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What's New with SQLskills?
We've just finished writing and teaching some multi-day content for Microsoft on SQL Server 2008. The tracks where around Developer, BI, and DBA/ITPro.
See here for more on the DBA track.
Planning is well underway for this year's conferences. First up is SQL Server Magazine Connections Spring show in April. From full-day workshops to 400-level
intense sessions on the internals of the SQL Server Engine to data-mining and Reporting Services how-to's, we've got a whole spectrum of content you should see! Next is TechEd US in
June where we've got session and workshops in the Developer and ITPro weeks.
Checkout here for more details.
Finally, Kimberly and Paul just returned from a trip to Iceland - see here for some photos
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| Welcome to SQLskills! |
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This site is dedicated to providing helpful content, resource links, conference scripts, and all sorts of
tips and tricks related to Microsoft® SQL Server®. For certain content, you must be a subscriber. Subscribe now!
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| Meet the team... |
ÞBob Beauchemin
ÞKimberly L. Tripp
ÞLiz Vitt
ÞPaul S. Randal
ÞSimon Sabin
ÞStacia Misner
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| Announcements
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Make sure to subscribe. SQLskills regularly presents around the globe is planning a lot of new and interesting changes for
2008 and 2009. Be sure to subscribe so you'll be the first to hear the exciting news. (And don't worry - we *rarely* send email, we use our blogs
for frequent communications. ) Subscribe now!
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April 2008
Paul Randal named a SQL Server MVP! After leaving the Microsoft and the SQL Server team at the end of August 2007, Paul has
been doing a ton of community work - blogging, teaching, user groups - and that's been recognized with this award.
Of course, Kimberly, Bob, and Simon were all renewed as MVPs too.
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October 2007
This month we have two new people joining the SQLskills team - Stacia Misner and Simon Sabin. More details on my blog
here.
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September 2007
The announcement for September is expected... Paul S. Randal has joined SQLskills and we're off to a running start already
with multiple events coming up soon! Check out BOTH of our blogs here for more information.
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| Interviews
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March 2008: Paul & Kimberly - TechNet Radio Part 2
Discussing troubleshooting and manageability in SQL Server 2008. See the March 11th show
here.
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March 2008: Paul & Kimberly - TechNet Radio Part 1
Discussing security and availability in SQL Server 2008. See the March 4th show
here.
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December 2007: Paul & Kimberly - RunAs Radio
Interview with Richard Campbell and Greg Hughes at TechEd ITPro in Barcelona discussing new features in SQL Server 2008. Get it
here.
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November 2007: Paul & Kimberly - SSWUG TV
Video interview from SQL Connections Fall discussing new features in SQL Server 2008. Paul struggles to break away from calling
the SQL team 'we'... Get it
here.
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November 2007: Paul & Kimberly - TechEd TV
Video interview from TechEd ITPro Barcelona -looking very tired and wondering why we signed up for 12 sessions... See
here.
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October 2007: Paul - SQL Down Under
Interview with Greg Low discussing CHECKDB differences between 2000 and 2005, new features in SQL Server 2008, plus Lego. See show #24
here.
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March 2007: Paul - .NET Rocks
Paul's turn finally! Discussing SQL Server 2005 Performance and Recovery (with special guest...) -
here.
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March 2007: Paul & Kimberly - SSWUG TV
Video interview from SQL Connections Spring discussing disaster recovery and Blokus -
here.
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March 2007: Paul & Kimberly - UK NextGen User Group
Podcast interview while in the UK presenting a full day class on Crucial Database Maintenance -
here.
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May 2006: Kimberly - .NET Rocks
DotNetRocks got her again! Download and enjoy the session posted
here.
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April 2005: Kimberly - .NET Rocks
Another great time on DNR. Download and enjoy the session posted
here.
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August 2004: Kimberly - .NET Rocks
It was the first one and definitely NOT her last... What a great time! Download and enjoy the session posted
here.
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| *NEW* Maintenance Script
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Script to determine the amount of change in a database. Choose between a differential or full backup. See
here for more info!
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| Dual Database Monitor
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The Dual Database Monitor is now available - click
here for more info!
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| Upcoming Events
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Conferences, Workshops and Seminars around the World...
SQLskills is presenting at:
ÞApril 2008: SQL Connections in Orlando, USA
ÞJune 2008: Microsoft TechEd US Developers in Orlando, USA
ÞJune 2008: Microsoft TechEd US IT Forum in Orlando, USA
ÞNovember 2008: SQL Connections in Las Vegas, USA
ÞNovember 2008: Microsoft TechEd Developers in Barcelona, Spain
ÞNovember 2008: Microsoft TechEd IT Forum in Barcelona, Spain
ÞSee the full schedule of Upcoming Events here.
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| Special Events
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SQL Immersion Events
After great reviews from our three SQL Immersion Events, be sure that SQLskills is planning more. In Spring 2008, we will
announce our 2008/2009 Immersion Event Calendar. Immersion Events are unique and individually planned seminars and workshops, with content
specifically created by database-related industry experts. The training materials are customized to provide deep coverage enabling attendees to
master the content. These RARE, small and intense events are the place to be for high quality SQL Server training.
Subscribers will be the first to know - and the first to be offered special discounts and incentives. Classes are limited to 36
attendees and often event/site specific limitations exist and many courses have a maximum of only 20 to 24. Be sure to register early as these classes have
sold out in the past. Subscribe now!
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| SQLskills Online Resources
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Conference Resources
If you're looking for Demo Scripts and other useful conference resources, review the full list of past events with their resources here.
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TechNet Webcast Series for the ITProfessional: Building Robust, Reliable and Available SQL Server Systems
11-part Series, Recorded Mar-May 2006
Read the Event Series Blog Entry for links
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MSDN Webcast Series on SQL Server 2005
Effectively Designing a Scalable and Reliable Database
10-part Series, Recorded Aug-Nov 2005
Read the Event Series Blog Entry for links
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IT's ShowTime from TechNet
3 Sessions from TechEd Europe
Recorded July 2005
Access Here
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MSDN Webcast on SQL Server 2000
Indexing for Performance - Finding the Right Balance
Recorded 11 June 2004
Access Here
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MSDN Webcast on SQL Server 2000
Indexing for Performance - Index Maintenance Best Practices
Recorded 19 July 2004
Access Here
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Database Administrator’s Guide to SQL Server Database Engine .NET CLR Environment
The official version has been released on TechNet, please reference the released paper
here.
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SQL Server 2005 Beta II Whitepaper: Partitioned Tables and Indexes
The official version has been released to MSDN, please reference the released paper
here.
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SQL Server 2005 Beta II Whitepaper: Snapshot Isolation
The official version has been released to MSDN, please reference the released paper
here.
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