{"id":2700,"date":"2014-11-19T18:20:11","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T02:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.209.169.194\/blogs\/kimberly\/?p=2700"},"modified":"2014-11-20T11:43:40","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T19:43:40","slug":"sqlintersection-sqlafterdark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/sqlintersection-sqlafterdark\/","title":{"rendered":"SQLintersection Conference and SQLafterDark Evening Event &#8211; what a fantastic week in Vegas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.DEVintersection.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2734 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DEV-F2014-300x86.jpg\" alt=\"DEV-F2014\" width=\"300\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DEV-F2014-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DEV-F2014.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.SQLintersection.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2735 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/SQL-F2014-300x86.jpg\" alt=\"SQL-F2014\" width=\"300\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/SQL-F2014-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/SQL-F2014.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2738\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201310281834-_MG_9240.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2738 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201310281834-_MG_9240.jpg\" alt=\"201310281834-_MG_9240\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201310281834-_MG_9240.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201310281834-_MG_9240-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201310281834-_MG_9240-900x415.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wonderful skyline in Vegas. This is the view of the hotel &#8220;New York, New York&#8221; which is directly across the street from the MGM Grand where we&#8217;ve held SQLintersection for Fall 2013, Fall 2014, and we&#8217;ll be heading back for Fall 2015. We hope to see you there!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a busy few weeks&#8230; and it all came together amazing well last week as we had our twice yearly SQLintersection conference (the Fall event is usually held in Las Vegas). It was only 2 years ago that we decided to move to a different format and really handle a conference the way that WE want to (you can read a bit more about that here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/sqlintersection-new-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\">SQLintersection: a new year, a new conference<\/a>). And, I&#8217;m happy to say that most of it went really well. We&#8217;re still learning little tips and tricks along the way and there are ALWAYS things that we can improve but overall, if we can keep on the same track as last week&#8217;s event, we&#8217;ll be very happy!<\/p>\n<h2>First off, our speaker line-up was PHENOMENAL!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Aaron Bertrand, Sr. Consultant, SQL Sentry, Inc. [<a href=\"http:\/\/sqlblog.com\/blogs\/aaron_bertrand\/default.aspx\" class=\"broken_link\">blog<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronBertrand\" class=\"broken_link\">twitter<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Andrew J. Kelly, Mentor, SolidQ [<a href=\"http:\/\/sqlblog.com\/blogs\/andrew_kelly\/default.aspx\" class=\"broken_link\">blog<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/gunneyk\" class=\"broken_link\">twitter<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Bob Ward, Principal Architect Escalation Engineer, Microsoft [<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/psssql\/\" class=\"broken_link\">blog<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/bobwardms\" class=\"broken_link\">twitter<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Brent Ozar, Brent Ozar Unlimited [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brentozar.com\/\">blog<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BrentO\" class=\"broken_link\">twitter<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>David Pless, Dedicated Support Engineer (PFE), Microsoft<\/li>\n<li>Glenn Berry, Principal Consultant, SQLskills.com [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/Glenn\" target=\"_blank\">blog\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/glennalanberry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">twitter<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Jeremiah Peschka, Brent Ozar Unlimited [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brentozar.com\/\">blog<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/PeschkaJ\" class=\"broken_link\">twitter<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Kehayias, Principal Consultant, SQLskills.com [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/jonathan\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sqlpoolboy\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">twitter<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Sack,\u00a0Sack Consulting [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sackhq.com\/\">website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/Joe\">blog<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Kendra Little, Managing Director, Brent Ozar Unlimited [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brentozar.com\/\">blog<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KendraLittle\" class=\"broken_link\">twitter<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Farlee, Storage Engine Program Manager, SQL Server, Microsoft<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Kline, Director of Engineering Services, SQL Sentry, Inc. [<a href=\"http:\/\/sqlblog.com\/blogs\/kevin_kline\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">blog<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KeKline\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">twitter<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Kimberly L. Tripp, President\/Founder, SQLskills.com [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/Kimberly\">blog<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KimberlyLTripp\" class=\"broken_link\">twitter<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Paul S. Randal, CEO\/Owner, SQLskills.com [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/Paul\">blog<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulRandal\" class=\"broken_link\">twitter<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Paul White, SQL Kiwi Limited [<a href=\"http:\/\/sqlblog.com\/blogs\/paul_white\/default.aspx\" class=\"broken_link\">blog<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/SQL_Kiwi\" class=\"broken_link\">twitter<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Shep Sheppard, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft AzureCAT [<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/sql_shep\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">blog\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ScubaSQLShep\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">twitter<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Tim Chapman, Dedicated Support Engineer (PFE), Microsoft [<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/timchapman\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">blog<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/chapmandew\" class=\"broken_link\">twitter<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Our Content was\u00a0Top Notch!<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to our 8 full-day workshops (<em>3 precons on Sunday, 3 precons on Monday, and 2 post-cons on Friday<\/em>), our 44 regular conference sessions\u00a0and our two\u00a0fantastic SQL-oriented keynotes (<em>in additional to many developer and show keynotes<\/em>), we also held our first-ever <strong>SQLafterDark<\/strong> evening event. We put this together somewhat at the last minute as we decided that we wanted to have more of a social evening event just for SQL folks. And, despite the late addition &#8211; it worked out perfectly.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2732\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411081046-2014-11-08-10.46.10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2732 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411081046-2014-11-08-10.46.10-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"201411081046-2014-11-08 10.46.10\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411081046-2014-11-08-10.46.10-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411081046-2014-11-08-10.46.10-900x627.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411081046-2014-11-08-10.46.10.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SQLintersection workshop workbooks &#8211; lots of content over 3 different workshop days &#8211; and a few folks did ALL THREE days of workshops!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>SQLafterDark &#8211; a new and PERMANENT addition to SQLintersection<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/SQL-F2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2736 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/TempLogo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"TempLogo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/TempLogo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/TempLogo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/TempLogo-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/TempLogo.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Almost every speaker was able to join us and we came up with some great prizes to raffle off AND some great questions for a trivia game. We started the evening with everyone coming in and grabbing a drink. We socialized for the first 30+ mins and I brought attendees and speakers together by hearing questions and then matching the right folks together. We all relaxed and unwound from an intense day of sessions and we all had a drink (the first round was sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.SQLsentry.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">SQL Sentry<\/a> and SQLskills).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2722\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411122102-_MG_0215.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2722 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411122102-_MG_0215-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"201411122102-_MG_0215\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411122102-_MG_0215-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411122102-_MG_0215-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411122102-_MG_0215-900x300.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411122102-_MG_0215.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roundtables, an open bar, TONs of great prizes, a great set of SQL folks all in one place &#8211; to relax \/ chat \/ unwind. Definitely an event to repeat!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2721\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2721\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411122102-_MG_0218.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2721 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411122102-_MG_0218-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"201411122102-_MG_0218\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411122102-_MG_0218-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411122102-_MG_0218-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411122102-_MG_0218-900x300.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411122102-_MG_0218.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Since it was SQLafterDark, I decided to go with a grainy black and white image of the event. What a fantastic evening. A new STAPLE for our SQLintersection event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2737\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/B2WKQh5CYAA_m9S.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2737 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/B2WKQh5CYAA_m9S-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"B2WKQh5CYAA_m9S\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/B2WKQh5CYAA_m9S-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/B2WKQh5CYAA_m9S-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/B2WKQh5CYAA_m9S.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our 24-question, two-round trivia game was filled with both technical and pop-culture trivia (questions supplied by SQL speakers and tied to their interests). Here&#8217;s the team that WON the overall game for the night. They each received a SQL Sentry Plan Explorer Pro license for their having won the challenging game. They also got bragging rights for the rest of the conference!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Accessing our FANTASTIC content post-show<\/h2>\n<p>This is one of the areas that we still need to improve upon. And, for this I&#8217;d like to apologize. It&#8217;s now 3 days after the show and the content has not yet been posted online. For those of you who have sent me mail &#8211; keep on doing that. I&#8217;m happy to get you the content you need directly. As for a show (with many moving parts), I&#8217;ve learned that I can only &#8220;ask&#8221;\u00a0so much. And, since I don&#8217;t directly control the posting, it&#8217;s\u00a0harder than I imagined to get all of the &#8220;updates&#8221; posted to our update location. If you were at the event then you know the location where this content is supposed to be and you know that I had told you that it should be available by Monday. I&#8217;m not going to point fingers but I had been told that it would be posted Friday \/ Monday after the show. But, a combination of things has delayed this process (no, it&#8217;s NOT acceptable IMO). This is one of the things that we WILL be improving for our next show &#8211; I PROMISE!<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230; until all of the updates are posted (which really should be VERY soon; I&#8217;ve been PROMISED today \/ tonight), feel free to email me with your\u00a0requests for the content that you need \/ want (give me the speaker and session name and I&#8217;ll work to get the resources to you ASAP).<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> About 2 hours after I wrote this post, I received the email that our resources are online! Yeah. And, we&#8217;ll make sure that this process is streamlined for the next conference so that things don&#8217;t go into the following week. Thanks for your patience everyone!!<\/p>\n<h2>Finally, a few pictures from the DEVintersection and SQLintersection conferences!<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2718\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110952-_MG_0148.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2718 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110952-_MG_0148-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411110952-_MG_0148\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110952-_MG_0148-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110952-_MG_0148-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110952-_MG_0148.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our individual show logos were highlighted on the walls&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2719\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110950-_MG_0142.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2719 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110950-_MG_0142-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411110950-_MG_0142\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110950-_MG_0142-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110950-_MG_0142-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110950-_MG_0142.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This was just as we were setting up for the first evening keynote by Microsoft Executive Vice President Scott Guthrie. Scott&#8217;s on stage; he&#8217;s in red (way off in the distance).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2717\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110955-_MG_0153.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2717 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110955-_MG_0153-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411110955-_MG_0153\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110955-_MG_0153-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110955-_MG_0153-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110955-_MG_0153.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here, Scott Guthrie and Richard Campbell (of DotNetRocks and RunAs Radio) prepare for the opening keynote. Talk about two fantastic techie folks taking the stage&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2716\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110956-_MG_0156.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2716 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110956-_MG_0156-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"201411110956-_MG_0156\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110956-_MG_0156-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110956-_MG_0156.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One more of Scott and Richard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2720\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2720\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110951-_MG_0147.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2720 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110951-_MG_0147-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411110951-_MG_0147\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110951-_MG_0147-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110951-_MG_0147-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411110951-_MG_0147.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turn off the lights, we&#8217;re going to open the doors!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2715\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2715\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111003-_MG_0166.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2715 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111003-_MG_0166-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411111003-_MG_0166\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111003-_MG_0166-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111003-_MG_0166-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111003-_MG_0166.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And now, it&#8217;s time to start the keynote!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2713\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2713\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111009-_MG_0177.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2713 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111009-_MG_0177-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411111009-_MG_0177\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111009-_MG_0177-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111009-_MG_0177-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111009-_MG_0177.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A few more angles for our opening keynote session with Scott Guthrie &#8211; Executive Vice President of the Cloud and Enterprise group in Microsoft. He is best known for his work on ASP.NET, which he and colleague Mark Anders developed while at Microsoft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2712\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111011-_MG_0181.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2712 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111011-_MG_0181-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411111011-_MG_0181\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111011-_MG_0181-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111011-_MG_0181-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111011-_MG_0181.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A few more angles for our opening keynote session with Scott Guthrie &#8211; Executive Vice President of the Cloud and Enterprise group in Microsoft. He is best known for his work on ASP.NET, which he and colleague Mark Anders developed while at Microsoft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2714\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111006-_MG_0173.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2714 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111006-_MG_0173-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411111006-_MG_0173\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111006-_MG_0173-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111006-_MG_0173-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111006-_MG_0173.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Last one! A few more angles for our opening keynote session with Scott Guthrie &#8211; Executive Vice President of the Cloud and Enterprise group in Microsoft. He is best known for his work on ASP.NET, which he and colleague Mark Anders developed while at Microsoft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2733\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2733\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111304-2014-11-11-13.04.16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2733 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111304-2014-11-11-13.04.16-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411111304-2014-11-11 13.04.16\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111304-2014-11-11-13.04.16-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111304-2014-11-11-13.04.16-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111304-2014-11-11-13.04.16.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lunch with 1500+ of my favorite techie folks (the lunch hall had just opened so I grabbed a quick shot before folks sat down). I heard lots of great things about our food during the event &#8211; which is always a good thing as it&#8217;s hard to feed so many folks at the same time! But, Vegas does this really well!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>And now for our SQLintersection sessions:<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2701\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411131010-_MG_0228.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2701 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411131010-_MG_0228-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411131010-_MG_0228\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here&#8217;s Kendra Little showing an execution plan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2701\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411130920-_MG_0221.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2701 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411130920-_MG_0221-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411130920-_MG_0221-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411130920-_MG_0221-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411130920-_MG_0221.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here&#8217;s Bob Ward delivering an 8:30am session on Troubleshooting. I love this session and his words of wisdom on how to troubleshoot so that you can avoid calling him! This session always makes me think of Cuba Gooding Jr. in Jerry Maguire &#8211; &#8220;Help me, help you.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2703\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121452-_MG_0208.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2703 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121452-_MG_0208-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411121452-_MG_0208\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121452-_MG_0208-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121452-_MG_0208-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121452-_MG_0208.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I had a packed house for sessions on statement execution and stored procedures and with lunch in between my two sessions, I got to answer a lot of questions and hang out in the room (I try to do this if I can as it gives me more time with attendees). THANKS for all of your great questions!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2704\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2704\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121245-_MG_0201.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2704 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121245-_MG_0201-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411121245-_MG_0201\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121245-_MG_0201-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121245-_MG_0201-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121245-_MG_0201.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another angle, another session&#8230; this time it&#8217;s optimizing stored procedures!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2705\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121451-_MG_0206.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2705 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121451-_MG_0206-300x99.jpg\" alt=\"201411121451-_MG_0206\" width=\"300\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121451-_MG_0206-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121451-_MG_0206-900x299.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121451-_MG_0206.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OK, thanks Paul &#8211; you got me again! ;-)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2706\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121108-_MG_0200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2706 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121108-_MG_0200-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411121108-_MG_0200\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121108-_MG_0200-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121108-_MG_0200-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121108-_MG_0200.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here&#8217;s Paul White discussing Parallelism in a two-parter of deep 300 and 400 level sessions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2707\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120415-_MG_0191.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2707 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120415-_MG_0191-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411120415-_MG_0191\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120415-_MG_0191-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120415-_MG_0191-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120415-_MG_0191.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here&#8217;s Brent talking something&#8230; (OK, I can&#8217;t remember exactly which session this was). But, it is Brent &#8211; just doing his magical thing!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2708\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2708\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121107-_MG_0199.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2708 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121107-_MG_0199-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411121107-_MG_0199\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121107-_MG_0199-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121107-_MG_0199-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411121107-_MG_0199.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And here&#8217;s Microsoft&#8217;s Tim Chapman talking about tools for troubleshooting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2709\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120414-_MG_0188.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2709 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120414-_MG_0188-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411120414-_MG_0188\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120414-_MG_0188-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120414-_MG_0188-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120414-_MG_0188.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Kelly talks TempDB optimizations and usage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2710\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120414-_MG_0189.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2710 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120414-_MG_0189-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411120414-_MG_0189\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120414-_MG_0189-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120414-_MG_0189-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120414-_MG_0189.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another one of Andrew Kelly talking tempdb.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2711\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111457-_MG_0193.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2711 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111457-_MG_0193-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"201411111457-_MG_0193\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111457-_MG_0193-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111457-_MG_0193-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411111457-_MG_0193.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And here&#8217;s my lovely husband talking Index Fragmentation. Or, something. Really, I don&#8217;t listen to him anymore&#8230; Ha! Just kidding!! Just checking to see if anyone&#8217;s actually reading all of these captions. ;-)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>More fun stuff<\/h2>\n<p>On Tuesday evening, we had a speaker cocktail party\u00a0after speakers \/\u00a0attendees went to the expo hall. I don&#8217;t have a lot of pictures from this but I do have a favorite that I took of two of our\u00a0dear friends &#8211; Mark Minasi (left) and Richard Campbell (right). These two are an ABSOLUTE blast to sit back and hang out with&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120402-2014-11-11-20.02.13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120402-2014-11-11-20.02.13.jpg\" alt=\"201411120402-2014-11-11 20.02.13\" width=\"559\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120402-2014-11-11-20.02.13.jpg 559w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120402-2014-11-11-20.02.13-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120402-2014-11-11-20.02.13-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411120402-2014-11-11-20.02.13-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then, on Friday evening, Paul and I wrapped up the week heading out for dinner and a show (&#8220;O&#8221;) with Bob Ward and his lovely wife, Ginger. What a great way to end the week! If you have the opportunity to see a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cirque_du_Soleil\" target=\"_blank\">Cirque du Soleil<\/a>\u00a0show, I highly recommend it. In fact, one of my favorite things to do while in Vegas is &#8220;hit a show&#8221; and we try to do this almost every time we&#8217;re in Vegas. We&#8217;ve seen some wonderful presenters over the years &#8211; Bette Midler, Cher, Elton John, Rod Stewart&#8230; and our favorite Wayne Newton (no, seriously &#8211; he was so genuine and so down to earth &#8211; it was incredible). My Mother and Wayne Newton were born on the EXACT same day so we actually got tickets\u00a0because my Mother wanted to see him (we never would have chosen him on our own but we&#8217;re SOOOOO glad that we did). Anyway, Vegas is really AMAZING for shows!<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few pictures from our evening out and about with Bob and Ginger:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2727\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411141932-2014-11-14-19.32.04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2727 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411141932-2014-11-14-19.32.04-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"201411141932-2014-11-14 19.32.04\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411141932-2014-11-14-19.32.04-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411141932-2014-11-14-19.32.04.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There&#8217;s a piano bar just off the main entrance of the Bellagio. We stopped there before dinner. I asked to hear some ColdPlay and the pianist knocked it out of the park. It was EXCELLENT.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2730\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142012-IMG_0804.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2730 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142012-IMG_0804-300x149.jpg\" alt=\"201411142012-IMG_0804\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142012-IMG_0804-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142012-IMG_0804-900x449.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142012-IMG_0804.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here we are at dinner&#8230; tapas, margaritas, and wonderful conversation &#8211; what a way to end a crazy week. Thanks Bob \/ Ginger!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2726\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142153-2014-11-14-21.53.23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2726 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142153-2014-11-14-21.53.23-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"201411142153-2014-11-14 21.53.23\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142153-2014-11-14-21.53.23-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142153-2014-11-14-21.53.23-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142153-2014-11-14-21.53.23.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is during the &#8220;pre-show&#8221; as everyone is getting settled into their seats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2728\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142334-2014-11-14-23.34.40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2728 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142334-2014-11-14-23.34.40-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"201411142334-2014-11-14 23.34.40\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142334-2014-11-14-23.34.40-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142334-2014-11-14-23.34.40.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the ceiling in the Bellagio &#8220;O&#8221; theater &#8211; a sight in an of itself. Gorgeous theater specially-built for &#8220;O&#8221; (which is a water show &#8211; and, the stage is a big part [and, super interesting part] of the show)! Highly recommended!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2729\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2729\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142157-2014-11-14-21.57.43.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2729 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142157-2014-11-14-21.57.43-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"201411142157-2014-11-14 21.57.43\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142157-2014-11-14-21.57.43-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142157-2014-11-14-21.57.43-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/kimberly\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/201411142157-2014-11-14-21.57.43.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yep&#8230; he&#8217;s all mine. I can&#8217;t even get a quick selfie shot that&#8217;s nice. Welcome to my world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OK, that&#8217;s it from our Fall SQLintersection show. We&#8217;re already planning for Spring and Fall 2015. Be sure to save the date!<\/p>\n<h1>SQLintersection 2015: Save the Date<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Spring 2015 \u2013<\/strong> the week of May 18, 2015 and the location is still TBD (we should know later this week)<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Fall 2015 \u2013<\/strong> week of November 2, 2015 and we\u2019re back in Las Vegas, NV<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks so much! We&#8217;re really looking forward to\u00a0our next show already (already planning a few things for SQLafterDark).<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<br \/>\nk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; It&#8217;s been a busy few weeks&#8230; and it all came together amazing well last week as we had our twice yearly SQLintersection conference (the Fall event is usually held in Las Vegas). 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