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SQL Saturday #61

Nov 22, ’10 9:00 AM

SQL Saturday #61 is right around the corner in Washington, D.C. It’s really Reston, VA but nobody knows where that is, right?

Anyway, I’m going to be in attendance as well as speaking about SQL Server internals. This isn’t a deep dive into any single part of SQL Server, but it is a nice whirlwind tour of what’s going on inside SQL Server. Yes, it’s an early session but I promise you that if wake up in time I will keep things entertaining.

What if you don’t want to learn about SQL Server internals at 8:30 in the morning on a Saturday? You’re in luck! There are a variety of other things you could be learning about SQL Server. I’m not going to go over all of the sessions, you can do that for yourself. I will encourage you to head out to SQL Saturday #61 on December 4th. Hope to see you there!

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Speaking at SQL Saturday Nashville

Aug 16, ’10 8:13 AM

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It’s Going to be a Busy Week

This week is going to be an incredibly busy one. On Saturday I’m very honored to be presenting twice at SQL Saturday Nashville.

Fundamentals of SQL Server Internals: Want to know what makes SQL Server tick? Ever wonder what SQL Server is doing when you run a query? Ever wonder which parts of SQL Server are responsible for specific functionality? Want to know what a HOBT is? I can’t promise answers to every question, but I can set you on the path to knowledge about the inner workings of SQL Server.

Taking Control of Your Career: Raises, promotions, and job offers don’t happen by accident; you need a plan. Through careful planning you can create and reach impressive goals. But what’s the point of reaching your goals if nobody notices? “If you build it, they will come” doesn’t apply when you’re building your career.

“But Jeremiah,” you say, “you are clearly a slacker. Getting ready for two presentations can’t be that difficult for someone with as much ego as you!” And you would be correct; getting ready for two presentations isn’t difficult (mainly because I’m amazing). This week I am also travelling to beautiful Nashville for the PASS Board of Directors meeting.

The BoD meetings are always a good time, but they can be a little tiring (as do most meetings). This meeting promises to be a good one. As best as I recall, we’re going to be talking about PASS at a much higher, strategic, level. There will be less “down in the details” discussion and more “head in the clouds” type of talk. It’s good to put aside worrying about nitty gritty details and focus on the future of an organization. Too often we don’t do that.

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Free Training – SQL Saturday 42

Jun 23, ’10 9:01 AM

Good news! I’m speaking at SQL Saturday 42 this Saturday. Got nothing to do? Head on down to Goodwill Columbus at 1331 Edgehill Rd, Columbus, OH. Got something to do? Cancel it.

I’m excited about the presentations I’m giving – I haven’t given the indexing presentation in a long time and it should be a lot of fun. And the Dynamic SQL presentation is one of the first in the day. It’s a nice easy way (I think) to get your day started.

A Dynamic World Demands Dynamic SQL

Dynamic SQL is a misunderstood and much maligned part of a DBA’s tool kit – it can be used to solve difficult business problems, respond to diverse data needs, and alleviate performance problems. Many DBAs reject dynamic SQL outright as a potential source of SQL injections, being poorly performing, or just for being a hacky solution in general. Not so! Jeremiah Peschka has been making extensive use of dynamic SQL throughout his career to solve a variety of problems. He’ll set about dispelling these misconceptions and demonstrate how dynamic SQL can become a part of every DBA’s tool kit.

Indexes And Other Free Performance Boosts

The database is often viewed as a major performance bottleneck. There are a number of quick, easy, painless techniques that can increase the performance of an application not just by a small amount, but by orders of magnitude. These techniques includes simple indexing techniques, T-SQL techniques, and general database application design patterns that give great gains in performance. In this session, you will learn how to look at a database to identify these problem areas and how to resolve common issues that you will encounter.

What else?

Let’s say you’re interested in something else. What should you go see? Well, Michael Swart (blog | twitter) put together a nice little blog post about How I plan to spend my weekend.

If you like business intelligence, I suggest you hit up Dave Rodabaugh’s presentations. I cannot speak highly enough of Dave’s work. Not only is he one of the brightest BI people I know, he’s also been a teacher, friend, and mentor to me for a long time.

There will be some kind of dinner/drinks/whatever going on afterwards at Barley’s Smokehouse (map). I plan on being there for a little bit. Even if you can’t make it to the event, head on over there around 6:00PM. I’ll be there.

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