SQL Saturday announcements - precons!

[DonW]

Atlanta MDF presents:

SQL Saturday #111 Pre-Conference Sessions

Attend a session presented by Microsoft SQL Server MVPs (and one
Microsoft Guy):

Andy Leonard and Matt Masson- A Day of SSIS - http://dayofssis.eventbrite.com/

A Day of SSIS was developed by Andy Leonard to train technology
professionals in the fine art of using SQL Server Integration Services
(SSIS) to build data integration and Extract-Transform-Load (ETL)
solutions. The training is focused around lectures and emphasizes a
practical approach. The target audience for this training is database
professionals, application developers, and business intelligence
practitioners interested in acquiring or expanding their existing SSIS
skill set. No experience with SQL Server or SQL Server Integration
Services is required before attending this training. It is helpful
(but not required) that students possess some knowledge of and
experience with relational databases. SQL Server knowledge /
experience will be more helpful than experience and knowledge with
other technologies.

Adam Machanic - No More Guessing! An Enlightened Approach to
Performance Troubleshooting - http://nomoreguessing.eventbrite.com/

Scratching your head, you stare at the screen. Should you rebuild an
index? Create a new one? Reboot the server? Why is this query so
slow?!? Figuring out performance problems can sometimes feel like
fumbling your way through a dark room. Maybe you'll get lucky and find
the right solution--or maybe you'll stub your toe. Either way, it's a
slow, potentially painful process. Yet finding the root cause of most
performance issues is a simple exercise, once you understand where to
look and when. In this full day seminar, you will learn a proven
methodology that can be used to approach virtually any performance
problem. Created and refined by Adam Machanic over several years, this
strategy leverages core SQL Server performance tools (including
dynamic management views, Extended Events, and WMI counters), applying
them to various performance troubleshooting techniques (such as waits
and queues analysis, baselining, and real-time activity monitoring).
Each of these tools and techniques has a unique role, and you will
learn to use them cooperatively to quickly and adaptively find the
actual cause of performance issues. All of this will be illustrated
through complete demonstrations that will teach you how to drill from
high-level problem detection all the way to specific spot in a query
plan or deeper--pinpointing the exact problem and helping you to
quickly solve it. Attend this seminar to take full control of your
databases--and never again stumble blindly through the dimly lit world
of performance troubleshooting.

Jessica Moss - Learn SSRS in a Day - http://ssrsinaday.eventbrite.com/

SQL Server MVP, Jessica M. Moss, presents an exciting, introductory,
full day training session on SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2. In
the three-part class, Jessica will teach you how to build reports from
the ground up. In Part 1, learn the basics of report development,
including picking a report development tool and creating your first
report. Part 2 delves into visualizations, groupings, and drill-down
functionality. Finally, Part 3 highlights core administration tasks in
Reporting Services. In addition, Jessica will point out industry-wide
best practices for report development and show numerous live demos
using a variety of data sources.

Friday, April 13, 2012
Georgia State University - Alpharetta
3775 Brookside Pkwy
Alpharetta, GA

Register for pre-conference sessions by March 15 for $99!
($109 after March 15)

For registration to the Saturday Event and more information visit
http://www.sqlsaturday.com/111/eventhome.aspx.