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SQL Cruise 2012 Alaska Group Statistics
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SQL Cruise 2012 Alaska Group Statistics

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Just a few statistics about our 2012 Alaska SQL Cruise (since we SQL Server Professionals love data so…)

  • Cruisers (aka students): 11
  • Plus-Ones: 17
    • Children: 2
    • Parents: 4
    • Spouses: 11
  • Speakers: 6
  • Staff: 2
  • Class Hours: 20
  • Networking Hours: 54
  • Shore Excursion Hours: 32
  • Dining Hours: 24 x 7 (technically)
  • (Official) Office Hours: 3
  • (Actual) Office Hours: (see Networking Hours)
  • Corporate Sponsors: 6
  • Cost of SQL Cruise Training Subsidized by Sponsorship per Cruiser: $1500.00
  • Average Cost of Room & Board per night: $170.00
  • Nautical Miles Traveled Aboard the NCL Jewel: 2,000 (estimated)
  • Furthest Cruiser from Seattle Port:Bruce Pratt Jr. (Louisiana)
  • Wildlife Spotted on SQL Cruise:
    • Moose
    • Bear
    • Whales
    • Starfish
    • Sea Cucumbers & Urchins
    • Waterfowl (various)
    • Jellies (various)
    • Mountain Goats
    • Harbor Seals
    • Otter
    • Salmon (smoked)
  • Temperature of Pools: 85 degrees F
  • Temperature of Hot Tubs: 99 degrees F
  • Topics of Class Sessions:
    • Powershell
    • Leading Technical Teams
    • Communicating with Non-Technical Management
    • Performance Tuning
    • Developing for Performance
    • Advanced Backup & Recovery
    • Solid State Drives & SQL Performance
  • Hours of Video Shot by SQL Cruise Attendees: 50 (estimated)
  • Gb of Photos Shot by SQL Cruise Attendees: 200 (estimated)
  • SQL Cruiser Primary Professions:
    • Corporate DBAs: 46%
    • Consultants: 27%
    • Corporate Developers: 9%
    • Management: 18%
  • SQL Cruise Experience:
    • First-Timer: 82%
    • Returning: 18%
  • Reasons for You to Not to Attend the Next SQL Cruise: NULL

 

Red Gate Software for Two Lucky SQL Cruise Attendees
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Red Gate Software for Two Lucky SQL Cruise Attendees

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We’ve just received word that one of our original sponsors, Red Gate Software, who is joining us again on SQL Cruise Alaska is providing year licenses for two

Our First Search the Ship Contest in 2010

of their best suites of products for the winners of the Red Gate SQL Cruise Alaska 2012 Search the Ship Contest.  As is tradition on the first night of the SQL Cruise we will be sending the Cruisers and their guests all over the ship on a photo scavenger hunt.  This accomplishes three things:  it builds teamwork, it allows everyone to become familiar with the ship on the first night, and it helps to get everyone to start interacting with those they’ve just met; oh, and it’s fun too!  Our Cruisers and their guests in the past have been on the hunt for guys in shorts and black socks, strange couples in Hawaiian shirts (even on the Alaska cruises), and have been driven to hop on water slides and in hot tubs with their clothes on to win prizes and glory on night one.  Alaska in 2012 should be no different.

Thank you Red Gate Software for continuing to sponsor SQL Cruise and for all you do to foster education and fun in the SQL Community and for all those fabulous tools you provide to make our lives as DBAs and Developers so much easier.

Awarding Kindle Fires to Idera Iditarod Winners Max and Mala
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Win a Kindle Fire Courtesy of Idera on SQL Cruise Alaska 2012

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Idera Software is back as a sponsor for SQL Cruise and they continue to not only provide the SQL Community with tools for SQL Server (as well as Sharepoint and Powershell) but they also continue to bring excitement and some nice prizes to the networking and team-building events on board SQL Cruise!  This also means the Idera Iditarod will be back on SQL Cruise Alaska.  What is the Idera Iditarod?  Well you take a bit of Amazing Race and add a sliver of Minute to Win It and you have the Idera Iditarod.  Teams of two will be tasked with answering SQL Server-related questions that will send them to different locations on the ship, from there they’ll need to bring back a package which they’ll open only to find a mini-game that they’ll need to solve in the training room for our cameras. (Check out clips from the Idera Iditarod on our 2011 Alaskan SQL Cruise.)  Combining fun, technical, and networking is core of what we work towards on SQL Cruise and the Idera Iditarod is just one of those ways in which the FUN takes center stage.  In the past Idera has provided us with Flip Mini HD video recorders for our winners; this time around they take it up a notch and are awarding Kindle Fires.  As an owner of an iPad and a Kindle Fire I can tell you that I do 100% of my reading on my Fire.  It’s also fully-functional for games, social media, and productivity tools.  You can also read my book as well as those authored by many of the speakers aboard SQL Cruise Alaska 2012 on the Kindle Fire!

There is still time to join us on SQL Cruise Alaska 2012.  Registration information is at http://sqlcruise.com/register

Idera

Idera provides powerful and easy-to-use software tools to simplify Microsoft SQL Server management. Our award-winning SQL Server tools address real-world challenges including backup and recovery, performance monitoring, security, compliance and administration. Download a free 14-day trial of any of our tools at www.idera.com.

If you or your company are interested in being a sponsor for our next SQL Cruise please visit our sponsor page and download the 2012 Sponsorship plan.

SQL Cruise Alaska 2012 Itinerary
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SQL Cruise Alaska 2012 Itinerary

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Friday, May 25, 2012

Seattle, Washington
SQL Cruise Bon Voyage Party
Location Provided via Private Email 5pm – 9pm

 

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Puget Sound
SQL Cruise Getting to Know You
“SQL Cruise Lido Deck” – Great Outdoors Aft Deck 12 12:00pm – 5:30pm

SQL Cruise Welcome Cocktail Party
Location on Ship TBD – Deck ? 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Search the Ship Contest Sponsored by Red Gate Software
“SQL Cruise Lounge” Star Bar – Deck 13 – 7:00pm – 8:30pm

SQL Cruise First Night Group Dinner
Tsar’s – Deck 6 Aft – 8:30pm – 10:30pm

 

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Inside Passage, United States and Canada
SQL Cruise Run (optional)
Body Waves Fitness Center – Deck 12 – 7:00am – 8:00am

Procedure Cache BI – Brent Ozar, Brent Ozar PLF
Java Conference Room – Deck 6 Forward – 9:00am – 11:00am

Leadership Skills for the Database Professional – Kevin Kline, Quest Software
Java Conference Room – Deck 6 Forward – 1:00pm – 5:30pm

Idera Iditarod Challenge
Java Conference Room – Deck 16 – 6:00pm – 7:00pm

 

Monday, May 28, 2012

Ketchikan, Alaska
Explore Ketchikan – 7:00am – 3:00pm

Hairy Execution Plans Contest Sponsored By SQL Sentry
Java Conference Room – Deck 16 – 3:45pm – 4:00pm

What’s New with SQL Server 2012 – Jeremiah Peschka, Brent OzarPLF
Java Conference Room – Deck 16 – 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Office Hours
“SQL Cruise Lounge” Star Bar – Deck 13 – 8:00pm – ?

 

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Juneau and Sawyer Glacier, Alaska
Explore Juneau – 7:00am – 1:30pm

Storytellers with Brent OzarPLF
Courtyard Villa – Deck 14 – 2:00pm – 6:00pm

Storytellers with Brent OzarPLF
Courtyard Villa – Deck 14 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm

Office Hours
“SQL Cruise Lounge” Star Bar – Deck 13 – 8:00pm – ?

 

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Skagway, Alaska
Explore Skagway – 7:00am – 5:00pm

Office Hours
“SQL Cruise Lounge” Star Bar – Deck 13 – 8:00pm – ?

 

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Outside Passage, United States and Canada
SQL Cruise Run (optional)
Body Waves Fitness Center – Deck 12 – 7:00am – 8:00am

Recovering Data and Databases – Robert Davis, Idera Software
Java Conference Room – Deck 16 – 9:00am – 11:00am

Sports Medicine for High Transaction SQL Server Databases – Kendra Little, Brent OzarPLF
Java Conference Room – Deck 16 – 12:00pm – 2:00pm

Automate and Manage SQL Server with Powershell – Allen White, Courtesy of SQL Sentry
Java Conference Room – Deck 16 – 2:15pm – 6:45pm

 

Friday, June 1, 2012

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
SQL Cruise Run (optional)
Body Waves Fitness Center – Deck 12 – 7:00am – 8:00am

Scaling SQL with Solid State – Brent Ozar, Brent Ozar PLF
Java Conference Room – Deck 16 – 9:00am – 11:00am

SQL Cruise Presenter Roundtable and Group Lunch
“SQL Cruise Lido Deck” – Great Outdoors Aft Deck 12 11:00am – 2:00pm

Victoria, British Columbia
Explore Victoria – 2:00pm – 9:00pm

 

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Seattle, Washington

 

Interested in Attending and Reaping the Rewards of Premier Training and over $8000 in free software and other goodies from our sponsors?

Seats are still available for SQL Cruise Alaska 2012.  It’s easy to register and all information needed to do so is available on our registration page.  Thanks to Quest Software you now have an additional reason to convince your company to send you to the most unique SQL Server educational experience of a lifetime. 

SQL Cruise: Learn, Network, Relax, Grow… Just Add Water.

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Another Speaker Joins SQL Cruise Alaska

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Yes, that is correct.  We’re welcoming another speaker on board and anticipate being able to attain a 3:1 student to trainer ratio for this SQL Cruise.  Idera Software, our latest Honeymoon Suite-level sponsor is bringing their brand-new hire, Robert Davis, on board as a speaker in May!  Robert comes to Idera (and to SQL Cruise) with a strong background in Microsoft SQL Server and community involvement.  Robert recently held the post of Project Manager over the Microsoft SQL Server Certified Master (MCM) Program at the corporate headquarters in Redmond, WA.  An established speaker, Robert has spoken at SQL Saturdays and at the PASS Summit and brings a deep range of knowledge with him to present and to share with our cruisers.

Robert will be presenting on the topic of Recovering Data and Databases which will cover such topics and piecemeal restores, data corruption and recoverability, and transaction log internals.  Welcome Robert and thank you Idera!

To see all the sessions being presented on SQL Cruise check out our training page.  For bios on our trainers please see our trainers page.

Registration is still open.  Want to join us, learn more than you would ever think you could in a week, get unprecedented networking access with leaders in the SQL Server community and visit some pretty amazing places?  Then don’t wait until it’s too late… register now!

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