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#SQLCruise Miami 2011 – Now With More Red Gate

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More Red Gate?

Yes, that’s correct.  Red Gate Software, sponsor of our first SQL Cruise as well as the next two cruises has let Brent and I know that they’re providing each of the cruisers on the Miami cruise with a free 1 year license to their fabulous SQL Toolbelt suite of tools.  This was the first third-party software I ever purchased to support my job as a Database Administrator and for the longest time was the only software I used other than the native SQL Server tools from Microsoft to manage my SQL environment.

SQL Toolbelt is comprised 14 separate products that allow you to become what I’ve coined the Lazy, but Driven DBA:

SQL Compare Pro – allows you to compare and synchronize database schemas

SQL Data Compare Pro – allows you to compare and synchronize database contents

SQL Packager – for easy deployment of SQL Server databases

SQL Prompt Pro – I love this product above all others, it provided the ease of coding that comes with Intellisense that was available before it was in the native tools for SQL.  I still think it surpasses what is availabile natively and use it accordingly.

SQL Source Control – Database source control – packaged inside of SQL Server Management Studio!

SQL Data Generator – For generation of test data inside of your SQL Server databases for testing.

SQL Dependency Tracker – For visually presenting SQL Server object dependencies.

SQL Doc – Allows you to document your SQL databases.

SQL Backup Pro – Provide compression and encryption for your SQL Server database backups.

SQL Monitor – The future of SQL Server monitoring and alerting – incorporates nicely with the Apple IPad, but more about that later…

SQL Multi Script – Affords you the ability to run scripts seamlessly against multiple SQL Servers

SQL Comparison SDK – Automates comparison and synchronization tasks

SQL Object Level Recovery Native – Recovers SQL Server objects from database backups

SQL Search – Search within your SQL Server database schemas

This may come as a surprise to our cruisers as they are now being notified of this benefit of being a SQL Cruiser.  I was specifically asked to keep this NDA so as not to ruin the surprise. 

While this amounts to a gift worth $1,995.00 it’s not the end of the generosity from Red Gate Software.

On board SQL Cruise Miami Red Gate Software is going to sponsor an event we like to call Search the Ship.  The purpose of Search the Ship is to allow our cruisers to not only familiarize themselves with the ship that will be both their home and training environment for the next 5 nights, but also familiarize themselves with their fellow cruisers.  We’ll divide the teams into equal numbers – including Cruiser guests and corporate sponsor attendees (we’re all in this together, right?)  Brent and I will then sit back and sip boat drinks while the teams perform a photo scavenger hunt on board.  By the time we start this team-building event our phones will only be good for taking photos – unless you’re Scrooge McDuck.  We may as well put them to good use!  The winning team is the first to bring back all the necessary photos we’ve sent them to collect.  The winning team will then be separated into invidual players.  Those team members that are our registered cruisers will then be sent on a hunt for three final list items.  The first person to return with those items will be the winner of a truly fabulous prize.

So, what is that prize?  Well I already told you – a brand new Apple IPad! 

That’s right, as a cruiser on board SQL Cruise #2 you not only receive a 1 year free license to SQL Toolbelt – 14 products in one – but you also have a chance to step back into the states 5 days later the owner of a new IPad.  You won’t have to wait for it either – you’ll get it that night!  The only downside I see is that you may have to wait for your return to Miami before you can load Angry Birds.  A small price to pay though, I think!  When loading Angry Birds, Jewel Quest, and your favorite Twitter client don’t forget to also load SQL Monitor.  Red Gate Software is giving the IPad winner an additional license of SQL Monitor so you’ll be able to watch two instances with their new monitoring tool!

 Red Gate Software, along with our other community-oriented sponsors, really step up to the plate, er dock, when it comes to not only subsidizing the cost of SQL Server Professionals to join a SQL Cruise, but to also ensure that cruisers return to their positions armed with all the tools they need to succeed and be a more effective and efficient SQL resource.  SQLCruise attendees don’t just get great training, in-depth networking, and professional development training.  They get an experience of a lifetime.  Join us on board SQL Cruise!

#SQLCruisers Get All Quest Software SQL Server Tools – FREE.

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You read that right – if you’re on board our upcoming SQLCruise, you’re going to get all of Quest’s SQL Server products for one year completely free of charge:

Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise – the legendary dashboard tool that tells you at a glance how your SQL Server is doing, and when you’re not there to glance at it, Spotlight will send you alert emails too.

Foglight Performance Analysis for SQL Server – what if you could run a trace 24/7 on your SQL Servers without slowing things down like Profiler does?  Foglight PA gives you in-depth insight into where your bottlenecks are and tracks the T-SQL, users, applications, etc causing the bottleneck.  If you’re managing an in-house-developed application, Foglight PA is your best friend.

LiteSpeed for SQL Server – anybody can take backups, but can you recover individual items out of your database backup like tables or stored procs?  Can you query your backup files as if they’re databases?  Can you manage all your log shipping on one screen?  If you’re on SQLCruise, you can, because you’ll have LiteSpeed.

That’s just the beginning, but there’s more.  Foglight for SQL Server lets you monitor server performance from a web browser, Benchmark Factory helps you load test your SQL Servers, Toad Data Modeler reverse engineers your databases to build diagrams and change scripts, and so much more.  We can’t cover all of Quest’s SQL Server products in one post, but here’s one thing we have to cover:

That’s $8,779 in free tools.

Thanks to our community-oriented sponsors like Quest, SQLCruise really does pay for itself.  SQLCruise attendees don’t just get great training, in-depth networking, and professional development training.  Quest wants you to get out of the cube and join the community.  Come on board!

He grew up in Kentucky, and that explains a lot.

Let the #SQLCruise Miami Countdown Begin!

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As you endure another crappy Monday, whenever things get too dreary, close your eyes and pretend you’re one of the cool kids going on SQLCruise Miami the weekend after next.  On March 5th, we’ll be gathering together in South Florida for the second pre-cruise #SQLBBQ at the home of @GarethSwan and @JenKSwan.  Along with the Swanepoels, the attendees will include:

Bill Sanscrainte – SQL Server professional from Vernon Hills, Illinois.

He grew up in Kentucky, and that explains a lot.

The red neck in the foreground - that would be Brent.

Brent Ozar (Blog – @BrentO) – Recovering baconoholic, frequent flier, storage & virtualization nerd, and lover of all things database-y.

Crystal Manson (Blog – @CrysManson) – SQL Server DBA from Washington whose hobbies include photography, exercising, reading, and all things geeky and nerdy.  This will be her second SQLCruise!

Gareth Swanepoel (Blog – @GarethSwan) – database administrator and systems administrator at SouthernWine.com in South Florida and host of the #SQLBBQ.

Gary Hines – SQL Server DBA (and one of Brent’s clients!) in Chicago, Illinois.

Joe Murray – SQL Server professional from Phoenix, AZ.

Kevin Kline (Blog – @KEKline) – former president of PASS, superauthor, and recipient of the 2009 PASS Lifetime Achievement Award.  He’s on board thanks to Quest Software, one of our sponsors, and tomorrow we’ll be talking about even more good stuff Quest is bringing on board.

Mike Decuir (Blog – @MDecuir) – database administrator at AllRecipes.com in downtown Seattle. And yes, the famous Google Chrome potato gun speed test video uses AllRecipes.com’s site, hosted with SQL Server, although like all good programmers they cache their data as much as possible rather than querying the database every time.

Karen Lopez doesn't always wear Hawaiian shirts, but when she does, she chooses SQLcruise.

@DataChick's SQLcruiseWear

Mitch Bottel – who won airfare, a cruise for two, and SQLCruise training for one courtesy of Idera’s SQLCruise contest. Watch Mitch’s contest song video on YouTube.

Richard Zuech – SQL Server professional from Bay Harbor Islands, Florida.

Tim Ford (Blog – @SQLAgentMan) – Published author, MVP, user group leader, music critic, photographer, and yes, SQL Server DBA.

A heck of a group, eh?  It’s going to be a blast.  Just close your eyes and pretend you’re going to be along with us at #SQLBBQ. We hand out swag bags to each attendee with their SQLCruise Hawaiian shirt, a t-shirt, cruise survival gear, and the SQLCruise nametag complete with Twitter name & picture.  You’ll get to know everyone before getting on board the boat, and you’ll have relaxed, comfortable conversations around the Swanepool.  (That’s the pool in the Swanepoel’s backyard.)

If you just can’t get past your case of the Mondays, why not check out SQLCruise Alaska?  On May 29th, we’re setting sail out of Seattle for a week of SQL Server training with Brent, Tim, and a special guest instructor, Buck Woody.  Check out Alaska cruise pictures from Brent and from Tim.  There’s still a couple of spots left…

Last-Minute Rooms on the March #SQLCruise

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If you checked out the March 6th SQLCruise out of Miami, but decided against going because rooms were too expensive, you might want to check again.  Norwegian had cancellations for some of the cheaper rooms, and as of this writing, there’s balcony rooms available for just $999 per person!  Check out availability now.

If you’re more of a long-term planner, check out the rates on the week-long Alaska cruise on May 29th – inside rooms are available from just $869 per person.  There’s still a couple of spots left.

SQLCruise Swag

SQLCruise Swag

Either way, you might want to sneak in now, because on Tuesday we’re going to announce a very cool set of gifts for each cruiser courtesy of Quest Software.  On the first #SQLCruise last year, we gave away a legendary amount of goodies to every cruiser, and four cruisers even won SQLCruise netbooks.  This year promises to be even better.

Heck – maybe you should just come on the cruise, ignore all the training from Brent Ozar and Tim Ford, and soak up the sun and the swag!

Here’s what you need to know:

Want to go solo cheap on SQLCruise Alaska?

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’ve got great news.

Cupcakes are so romantic

Cupcakes are so romantic

If you’ve been thinking about signing up for SQLCruise Alaska on May 29th but you didn’t want to get a whole room by yourself, you’re in luck. One of our cruisers had to cancel, and as a result, Neil Hambly (Blog – @Neil_Hambly) has room for another lonely heart SQL Server professional in his cabin.

You’ll get a big break – Neil’s cabin-mate already paid the deposit on the cruise, and to help them get the spot filled, we’re knocking $200 off the SQLCruise training cost for whoever joins Neil.  $200 off your room, plus just $695 for a week of SQL training and fun with Brent Ozar, Buck Woody, and Tim Ford – that’s a heck of a deal.

Update – the room is taken! @BradHarker will be joining Neil.

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