Chapter Deck 2010 April

PASS Community News April 2010

About PASS
The PASS community encompasses everyone who uses the Microsoft SQL Server or Business Intelligence Platforms. This includes database administrators, application developers, Business Intelligence professionals, information technology professionals, executives, consultants, educators, instructors, and students.
The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) is the only independent, user-run, not-for-profit association dedicated to the SQL Server community helping its members Connect, Share, and Learn by:
Facilitating member networking and exchange of information through our websites, Chapters, annual Summits, regional and local events, and virtual communities
Working with Microsoft to influence the evolution of SQL Server products and services
Delivering high quality, up-to-date, technical content, presentations, and other educational material for professional development

PASS Latest News
PASS European Conference Is Right Around the Corner - Have You Registered Yet?
Thanks to months of hard work by PASS volunteers, we are putting the final touches on what is going to be the best PASS European Conference yet April 21-23 in Neuss, Germany. Andre Kamman gives us an insider's look at the event in this blog post.
Microsoft Kicking Off SQL Server 2008 R2 Launch Tour
Starting with the European Conference, PASS is partnering with Microsoft to bring 50 regional SQL Server 2008 R2-focused events world wide. More information on our R2 launch page
PASS Summit 2010 Online?
Would you be interested in attending a live online track at PASS Summit if you couldn’t attend in person? Learn more and post your comments on the PASS blog.

24 Hours of PASS 2010 - May 19th
The 24 Hours of PASS site has gone Live!!! Check it out at http://www.sqlpass.org/24hours/2010/
Virtual Sessions for 24 straight hours. Speakers include Donald Farmer, Greg Low, Adam Machanic, Louis Davidson and more!
4 tracks – App Dev, BI, DBA, and Professional Development
Focus on SQL Server 2008 R2 highlights and new features

Featured Top 10 list
Top 10 Articles on SQL Server Clustering: Hemantgiri S. Goswami
How to Create SQL Server 2005 Clustering with Virtual Server 2005
Introduction to SQL Server 2005 Clustering Basics
Inside SQL Server Cluster Setup and Troubleshooting Techniques
Busting 6 SQL Server Failover Clustering Myths
SQL Server 2000 and 2005 Clustering
Preparing the SQL Server 2005 Clustering Infrastructure
Should I Upgrade my Current Clustering to SQL Server 2005 Cluster
SQL Server 2008 Failover Clustering White Paper
SQL Server 2005 Multi-Site Clustering with Windows Server 2008
SQL Server Clustering Best Practices

Free Virtual Learning for April 2010
Virtualization Live Meeting –virualization.sqlpass.org for more info
Using Virtualization to Solve Common Dev/QA Environment Problems,
Speaker: Aaron Nelson and DushyanthNataraj
Wednesday April 7th 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
Application Development Live Meeting – appdev.sqlpass.org for more info
PowerShell for Database Developers
Speaker: Peter Schott
Date: April 13th 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
Understanding SARGability (to make your queries run faster)
Speaker: Rob Farley
Date: April 27th 8:00am – 9:00am EST
Database Administration Live Meeting – dba.sqlpass.org for more info
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Application and Multi-Server Management
Speaker: Clifford Dibble
Date: April 14th, 2:00pm – 3:00pm EST
Other SQL Server Community Webinars – visit http://columbus.sqlpass.orgfor more info
CBusPASS presents Fundamentals of SQL Server Internals by Jeremiah Peschka
Date: April 8th 2010, 6:30pm – 8:30pm EST

Upcoming SQL Saturday Events
#30 - Richmond 2010 Apr 10, 2010
#31 - Chicago 2010 Apr 17, 2010
#41 - Atlanta 2010 Apr 24, 2010
#39 - New York City 2010 Apr 24, 2010
#36 - Wheeling 2010 May 1, 2010
#38 - Jacksonville 2010 May 8, 2010

PASS Membership
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You’ll receive the bi-weekly newsletter called PASS Connector. The newsletter includes various features such as:
Latest news from Microsoft
Technical articles
Top 10 lists
PASS Summit updates
Contests, and more!
Access to articles on the PASS website.
Register at www.sqlpass.org

PASS Headquarters
Who to contact for information on:
Speakers at PASS Summit 2009:
Elena.Sebastiano@sqlpass.org
Community
Blythe.Morrow@sqlpass.org
Sponsorships & Advertising
Sanjeet.Gandham@sqlpass.org
Office Tel: 1604-899-6009
Fax: 1604-899-1269

Thank You from PASSwww.sqlpass.org

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Chapter Deck 2010 April

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