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Steel City SQL

The Birmingham Chapter of PASS 

  

 

 Welcome

We have meetings on the third Tuesday of every month.  Our group meets at the New Horizons Computer Learning Center on Beacon Parkway off Valley Avenue. Our normal room is room #9 but check the visual displays when you arrive to confirm.  Food is generally provided for each meeting.  If you plan on attending email steelcitysql@gmail.com so we can get an accurate head count to plan for food.

In an ongoing attempt to build the SQL Server Professional Community in Birmingham, we start each meeting with a 30 minute networking session.  Unless noted in the meeting notes the schedule for each meeting will be:

6:00 - 6:30 - Networking Session
6:30 - 7:30 - Presentation(s)
7:30 - 7:45 - Door prizes and Question & Answer session

***NOTICE***
601 Beacon Pkwy. West
Suite 106
Birmingham, Alabama, 35209
Once inside please check the room displays as the our room assignment may change from month to month.

 Next Meeting

Topic:        

Indexing Deep Dive

Date:

June 18, 2013 6:00pm

Speaker:

Kevin Boles

Bio:

 Kevin is a SQL Server expert, working exclusively with the product since version 6.5. With almost 20 years of database experience, he holds many SQL Server related certifications and is also an MCT and was a SQL Server MVP from 2007 to 2012. Kevin teaches occasionally and has been a very successful independent consultant for almost 15 years. His passion is the relational engine, especially scalability, performance analysis and tuning.

Location:

New Horizons Computer Learning Center 

Overview:

Another in TheSQLGuru's very popular "Deep Dive" series, this time covering indexing.  You will learn about the internal structures of heaps, clustered indexes and nonclustered indexes.  We will examine included columns and covering indexes, filtered indexes, indexed views, indexing DMVs and finding the right indexes.  There are some incredibly helpful graphics as well as some nice samples to help you transition theory to practice.
Sponsor:

TEK Systems
Next Meeting:

 July 16, 2013 - Sven Aelterman - Managing the SQL Server SSIS Catalog

 Upcoming Events

PASS Summit 2013 - Charlotte, NC

Charlotte Convention Center

October 15th - 18th

Registration is only $1,495 until June 30th

 
The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) is an independent, not-for-profit association, dedicated to supporting, educating, and promoting the Microsoft SQL Server community. From local user groups and special interest groups (SIGs) to webcasts and the annual PASS Community Summit � the largest gathering of SQL Server professionals in the world � PASS enables knowledge sharing, in-depth learning, access to the Microsoft SQL Server team, and the ability to influence the direction of SQL Server technologies. PASS was founded in 1999 by Microsoft and CA and continues to enjoy executive level endorsement from both organizations. As the number one user community for Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft looks to the PASS community for valued feedback, input, and inspiration. PASS Mission Empower the global Microsoft SQL Server community to connect, share, learn and be inspired through networking, knowledge sharing, peer-based learning, and the ability to influence the direction of Microsoft SQL Server products and services.
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