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>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:
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> 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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>http://24hours.sqlpass.org/
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>All the sessions:
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>Session 01 (Dev) – Start time: 00:00 GMT
>10 Big Ideas in Database Design
>Presenters: Louis Davidson and Paul Nielsen
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>Session 02 (DBA) - Start time: 01:00 GMT
>Using Powershell to Get the Most Out of SQL Server
>Presenter: Allen White
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>Session 03 (PD) - Start time: 02:00 GMT
>Team Management Fundamentals
>Presenter: Kevin Kline
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>Session 04 (BI) – Start time 03:00 GMT
>Delivering Good Performance Consistently with SSIS
>Presenter: John Welch
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>Session 05 (DBA) – Start time 04:00 GMT
>Using SQLdiag to Troubleshoot SQL Server Problems
>Presenter: Brad McGehee
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>Session 06 (DBA) - Start time 05:00 GMT
>The SQL Server 2008 Vanishing Act
>Presenter: Peter Ward
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>Session 07 (BI) – Start time 06:00 GMT
>Text Mining
>Presenter: Dejan Sarka
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>Session 08 (Dev) – Start time 07:00 GMT
>Tips and Tricks for Writing SET Based Queries
>Presenter: Jacob Sebastian
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>Session 09 (DBA) – Start time 08:00 GMT
>Mirrored Databases
>Presenter: Thomas Grohser
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>Session 10 (Dev) – Start time 09:00 GMT
>Working with Spatial Data in SQL Server 2008
>Presenter: Greg Low
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>Session 11 (DBA) – Start time 10:00 GMT
>Effective Indexing
>Presenter: Gail Shaw
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>Session 12 (BI) – Start time 11:00 GMT
>SSIS Tips and Tricks
>Presenter: Simon Sabin
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>Session 13 (DBA) – Start time 12:00 GMT
>Query Performance Tuning 101
>Presenter: Grant Fritchey
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>Session 14 (BI) – Start time 13:00 GMT
>Reporting from Analysis Services Cubes Using Excel 2007
>Presenter: Peter Myers
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>Session 15 (BI) – Start time 14:00 GMT
>Data Warehousing: Laying the Foundation to Success
>Presenter: Erik Veerman
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>Session 16 (DBA) – Start time 15:00 GMT
>Database Compatibility Settings: What They Really Do... and Don’t Do
>Presenter: Don Vilen
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>Session 17 (PD) – Start time 16:00 GMT
>Building a Better Blog
>Presenter: Steve Jones
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>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
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>Session 19 (Dev) – Start time 18:00 GMT
>SQLCLR or T-SQL? A Brief Survey of Performance Options
>Presenter: Adam Machanic
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>Session 20 (BI) – Start time 19:00 GMT
>Loading a Data Warehouse in SSIS
>Presenter: Brian Knight
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>Session 21 (DBA) – Start time 20:00 GMT
>What's Simple about Simple Recovery Model
>Presenter: Kalen Delaney
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>Session 22 (TBD) – Start time 21:00 GMT
>What's New, Harder, and Easier in SQL Server 2008 Security
>Presenter: Don Kiely
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>Session 23 (DBA) – Start time 22:00 GMT
>Analyzing File and Wait Statistics
>Presenter: Andrew Kelly
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>Session 24 (BI): Start time 23:00 GMT
>Embed Reporting Services into your Applications
>Presenter: Jessica Moss