gathering of SQL Server professionals in the world, bringing together the entire community - from the brightest and the best, to the newest SQL Server users. Attendees receive top-rated industry advice and expertise on the best ways to develop, deploy and manage their entire SQL Server environment and will walk away with an in-depth and hands-on look at all things SQL Server.
What PASS Community website offers in this regard:
Register Now to get our early bird discount of $1595. That's $695 off the regular cost of registration.
Check out our Spotlight and Program session details.
The details for our pre-conference seminars are now posted.
Visit our new Pass Community Press Room
For me: Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that your abstract, “Effective usage of SQL Server 2005 Database Mirroring, what’s new in SQL 2008”,
has been selected for presentation as a Program session at the PASS Community Summit 2008, November 18-21, 2008 in Seattle, Washington.
In light of the exceptional submissions we received this year, over 400 submissions in total, we have increased the number of sessions at the
Summit this year.
Hope to see you there!
- SQLBits (III) Cubed - Mark your diary September 13 2008
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Here it comes again, second one in this year one of the biggest UK based SQL Server conference - SQLBits III aka cubed.
It is free to attend and what you will get is: 20 hours of top content from the world of SQL Server presented by the top speakers in the UK SQL Server Community. You will also have the chance of meeting and networking with like minded individual in the UK SQL Server Community.
Mark your diary for 13th September 2008 to attend this conference at Hertfordshire Conference Center - It is easy to get there by car, instructions can be found here http://www.conferencehertfordshire.co.uk/dehavilland/location/index.php. You can download a map from here
What's good news for me? (Received an email last night)
I am pleased to tell you that the votes are in and the SQLBits committee would like to include your proposed session Performance Monitoring Using SQL Server Management Studio - power of Management Data Warehouse in our agenda. Congratulations, you have passed the first hurdle!
Don't forget that the cost to attend this conference is free!!!
- Leveraging SQL Server Technologies to Build a Solid High-Availability Strategy - Tech-ed Online Panel video available to view
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You can view the show from this Leveraging SQL Server Technologies to Build a Solid High-Availability Strategy link and also various videos sharing best practices and strategies on other technologies are available on this Library page.
- DTS Packages migration webinar - get tips and tricks from a MVP
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Brian Kinight is well known SQL Server Professional in the community, every user will know about SQL Server Central website which was founded by him.
Join Brian to discuss the strategies of upgrading DTS packages to SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). As this is a web seminar it is free and will have a definitive showcase an actual DTS package conversion using DTS xChange and other strategies. DTS xChange provides automated DTS to SSIS migration technology for complete SQL Server 2005 upgrades. The company is hosting a free Webinar on Tuesday July 15th at 11:30am to 12:30pm EDT. The following links should get you how to attend this webinar:
Attendees to this session will receive a free copy of DTS Profiler ($495 value) to help scope DTS migration projects.
- SQLKnowHow - gear up for exclusive training from professionals
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SQLKnowHow is the new organisation that is focused on training services based on SQL Server. In this regard they have lined up very interesting list of events in coming months, it will be a great time for the SQL Server Users in United Kingdom to grab the opportunity. For Know How event Know more from following list:
Training Events
Don't miss this opportunity and forgot to say most of the content will be on SQL Server 2005 & 2008 versions!
- Tech-Ed IT Professional 2008 - Europe in Barcelona, open for registration
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TechEd IT Professionals 2008, 3-7 November, Barcelona is now open for registration. It's the Microsoft premier technical education conference with five days of deep dive technical training, information and community resources. As a reminder, the Super Early Bird offer closes on 31 July.
Talking about TechEd, the US event took place last week and I read a fantastic summary of the session presented by Barry Briggs, CTO of Microsoft IT, where he discussed the challenges he faced and what his ambitions are for the Microsoft IT environment. You can read more here.
- Webcast: The Key to Enforcing Compliance and Standardization: Policies
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Free webcast is convened by IDERA
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008.. |..11:00 AM CST |..12:00 PM EST
"The Key to Enforcing Compliance and Standardization: Policies" |
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While managing complex database environments, one of the most challenging objectives IT executives, managers and administrators face is enforcing the company's best practices and compliance with security and usage standards.
Hosted by Idera & Intellinet Corporation:
Participate in a complimentary, 1-hour webinar led by Microsoft SQL Server MVP, Geoff Hiten, and featuring Idera's Bullet Manale. |
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Gain practical advice on how to: |
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- Cost-effectively enforce standards on work performed across your database infrastructure, including work performed by vendors
- Save time finding, fixing and preventing mis-configurations with automated server administration
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- Reduce the potential for costly administrative error with policy-based management
- Leverage tools to proactively monitor, diagnose and analyze SQL Server performance problems with minimal costly server downtime
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Register here now! >> |
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- Its hot and humid, Orlando
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This is my second trip to Oralando and this time I feel very hot and humid over here.
It wasn't that bad last year even though the temperatures were around 90 to 95 F!
Got checked in to the hotel and what a fantastic view from here and quite opposite to Convention Center where the Tech-Ed ITPRO gig is scheduled!
Click-here for IMAGE
To see the related blog posts here visit SayGood-bye_SayHello & RelatedTags post too.