SQLSaturday #112 - Birmingham 2012
Event Date: 05/12/2012 00:00:00
Event Location:
- Jefferson State Community College
- 4600 Valleydale Road
- Birmingham, Alabama
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Sessions
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Title: Make SQL Server Pop with PowerShell
Abstract: PowerShell is everywhere, and that includes SQL Server. In this session we’ll look at using PowerShell with both the SQL Server provider and the SMO (SQL Management Objects). Learn how to handle common DBA tasks, such as checking the status of various services, validating backups, and checking for disk usage. You’ll also see how to perform developer tasks such as creating tables, inserting records, and querying data. Come see how to make your SQL Server Pop with PowerShell.
Speaker(s):
- Robert Cain
Track and Room: HSB 129A - N/A
Title: Getting involved and Getting ahead
Abstract: Learn how getting involved in the SQL Community can help you get ahead within your organization, improve you skill set as well as help provide career stability. PASS and other organizations practically give you all the tools you need to succeed in the DBA field, learn about the events that help make this possible as well as how you can get involved to help others who are starting out. The rewards of the SQL Community are endless.
Speaker(s):
- Tim Radney
Track and Room: HSB 129B - N/A
Title: Lunch Session - Advanced Performance Tuning Tips
Abstract: Are you struggling with performance issues and your current tools are not providing answers? This presentation outlines a method for determining the best approach for tuning SQL statements by utilizing response time analysis. The speaker will use real-life case studies to demonstrate the techniques.
Speaker(s):
- Kathy Gibbs
Track and Room: HSB 129D - N/A
Title: Data Quality Services 2012
Abstract: We will explore data quality issues that face today’s business and how Data Quality Services 2012 can help IT Pros and Data Stewards meet those challenges. We will start from zero, build a knowledge base, profile data to train our knowledge base and then use that knowledge to highlight both the cleansing and matching capabilities of DQS. This session will also cover the DQS SSIS component that’s available in SQL Server 2012.
Speaker(s):
- Christopher Price
Track and Room: HSB 129C - N/A
Title: SQL Server 2012 Column Store Index
Abstract: Take your relational data warehouse query performance all the way to ELEVEN!! The Column Store Index is a new feature that allows for stunning performance. We will cover how it works, why it is so fast as well as the v1.0 limitations and gotchas.
Speaker(s):
- Kevin Boles
Track and Room: HSB 129D - N/A
Title: Introduction to FileTables
Abstract: SQL Server 2012 introduces the first significant enhancement to FILESTREAM: FileTables. FileTables use the underlying FILESTREAM storage, but expose the stored data using traditional Windows file I/O APIs. In addition, they also support hierarchical data storage (read “folders”). This session will show how to set up your SQL Server instance to support FileTables, how to create a FileTable and how to access it using standard Windows file APIs. It may be valuable to attend the Introduction to FILESTREAM session also.
Speaker(s):
- Sven Aelterman
Track and Room: HSB 129A - N/A
Title: Best Practices for Monitoring Databases on VMware
Abstract: SQL Server on VMware??? Many of our customers are either virtualizing databases or planning to do so soon. I hear from many groups that attempted running their database on VMware but went back to physical hardware because of performance issues. There are many reasons this may have happened, but quite often the decision to go back to physical was not based on hard facts. This presentation will explore the fundamentals of monitoring databases running in a VMware environment. If you are using classic O/S monitoring tools, you may be getting misleading data. Understand what metrics are important and how to get to that data.
Speaker(s):
- Kathy Gibbs
Track and Room: HSB 129C - N/A
Title: What’s New for Developers in SQL Server 2012
Abstract: Currently in Release Candidate, SQL Server 2012 offers several new features and improvements. This session will cover the ones that are most of interest to application developers, including enhancements to T-SQL, FILESTREAM and developer tools (including SSIS).
Speaker(s):
- Sven Aelterman
Track and Room: HSB 129A - N/A
Title: Become a PowerShell Pop Star
Abstract: So you’ve heard about this cool scripting language from Microsoft called PowerShell. Maybe you’ve even thought “I need to learn something about that.” Well today is your lucky day, in this session we’ll take you from a PowerShell “noob” to Pop Star in one fast paced demo filled session. We’ll start with the basics, cmdlets, variables, and providers. Then we’ll look a quick look programming fundamentals, such as as branching, looping, script blocks and variable scoping. Finally we’ll get into the advanced, fun stuff like functions, error handling, working with file types and wrap it up with creating a spiffy user interface. They’ll be rolling out the red carpet when you get back to work Monday for the newest PowerShell Pop Star.
Speaker(s):
- Robert Cain
Track and Room: HSB 129A - N/A
Title: SQL Server 2012 - What’s New
Abstract: During this session we will discuss the new features within SQL Server 2012. I will demonstrated some of the new Reporting features such as Power View and PowerPivot. I will also demonstrate Master Data Servcies and explain the importance of MDS within an organization. I will also explain the benefits of implementing SQL Server 2012 AlwaysON as well as other new components that exist.
Speaker(s):
- Bob Cheatham
Track and Room: HSB 129A - N/A
Title: What Sequence objects are (and are not)
Abstract: SQL Server 2012 adds a new object to our arsenal called a sequence that can will give us the capability to implement automatically incrementing values. However, it cannot replace a lot of functionality that we have used a numbers table and windowing functions for (though they can be complimentary to one another). In this session I will demonstrate the uses and performance characteristics of sequences, including how they compliment the use of number tables and windowing functions to create surrogate key and sorting values, and more.
Speaker(s):
- Louis Davidson
Track and Room: HSB 129C - N/A
Title: Policy-Based Management in a Nutshell
Abstract: We will be learning an overview of this powerful new feature in SQL Server 2008 and how you can leverage it to help manage your existing SQL environment. This will include plenty of demos, best practices and QA so by the end you should be able to walk away ready to take control of your SQL Server environment using this awesome new feature!
Speaker(s):
- Jorge Segarra
Track and Room: HSB 129C - N/A
Title: Managing Database Changes with Visual Studio
Abstract: As systems grow and evolve, we need tools to help manage these changes, including tracking changes to the database schemas, producing scripts to synchronize the changes between servers, and refactoring the corresponding application code based on the new structures. You’ll see how you can use tools in Visual Studio to help manage these changes better.
Speaker(s):
- Jim Wooley
Track and Room: HSB 129B - N/A
Title: Building Testable Applications with EF 4
Abstract: Entity Framework 4 brings the ability to separate the data models from the data access implementation. We’ll show how to build your application models using the EF 4 POCO templates and be able to test them without accessing your database using repositories and Mocks.
Speaker(s):
- Jim Wooley
Track and Room: HSB 129B - N/A
Title: SQL University: Back That Thang Up!
Abstract: In this session we cover backups and restores from beginning to end. Want to know how to do point-in-time restores? Don’t understand what the different recovery models mean? How do you handle backups for different size databases? All of these questions and more will be answered in this session.
Speaker(s):
- Jorge Segarra
Track and Room: HSB 129C - N/A
Title: SQL Server 2012 TSQL Enhancements and Additions
Abstract: The breadth and depth of improvements in TSQL coming out with SQL Server 2012 represent the most significant changes in, well, probably ever! This fast and furious overview will touch on a large range of these goodies, with plenty of sample code for you to take home and review at your leisure!
Speaker(s):
- Kevin Boles
Track and Room: HSB 129D - N/A
Title: Upgrading SSIS Packages to SQL Server 2012
Abstract: SQL Server Integration Services has received significant upgrades in SQL Server 2012. How to effectively upgrade SSIS packages to take advantage of the new SSIS features is the main driver behind this session. Primarily focused on upgrading packages from SSIS 2008, some notes will also be made about upgrading from SSIS 2005.
Speaker(s):
- Sven Aelterman
Track and Room: HSB 129A - N/A
Title: Moving Day - Successful SQL Migrations
Abstract: Moving day is one of life’s most stressful times. Details drown you, critical items consume time and attention, and there is always someone demanding you get something done now. This is true whether you are moving your home or your data platform. SQL Server migrations are a core competency for a DBA. This presentation will give you a strong structured process for a successful migration using examples focused on SharePoint workloads.
Speaker(s):
- Geoff Hiten
Track and Room: HSB 129B - N/A
Title: STOP! Consolidate and Listen!
Abstract: In today’s economic times, we are being asked to do more with less. Less budget, less hardware and yet our data needs keep growing! So how do we keep our database infrastructure humming along given these restrictions? In this session we will talk about different options of consolidation including: database-level consolidation, instance-level consolidation, and virtualization. Additionally we will also talk about some of the tools and methods you can use today to help you consolidate your SQL Server environment and do more with less!
Speaker(s):
- Jorge Segarra
Track and Room: HSB 129D - N/A
Title: Introduction to Master Data Services 2012
Abstract: Businesses depend on reliable data that can be managed effectively and shared through-out the enterprise. In this session we will look at the how Master Data Services 2012 can provide a solid platform for your organization’s master data management implementation. We will spend a majority of the session building a model, loading it with data and then refining it to highlight the features and capabilities that are available both out-of-the-box and through the excel plug-in.
Speaker(s):
- Christopher Price
Track and Room: HSB 129C - N/A
Title: SQL 2012 AlwaysOn
Abstract: AlwaysOn is the new High Availability technology suite for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 that allows for multiple HA and DR solutions along with hardware reuse and reporting scale-out.
Speaker(s):
- Geoff Hiten
Track and Room: HSB 129B - N/A
Title: Know Backups and Know Recovery
Abstract: It is easy to schedule full backups to run each night, but is that the right decision for your organization? You say you have a backup strategy, but what is your recovery strategy? Do you have a well-executed recovery plan?
In this session Tim Radney will cover several methods for performing much needed backups and how to recover those backups. Full, Differential, File Group, Transaction logs and recovery the tail end of a the log. He will discuss industry best practices and hopefully cause you to validate and test your current strategy.
Speaker(s):
- Tim Radney
Track and Room: HSB 129B - N/A
Title: What’s new in SSIS 2012?
Abstract: A brave new world is on the SSIS horizon. The release of Integration Service 2012 brings a significant number of new features and improvements to SSIS which offer you a host of new possibilities. From the new SSIS Catalog, to variables, data taps and the new Project and Deployment model, there is a lot to be excited about as Microsoft once again raised the bar for data integration tools. Join us as we will explore the ins and outs of what’s available as we learn how to leverage the latest in the SSIS toolset to make it work for you.
Speaker(s):
- Christopher Price
Track and Room: HSB 129D - N/A
Title: Windowing Functions: THE Reason to Upgrade to 2012
Abstract: For the first time since SQL 7 there is a compelling reason for EVERY SQL Server user to upgrade to the next version and this time around the reason is Windowing Functions. And these are NOT limited to Enterprise Edition, like so many other really useful and important features! The range of data processing needs that can be very efficiently and cleanly solved with these tools is stunning. In this demo-packed session we will cover as many features as we can pack into an hour’s time, and you can take the demo code back home with you to review at your leisure!
Speaker(s):
- Kevin Boles
Track and Room: HSB 129D - N/A
Title: Time Saving Tips Tricks for SSMS 2012
Abstract: SQL Server Management Studio can be really annoying sometimes. Over the years a few really nice features have been added that you may have overlooked or just couldn’t find. This session will focus some time saving tips and tricks for SSMS 2008 R2. We’ll also cover a few great new features being introduced in SSMS 2012. Since I can’t provide scripts for this session I guess I better get started working on some screen shots on where they hid all this stuff!
Speaker(s):
- Aaron Nelson
Track and Room: HSB 129D - N/A
Speakers
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Christopher Price
Contact: http://bluewatersql.wordpress.com/
Chris Price is a Sr. BI Consultant with Pragmatic Works based in Tampa, FL. He has a B.S. in MIS and a MBA, both from the Univ. of South Florida. He previously worked as a software architect before being bitten by the BI bug. His current focus is on ETL and Data Integration, Data Quality and MDM, SSAS, SharePoint and Big Data. He regularly speaks at SQLSaturdays, Code Camps and other community events. He has authored multiple whitepapers and books and served as technical editor.
Sven Aelterman
Twitter: - @svenaelterman
LinkedIn: Sven Aelterman
Contact: https://svenaelterman.wordpress.com
Sven Aelterman is the Director of IT for the Sorrell College of Business at Troy University; a role with a global scope. He is also a lecturer in Information Systems and teaches courses in data warehousing and information security. He continues consulting work through Adduxis, where he assists customers with various Microsoft technology implementations. Co-author of The Art of SQL Server FILESTREAM, published by Red Gate; and SQL Server 2017 Administration Inside Out, published by Microsoft Press. Cloud Software Architect at Sorrell Solutions, L.L.C. developing a Microsoft Azure-hosted Electronic Health Record system.
Jorge Segarra
Twitter: - @sqlchicken
LinkedIn: Jorge Segarra
Contact: http://sqlchicken.com
Jorge Segarra is a senior consultant for Microsoft (Premier Support for Developers) and a former SQL Server MVP. Jorge has co-authored titles including “SQL 2008 Pro Policy-Based Management” and “SQL Server 2012 Bible” .
Kevin Boles
Twitter: - @TheSQLGuru
LinkedIn: Kevin Boles
Kevin Boles is a SQL Server expert, working exclusively with the product since v6.5. With over 25 years of database experience and over 45,000 man hours of SQL Server engine experience, he holds many related certifications, is an MCT and was a SQL Server MVP from 2007 to 2012. Kevin has been a very successful independent consultant for over 20 years. His passion is the relational engine, especially designing, building, analyzing and tuning high-performance database applications.
Kathy Gibbs
Twitter: - KGdba
LinkedIn: Kathy Gibbs
Kathy has over 19 years of IT work experience and over 13 years of DBA experience including architecting, design, development, implementation, monitoring, and disaster recovery of databases. Before starting with Confio, Kathy worked in the financial, retail, and telecom industries working with critical OLTP and OLAP databases. Kathy excels in being a liaison between technical and the end-users or management teams to provide solutions
Geoff Hiten
Twitter: - SQLCraftsman
LinkedIn: Geoff Hiten
Geoff Hiten is a Technical Solutions Professional at Microsoft. Geoff began working with SQL Server in 1992 with version 4.2 and has used every version since. He specializes in highly available SQL systems, performance tuning, and systems migration. Geoff is heavily involved in the Microsoft SQL Server Community and was initially awarded MVP status in 2004. Geoff was appointed in 2011 to fill an interim Director position at the National PASS organization.
Kevin Boles
Twitter: - @TheSQLGuru
LinkedIn: Kevin Boles
Kevin Boles is a SQL Server expert, working exclusively with the product since v6.5. With over 25 years of database experience and over 45,000 man hours of SQL Server engine experience, he holds many related certifications, is an MCT and was a SQL Server MVP from 2007 to 2012. Kevin has been a very successful independent consultant for over 20 years. His passion is the relational engine, especially designing, building, analyzing and tuning high-performance database applications.
Christopher Price
Contact: http://bluewatersql.wordpress.com/
Chris Price is a Sr. BI Consultant with Pragmatic Works based in Tampa, FL. He has a B.S. in MIS and a MBA, both from the Univ. of South Florida. He previously worked as a software architect before being bitten by the BI bug. His current focus is on ETL and Data Integration, Data Quality and MDM, SSAS, SharePoint and Big Data. He regularly speaks at SQLSaturdays, Code Camps and other community events. He has authored multiple whitepapers and books and served as technical editor.
Christopher Price
Contact: http://bluewatersql.wordpress.com/
Chris Price is a Sr. BI Consultant with Pragmatic Works based in Tampa, FL. He has a B.S. in MIS and a MBA, both from the Univ. of South Florida. He previously worked as a software architect before being bitten by the BI bug. His current focus is on ETL and Data Integration, Data Quality and MDM, SSAS, SharePoint and Big Data. He regularly speaks at SQLSaturdays, Code Camps and other community events. He has authored multiple whitepapers and books and served as technical editor.
Robert Cain
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/arcanecode
LinkedIn: Robert Cain
Contact: http://arcanecode.com
Robert C. Cain (http://arcanecode.com) is a Microsoft MVP, MCTS Certified in BI, and is the owner of Arcane Training and Consulting, LLC. He is also a course author for Plurasight, author for Red Gate’s SImple Talk website, and co-author of 4 books. A popular speaker, Robert has presented at events such as the SQL PASS Summit, TechEd, CodeStock, and numerous SQLSaturdays. Robert has over 25 years experience in the IT industry, working in a variety of fields ranging from manufacturing to telecommunications to nuclear power.
Jim Wooley
Twitter: - jimwooley
LinkedIn: Jim Wooley
Contact: http://www.ThinqLinq.com
By day, Jim Wooley is a Solution Architect for Slalom Consulting, In his free time, Jim is a frequent speaker, MVP, and author of “LINQ in Action”. He has been active evangelizing LINQ since its announcement in 2005. In addition, he attempts to pass on the insights he has gained by being active in the community, including organizing and speaking at code camps and regional events, including VS Live, SQL Pass, KCDC, That Conference, TechBash, and CodeStock.
Jorge Segarra
Twitter: - @sqlchicken
LinkedIn: Jorge Segarra
Contact: http://sqlchicken.com
Jorge Segarra is a senior consultant for Microsoft (Premier Support for Developers) and a former SQL Server MVP. Jorge has co-authored titles including “SQL 2008 Pro Policy-Based Management” and “SQL Server 2012 Bible” .
Tim Radney
Twitter: - @tradney
LinkedIn: Tim Radney
Contact: http://www.timradney.com
Tim is a Data Platform MVP and has a whole collection of Microsoft and other industry certifications. His experience includes HA/DR, virtualization, SSIS, SSRS, and performance tuning, among everything else SQL Server-related. Tim is very active and passionate in the SQL Community. He runs the Columbus GA SQL Users Group, has been a PASS Regional Mentor for a number of years, was named a PASS Outstanding Volunteer in 2012, and is a frequent speaker at user groups, SQLSaturdays and PASS Summits. Tim is one of the top ranked in karma on ask.sqlservercentral.com, answers questions as @tradney on Twitter, and blogs at http://timradney.com and SQLskills blog at http://www.SQLskills.com/blogs/tim.
Sven Aelterman
Twitter: - @svenaelterman
LinkedIn: Sven Aelterman
Contact: https://svenaelterman.wordpress.com
Sven Aelterman is the Director of IT for the Sorrell College of Business at Troy University; a role with a global scope. He is also a lecturer in Information Systems and teaches courses in data warehousing and information security. He continues consulting work through Adduxis, where he assists customers with various Microsoft technology implementations. Co-author of The Art of SQL Server FILESTREAM, published by Red Gate; and SQL Server 2017 Administration Inside Out, published by Microsoft Press. Cloud Software Architect at Sorrell Solutions, L.L.C. developing a Microsoft Azure-hosted Electronic Health Record system.
Jorge Segarra
Twitter: - @sqlchicken
LinkedIn: Jorge Segarra
Contact: http://sqlchicken.com
Jorge Segarra is a senior consultant for Microsoft (Premier Support for Developers) and a former SQL Server MVP. Jorge has co-authored titles including “SQL 2008 Pro Policy-Based Management” and “SQL Server 2012 Bible” .
Tim Radney
Twitter: - @tradney
LinkedIn: Tim Radney
Contact: http://www.timradney.com
Tim is a Data Platform MVP and has a whole collection of Microsoft and other industry certifications. His experience includes HA/DR, virtualization, SSIS, SSRS, and performance tuning, among everything else SQL Server-related. Tim is very active and passionate in the SQL Community. He runs the Columbus GA SQL Users Group, has been a PASS Regional Mentor for a number of years, was named a PASS Outstanding Volunteer in 2012, and is a frequent speaker at user groups, SQLSaturdays and PASS Summits. Tim is one of the top ranked in karma on ask.sqlservercentral.com, answers questions as @tradney on Twitter, and blogs at http://timradney.com and SQLskills blog at http://www.SQLskills.com/blogs/tim.
Sven Aelterman
Twitter: - @svenaelterman
LinkedIn: Sven Aelterman
Contact: https://svenaelterman.wordpress.com
Sven Aelterman is the Director of IT for the Sorrell College of Business at Troy University; a role with a global scope. He is also a lecturer in Information Systems and teaches courses in data warehousing and information security. He continues consulting work through Adduxis, where he assists customers with various Microsoft technology implementations. Co-author of The Art of SQL Server FILESTREAM, published by Red Gate; and SQL Server 2017 Administration Inside Out, published by Microsoft Press. Cloud Software Architect at Sorrell Solutions, L.L.C. developing a Microsoft Azure-hosted Electronic Health Record system.
Geoff Hiten
Twitter: - SQLCraftsman
LinkedIn: Geoff Hiten
Geoff Hiten is a Technical Solutions Professional at Microsoft. Geoff began working with SQL Server in 1992 with version 4.2 and has used every version since. He specializes in highly available SQL systems, performance tuning, and systems migration. Geoff is heavily involved in the Microsoft SQL Server Community and was initially awarded MVP status in 2004. Geoff was appointed in 2011 to fill an interim Director position at the National PASS organization.
Kevin Boles
Twitter: - @TheSQLGuru
LinkedIn: Kevin Boles
Kevin Boles is a SQL Server expert, working exclusively with the product since v6.5. With over 25 years of database experience and over 45,000 man hours of SQL Server engine experience, he holds many related certifications, is an MCT and was a SQL Server MVP from 2007 to 2012. Kevin has been a very successful independent consultant for over 20 years. His passion is the relational engine, especially designing, building, analyzing and tuning high-performance database applications.
Kathy Gibbs
Twitter: - KGdba
LinkedIn: Kathy Gibbs
Kathy has over 19 years of IT work experience and over 13 years of DBA experience including architecting, design, development, implementation, monitoring, and disaster recovery of databases. Before starting with Confio, Kathy worked in the financial, retail, and telecom industries working with critical OLTP and OLAP databases. Kathy excels in being a liaison between technical and the end-users or management teams to provide solutions
Jim Wooley
Twitter: - jimwooley
LinkedIn: Jim Wooley
Contact: http://www.ThinqLinq.com
By day, Jim Wooley is a Solution Architect for Slalom Consulting, In his free time, Jim is a frequent speaker, MVP, and author of “LINQ in Action”. He has been active evangelizing LINQ since its announcement in 2005. In addition, he attempts to pass on the insights he has gained by being active in the community, including organizing and speaking at code camps and regional events, including VS Live, SQL Pass, KCDC, That Conference, TechBash, and CodeStock.
Louis Davidson
Twitter: - drsql
LinkedIn: Louis Davidson
Contact: https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/author/louis-davidson/
Louis Davidson has worked in the IT industry for over 25 years as a corporate database developer and architect. He has been a Microsoft SQL Server MVP for 15 years and has written five books on database design, and contributed to many other SQL Server books as an author and tech editor. He has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. You can read more about Louis at http://drsql.org.
Robert Cain
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/arcanecode
LinkedIn: Robert Cain
Contact: http://arcanecode.com
Robert C. Cain (http://arcanecode.com) is a Microsoft MVP, MCTS Certified in BI, and is the owner of Arcane Training and Consulting, LLC. He is also a course author for Plurasight, author for Red Gate’s SImple Talk website, and co-author of 4 books. A popular speaker, Robert has presented at events such as the SQL PASS Summit, TechEd, CodeStock, and numerous SQLSaturdays. Robert has over 25 years experience in the IT industry, working in a variety of fields ranging from manufacturing to telecommunications to nuclear power.
Aaron Nelson
Twitter: - SQLvariant
LinkedIn: Aaron Nelson
Contact: http://sqlvariant.com/
Aaron Nelson is an author, public speaker, blogger, and leader in the community. He has over 15 years of experience in architecture, Business Intelligence, development, and performance tuning of SQL Server. Aaron has received many certifications and is a six time winner of the Microsoft MVP Award.
Aaron leads the PowerShell Virtual Group of PASS (SQLPS.io), is a board member of PowerShell.org, and is a volunteer at his PASS Local Group, AtlantaMDF.
Bob Cheatham
My name is Bob Cheatham, I am a SQL Server Technology Specialist with Microsoft Corporation. Prior to joining Microsoft, I was the SQL Server Technical Lead for Regions Financial Corporation. I am a graduate of Troy University with a Masters of Science and an MBA. I enjoy spending time with my beautiful wife Sandra, my daughter Amber and my son Robert III. I also enjoy outdoor sports.
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