Category Archives: PASS

24 Hours of PASS on September 7

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Glenn Berry

Just in case you forgot, I wanted to remind everyone that the free, 24 Hours of PASS online event starts tomorrow at 12:00 GMT.  My session is Hardware 301: Diving Deeper into Database Hardware starts at 22:00 GMT, and the … Continue reading →

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Presenting Hardware 301 at 24 Hours of PASS on September 7

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Glenn Berry

PASS just announced today the next occurrence of 24 Hours of PASS (24HOP), which is called the Summit Preview version. I will be doing a session called Hardware 301: Diving Deeper into Database Hardware at 21:00 (9PM) GMT, which is … Continue reading →

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Presenting Two Sessions at PASS Summit 2011

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Glenn Berry

I found out earlier this week that I was fortunate enough to have my half day session on “Scaling SQL Server” accepted for the PASS Summit 2011, which was quite a pleasant surprise! I had previously been informed that I … Continue reading →

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PASS Announces Pre-conference and Spotlight Sessions for PASS 2011 Summit

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Glenn Berry

Today, PASS announced the Pre-conference and Spotlight Sessions for the PASS Summit 2011 in Seattle, which will run from October 11-14, 2011. I actually found out last week that I was lucky enough to be selected for a 90 minute … Continue reading →

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Presentation Deck For Hardware 201 at Denver SQL Server User’s Group on May 19, 2011

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Glenn Berry

I got the chance to give an updated version of Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware for OLTP Performance to an audience of about forty people at the Denver SQL Server User’s Group on May 19, 2011, which was … Continue reading →

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Presenting at Denver SQL Server User’s Group on May 19

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Glenn Berry

I will be giving the main presentation at this month’s meeting of the Denver SQL Server User’s Group on May 19, 2011. Here is the abstract: “Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware for OLTP Performance” The foundation of database … Continue reading →

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PASS Summit 2011 Session Preference Survey

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Glenn Berry

PASS has added a new feature to the session selection process for the PASS Summit 2011, which they are calling the PASS Summit 2011 Session Preference Survey. This allows you to mark multiple proposed sessions for the PASS Summit 2011 … Continue reading →

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Speaking at Colorado Springs SQL Server User’s Group on June 15

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Glenn Berry

I will be speaking at the Colorado Springs SQL Server User’s Group, live and in person, on Wednesday, June 15, 2011.  I will be giving an updated version of my Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware for OLTP Performance … Continue reading →

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PASS 2011 Summit Abstract Submissions

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Glenn Berry

Today is the last day to submit session abstracts for the PASS 2011 Summit.  I was lucky enough to speak at PASS in 2009 and in 2010, so I hope my luck will continue. I submitted two sessions last night, … Continue reading →

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Presenting Dr. DMV by Live Meeting on April 19 at 12PM CDT

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Glenn Berry

I will be presenting my Dr. DMV presentation for the St. Louis SQL Server User’s Group on April 19. Here are the meeting details: Join the STLSSUG for a Live Meeting Lecture Tuesday on April 19th from 12-1:00pm CDT Dr. … Continue reading →

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