Join us for 24 Hours of PASS, a FREE community event featuring some of the top SQL Server speakers in the industry. Over the course of one 24-hour period—directly from your computer—our experts will:

Show you how to take better advantage of the SQL Server capabilities already at your fingertips
Give you an in-depth look at the hottest SQL Server topics, including: SQLCLR performance, relational database design, performance tuning and troubleshooting, SQL Server 2008 security, embedding Reporting Services in your apps, SSIS tips and tricks, working with spatial data, text mining, data warehousing foundations, and much more…
Take your questions directly and answer them live!
Check out all the great SQL Server sessions you can attend.



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All the sessions:

Session 01 (Dev) – Start time: 00:00 GMT
10 Big Ideas in Database Design
Presenters: Louis Davidson and Paul Nielsen



Session 02 (DBA) - Start time: 01:00 GMT
Using Powershell to Get the Most Out of SQL Server
Presenter: Allen White



Session 03 (PD) - Start time: 02:00 GMT
Team Management Fundamentals
Presenter: Kevin Kline



Session 04 (BI) – Start time 03:00 GMT
Delivering Good Performance Consistently with SSIS
Presenter: John Welch



Session 05 (DBA) – Start time 04:00 GMT
Using SQLdiag to Troubleshoot SQL Server Problems
Presenter: Brad McGehee



Session 06 (DBA) - Start time 05:00 GMT
The SQL Server 2008 Vanishing Act
Presenter: Peter Ward



Session 07 (BI) – Start time 06:00 GMT
Text Mining
Presenter: Dejan Sarka



Session 08 (Dev) – Start time 07:00 GMT
Tips and Tricks for Writing SET Based Queries
Presenter: Jacob Sebastian



Session 09 (DBA) – Start time 08:00 GMT
Mirrored Databases
Presenter: Thomas Grohser



Session 10 (Dev) – Start time 09:00 GMT
Working with Spatial Data in SQL Server 2008
Presenter: Greg Low



Session 11 (DBA) – Start time 10:00 GMT
Effective Indexing
Presenter: Gail Shaw



Session 12 (BI) – Start time 11:00 GMT
SSIS Tips and Tricks
Presenter: Simon Sabin



Session 13 (DBA) – Start time 12:00 GMT
Query Performance Tuning 101
Presenter: Grant Fritchey



Session 14 (BI) – Start time 13:00 GMT
Reporting from Analysis Services Cubes Using Excel 2007
Presenter: Peter Myers



Session 15 (BI) – Start time 14:00 GMT
Data Warehousing: Laying the Foundation to Success
Presenter: Erik Veerman



Session 16 (DBA) – Start time 15:00 GMT
Database Compatibility Settings: What They Really Do... and Don’t Do
Presenter: Don Vilen



Session 17 (PD) – Start time 16:00 GMT
Building a Better Blog
Presenter: Steve Jones



Session 18 (Dev) – Start time 17:00 GMT
Building Flexible Data Services for the Web Using the ADO .NET Data Services Framework
Presenter: Artemakis Artemiou



Session 19 (Dev) – Start time 18:00 GMT
SQLCLR or T-SQL? A Brief Survey of Performance Options
Presenter: Adam Machanic



Session 20 (BI) – Start time 19:00 GMT
Loading a Data Warehouse in SSIS
Presenter: Brian Knight



Session 21 (DBA) – Start time 20:00 GMT
What's Simple about Simple Recovery Model
Presenter: Kalen Delaney



Session 22 (TBD) – Start time 21:00 GMT
What's New, Harder, and Easier in SQL Server 2008 Security
Presenter: Don Kiely



Session 23 (DBA) – Start time 22:00 GMT
Analyzing File and Wait Statistics
Presenter: Andrew Kelly



Session 24 (BI): Start time 23:00 GMT
Embed Reporting Services into your Applications
Presenter: Jessica Moss