SQLintersection Fall 2016

As we head into our 8th SQLintersection next month, I’m excited to say that it’s our most diverse, complete, and information-packed show yet! We have 3 precon days at the show and with our postcon day, there are 10 full-day workshops from which to choose. We have SQL keynotes that are relevant and timely, including Microsoft expert Bob Ward and one from SQL Sentry about productivity using their fantastic tools (especially cool now that all version of Plan Explorer are free!), plus 40 technology-focused (NOT marketing) sessions from which to choose.

You’ll learn proven problem-solving techniques and technologies you can implement immediately. Our focus is around performance monitoring, troubleshooting, designing for scale and performance, cloud, as well as new features in SQL Server 2012, 2014, and 2016. It’s time to determine your 2008 migration strategy – should you upgrade to 2016 directly? This is the place to figure that out!

If you’re interested in how we got here – check out some of Kimberly’s past posts:

  1. SQLintersection: a new year, a new conference
  2. SQLintersection’s Fall Conference – It’s all about ROI!
  3. Fall SQLintersection is coming up soon and we can’t wait!
  4. SQLintersection Conference and SQLafterDark Evening Event – what a fantastic week in VegasSQLafterDark

With minimal to no marketing filler, we’ve largely kept our conference focus on ROI and technical content (performance / troubleshooting / tales-from-the-trenches with best practices on how to fix them ) but we’ve also added even more social events so that you really get time to intersect with the conference attendees and speakers. The addition of the SQL-specific evening event SQLafterDark was wildly popular from some of our past shows and that’s returning for Fall!

 

SQLintersection: Great Speakers!

Once again, I think a great show starts with great speakers and current / useful content. All of these speakers are industry-experts that have worked in data / SQL for years (some can even boast decades) but all are still focused on consulting and working in the trenches. And, they’re good presenters! Not only will you hear useful content but you’ll do so in a way that’s digestible and applicable. Every speaker is either an MCM (Master), a SQL Server MVP, (or both), or a Microsoft employee. But, regardless of their official credentials – ALL are focused on providing the most ROI that’s possible in their session(s) and/or their workshops. Check out this phenomenal list of speakers:

  • Aaron Bertrand
  • Ben Miller
  • Bob Ward
  • David Pless
  • Erin Stellato
  • Jes Borland
  • Jonathan Kehayias
  • Justin Randall
  • Kimberly L. Tripp
  • Paul S. Randal
  • Tim Chapman
  • Tim Radney

You can read everyone’s full bio on our speaker page here.

SQLintersection: When is it all happening?

The conference officially runs from Wednesday, October 26 through Friday, October 28 with pre-conference and post-conference workshops that extend the show over a total of up to 7 full days. For the full conference, you’ll want to be there from Sunday, October 23 through Saturday, October 29.

  • Sunday, October 23 – pre-con day. There is one workshop running:
    • The T-SQL Programming Workshop with Tim Chapman
  • Monday, October 24 – pre-con day. There are three workshops running:
    • Performance Troubleshooting using Waits and Latches with Paul S. Randal
    • Getting Started with SQL Server in Azure with Jes Borland
    • SQL Server 2014 and 2016 New Features and Capabilities with David Pless and Tim Chapman
  • Tuesday, October 25 – pre-con day. There are three workshops running during the day with the first keynote of the conference on Monday evening:
    • Indexing for Performance with Kimberly L. Tripp
    • PowerShell for the DBA from 0-60 in a Day with Ben Miller
    • Finding and Fixing Performance Problems in SQL Server with Erin Stellato and Jonathan Kehayias
  • Wednesday, October 26 through Friday, October 28 is the main conference. Conference sessions will run all day in multiple tracks:
    • Check out our sessions online here
    • Be sure to check out our cross-conference events and sessions
    • Get your pop-culture trivia and techie-SQL-trivia hat on and join us for SQLafterDark on Thursday evening, October 27
  • Saturday, October 29 is our final day with three post-conference workshops running:
    • PowerShell for the DBA from 60-120 in a Day with Ben Miller
    • Common SQL Server Mistakes and How to Fix Them! with Tim Radney
    • Very Large Tables: Optimizing Performance and Availability Through Partitioning with Kimberly L. Tripp

SQLintersection: Why is it for you?

If you want practical information delivered by speakers that not-only know the technologies but are competent and consistently, highly-rated presenters – this is the show for you. You will understand the RIGHT features to troubleshoot and solve your performance and availability problems now!

Check us out: www.SQLintersection.com.

We hope to see you there!

PS – Use the discount code ‘SQLskills’ when you register and receive $50 off registration!

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