Welcome

We have meetings on the second Thursday of every month.  Our group meets at Battelle For Kids at 6:30 PM.

In an ongoing attempt to make the content presented useful to our members we start each meeting with a short introduction and Q&A session.  Unless noted in the meeting notes the schedule for each meeting will be:

6:30 - 6:45 - Welcome and announcements
6:45 - 7:45 - Presentation(s)
7:45 - 8:30 - Door prizes and Question & Answer session

If you cannot find us please call Jeremiah Peschka @ 614-515-0727

Welcome to the Columbus SQL Server Users Group

 Next Meeting

When: Thursday, February 11th, 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Where:
Battelle for Kids - 1160 Dublin Rd Suite 500, Columbus, OH 43215

For those who can't attend in person, Live Meeting will be available
here.
Audio will be available via LiveMeeting

Food and drinks will be provided.

Topic
DBA Survivor (or What to Expect When You Are Expecting to Be a DBA)

Abstract

Do you have what it takes to survive as a DBA? Whether you are new to the field or not, Thomas LaRock can help you understand what separates those that are able to survive in their position and those that will struggle getting the job done. Find out what to expect when you are expecting to be a DBA. Attend this session and learn about how you can better communicate with others, how to manage expectations, and how to provide top-notch production support.

Presenter
Thomas LaRock
 - (Blog, Twitter)

 

 Announcements

PASS DBA Virtual Chapter Live Meeting Event - February 10th 2PM EST

Topic: Top 10 Mistakes on SQL Server

Abstract: SQL Server encompasses a wide variety of domains – 
administrative, development, and design. But despite years of experience with 
relational databases, SQL Server practitioners frequently make the same mistakes 
over and over again. Wouldn’t you like to learn about those mistakes before they 
ever happen?  This session will answer questions like: 

·  What’s the most common Transact-SQL programming mistake and how do I fix it?
·   How do database designers cause problems for future generations of application 
   developers and database administrators?
· Why do inexperienced database administrators make their own job more difficult 
and less efficient?
There are a short list of mistakes that, if you know of them in advance, will 
make your life much easier. These mistakes are the “low hanging fruit” of 
application design, development, and administration. Once you apply the lessons 
learned from this session, you’ll find yourself performing at a higher level of 
efficiency and effectiveness than before.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of SQL Server architecture, development, 
design, and administration.
Speaker: Kevin Kline is the Technical Strategy Manager for SQL Server Solutions at Quest Software. A Microsoft SQL Server MVP, Kevin is a founding board member of PASS and the author of popular IT books like “SQL in a Nutshell” (O’Reilly & Associates). Kevin is a top-rated speaker at industry trade shows and has been active in the IT industry for over 20 years.
Door Prize:
Quest Software will be raffling off a Kindle and some books to those that RSVP for this event via the PASS Event site  (
http://www.sqlpass.org/Events.aspx). Note: you do not have to RSVP to attend the meeting. However, if you want to be entered in the raffle, you must RSVP no later than 5:00 PM Eastern on Tuesday, February 9th
Live Meeting Link (just paste into your browser):
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=55PFCZ&role=attend

 January Meeting - Indexes and Other Free Performance Boosts

A recorded version of Jeremiah's 01/14 presentation is available here.

Josef Richberg's article 'Index Primer - Just what statistics are kept? is available at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Optimizer/68141/. 


If you would like to take part in planning, organiziating, or volunteering with CBusPASS, please send an email to CBusPASS@gmail.com.

 

 

 

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