The second half of February is going to be busy for this geek grrl! I am presenting three times in one week, then capping that off with a trip to Seattle, WA to see friends and attend SQL Saturday #108. Cannot. Wait!
The Presentations
Tuesday, February 21, 6:00 pm Central
I-380 Corridor (East Iowa) SQL Server User Group
I’ll be presenting via Live Meeting for my friends in East Iowa. Hopefully someone there brings construction paper and crayons!
Make Your Voice Heard SQL Server professionals like to talk – a lot! We blog, we tweet, we answer forum questions, and more. Add your voice! Learn about the different ways you can share your experience and knowledge. Once you start teaching others, you’ll realize how much knowledge you have! This session will cover how to use LinkedIn, Twitter, forums, and blogging to extend your reach.
Session Materials: [Make Your Voice Heard 380PASS Feb 2012.pdf][3]
Wednesday, February 22, 5:30 pm Central
I’ll be giving an abbreviated version of the same presentation for “my” user group. If you’re in the Madison area, make plans to attend! You’ll also get to hear a great presentation from Bob Pusateri (twitter | blog) about backups and recovery.
Make Your Voice Heard
SQL Server professionals like to talk – a lot! We blog, we tweet, we answer forum questions, and more. Add your voice! Learn about the different ways you can share your experience and knowledge. Once you start teaching others, you’ll realize how much knowledge you have! This session will cover how to use LinkedIn, Twitter, forums, and blogging to extend your reach.
Session Materials: [Make Your Voice Heard MADPASS Feb 2012.pdf][7]
Thursday, February 23, 1:00 pm Central
PASS Performance Virtual Chapter
I’m going to be live on the internet! This will be my first presentation for the Performance VC and I’m excited about it.
Filegroups: Putting The Pieces Together Every DBA must know how to create and maintain filegroups because they affect performance, maintenance, and security of your data. What are filegroups, and how do you use them? In this session, I’ll show you how to create filegroups, create objects in them, move objects to them, perform maintenance, and walk through piecemeal restores.
Session Materials: [PerfVC 20120223.zip][9]
I hope you can find some time to grab a beer and join me for one of these presentations! (I recommend any of the New Glarus beers.)
[3]: /media/users/grrlgeek/Make Your Voice Heard 380PASS Feb 2012.pdf?mtime=1329876091
[7]: /media/users/grrlgeek/Make Your Voice Heard MADPASS Feb 2012.pdf?mtime=1330358662
[9]: /media/users/grrlgeek/PerfVC 20120223.zip?mtime=1330358663
Jes Borland is a Premier Field Engineer - SQL Server for Microsoft, where she is a trusted technical adviser, deep technical support, and teacher for her customers. Her experience as a DBA, consultant, and 5-time Data Platform MVP allow her to help the business and the IT teams reach their goals. She has worked with SQL Server as a developer, report writer, DBA, and consultant. Her favorite topics are administration, automation, and performance. She frequently presents at user groups, SQL Saturdays, and other community events. She is also an avid runner and chef.
