Midlands SQL Server User Group, being held in The Briar Rose Pub in the centre of Birmingham on Thursday 26th April.
Session 1: SQL Server Internals - Christian Bolton (MCA, MCM, MVP)
Session 2: Virtualisation for the SQL Server professional - Gavin Payne (MCM)
Sponsored by Project Envision's SQLDoc - Automated SQL Server documentation
REGISTRATION IS NOW FULL. Please register now to be added to the waiting list.
6.00pm – 6:30pm Meet, Greet & Beer
6:30pm - 7:30pm SQL Server Internals (Christian Bolton, MCA, MCM, MVP - Coeo)
Session details to be confirmed - Expect a deep dive!
7:30pm - 8:00pm Break, Food & Beer
8:00pm – 9:00pm Virtualisation for the SQL Server professional (Gavin Payne MCM, - Coeo)
Whatever your interaction with SQL Server is, this session will discuss the reasons why virtualisation is now so prevalent in SQL Server environments. Not only will the benefits be discussed, but also some of the ways that SQL Server can be affected by virtualisation, both good and bad, along with performance optimisations which should be considered for the virtual world.
Sponsor
We're very grateful to Project Envision for sponsoring this meeting. Check out their SQLDoc tool which will comprehensively document your SQL Server environment.
We'll be giving away some licenses for the tool at this event - register now to make sure you don't miss out!
We'll be putting on food for the event, so please do register so we know
numbers. If you then can't make it we'd really appreciate it if you'd
unregister and/or let us know.
When you get to The Briar Rose, go in through the Hotel entrance to the right, up to the 1st floor and follow signs to the conference room. Grab yourself a drink from the bar on your way!
If you need any further details or have any requests for this or future Midlands SSUG events, please let me (Alex Whittles) know, either on Twitter (@PurpleFrogSys or @SQLMidlands) or email SSUG@PurpleFrogSystems.com
See you in April!
Speaker profiles
Christian Bolton
Christian Bolton is the Technical Director for Coeo Ltd,
a leading provider of SQL Server Managed Support and Consulting in the
UK and Europe. He is a Microsoft Certified Architect, Microsoft
Certified Master and MVP for SQL Server, and lead author of Professional
SQL Server 2008 Internals and Troubleshooting.
Gavin Payne
Gavin is a Microsoft Certified Master and a senior consultant for Coeo Ltd, a Microsoft Gold Partner, where he architects, implements and troubleshoots mission critical SQL Server environments.