{"id":4867,"date":"2018-01-10T12:07:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T20:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.209.169.194\/blogs\/paul\/?p=4867"},"modified":"2019-12-30T17:29:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T01:29:59","slug":"sqlintersection-spring-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/sqlintersection-spring-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"SQLintersection Spring 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we head towards our 11th SQLintersection in March, I’m excited to say that it’s once again our most diverse, complete, and information-packed show yet!<\/p>\n

One of the pieces of feedback we hear over and over is that attendees love SQLintersection because it’s a smaller, laid-back show, where you get to actually spend time talking with the presenters 1-1. I have to say that’s one of the reasons why we love the show so much; *we* get to spend time talking to attendees, rather than being mobbed by hundreds of people after a session ends. And we only pick presenters who we know personally, and who we know to be humble, approachable, and eager to help someone out.<\/p>\n

We\u00a0have 2\u00a0pre-con days at\u00a0the\u00a0show and with our post-con day, there are\u00a08 full-day workshops from which to choose. We have 40\u00a0technology-focused (NOT marketing) sessions from which to choose, plus two SQL Server keynotes, multiple industry-wide keynotes by Microsoft executives, and the ever-lively closing Q&A that we record as a RunAs Radio podcast (you can listen to the recording from our Fall 2017 show here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll learn proven problem-solving techniques and technologies you can implement immediately.\u00a0Our focus is around performance monitoring, troubleshooting, designing for scale and performance, cloud, as well as new features in SQL Server 2014, 2016, and 2017. It\u2019s time to determine your 2008 \/ 2008 R2 migration strategy \u2013 should you upgrade to 2016\/2017 directly? This is the place to figure that out!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in how we got here \u2013 check out some of Kimberly’s past posts:<\/p>\n

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  1. SQLintersection: a new year, a new conference<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. SQLintersection\u2019s Fall Conference \u2013 It\u2019s all about ROI!<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Fall SQLintersection is coming up soon and we can\u2019t wait!<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. SQLintersection Conference and SQLafterDark Evening Event \u2013 what a fantastic week in Vegas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And Kimberly recorded a Microsoft Channel 9 video where she discusses the 2017 Spring show – see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    \"SQLafterDark\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    With minimal to no marketing filler, we\u2019ve largely kept our conference focus on ROI and technical content (performance \/ troubleshooting \/ tales-from-the-trenches with best practices on how to fix them\u00a0) <\/em>but we\u2019ve 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, pub-quiz-style evening event\u00a0SQLafterDark<\/strong> was wildly popular from some of our past\u00a0shows and that\u2019s returning for Spring!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    SQLintersection: Great Speakers!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    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 \/\u00a0SQL\u00a0for 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 past\/present SQL Server MVP, or a past\/present Microsoft employee (or a combination of all three!) But, regardless of their official credentials \u2013 ALL are focused on providing the most ROI that\u2019s possible in their session(s) and\/or their workshops, and ALL have spoken for SQLintersection multiple times.<\/p>\n

    Check out this phenomenal list of speakers:<\/p>\n