Next month I\u2019ll be attending and speaking at the Colorado Springs #SQLSat104.\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019m looking forward to this event for a number of reasons:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 1.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>It\u2019s my very first SQLSaturday! \u00a0<\/span>I\u2019ve always wanted to attend \u2013 but neglected to do anything about it until now.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 2.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The day is packed with great session choices.\u00a0 <\/span>While I myself will be speaking at 2:30 PM, I want to catch as many sessions as I can both before and after.\u00a0 <\/span>This will force me to make some tough choices, but that\u2019s a good problem to have. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 3.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u2019ll get a chance to present \u201cPerformance Issue Archetypes\u201d.\u00a0 <\/span>This is basically an ode to common performance themes that I\u2019ve seen over the last few years as a consultant and support engineer. \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>And while I always try to lean heavily on data-driven methodologies and not get overly distracted by initial patterns and symptoms (beware red herrings) – there are <\/em>still various themes that I pay close attention to. My plan is to share these themes over the course of the hour. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 4.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Without a doubt the part I\u2019m looking forward to most is the opportunity to meet people in person<\/em>.\u00a0 <\/span>While I\u2019ve met a few of the planned attendees and speakers over email or Twitter, nothing beats actually spending time with people in person.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n If you plan on attending #SQLSat104, please stop by and say hello!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Next month I\u2019ll be attending and speaking at the Colorado Springs #SQLSat104.\u00a0 I\u2019m looking forward to this event for a number of reasons: 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s my very first SQLSaturday! \u00a0I\u2019ve always wanted to attend \u2013 but neglected to do anything about it until now.\u00a0 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The day is packed with great session choices.\u00a0 While I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sql-server-training"],"yoast_head":"\n