sqlsaturday

Know what’s neat about SQLCruise?  Aside from the margaritas and the training?  We’re helping to improve SQLSaturday South Florida!  Here’s some of the sessions that have been submitted by SQLCruise presenters and attendees:

Disaster Recovery and High Availability for N00Bs – Tim Ford

This session is targeted for those who have found themselves accidentally responsible for the SQL Server databases where they work, or are generally new to SQL Server. We’ll cover the basics of Backup and Restore processes as well as a high overview of HA architectures available including Database Mirroring, Clustering, Replication, and Log Shipping. Scripts will be provided for immediate use in your own environment as a take-away from this presentation.

Insight Into Your Indexes with DMVs – Tim Ford

Identify and remediate index fragmentation. Gather information about unused indexes that may be causing your instances unnecessary overhead and impacting performance. Even find out what indexes you may want to create to make your databases perform better: all with the use of SQL Server Dynamic Management Objects.

Top 10 SQL Mistakes and Mis-Steps – Tim Ford

Join this beginner-level session in which we’ll go over common mistakes made by new and seasoned SQL Server Professionals alike. Learn how to avoid these issues before they happen.

Getting Out from Behind the Curtain: The New DBA – Dave Levy

The days of hiding amongst rows of servers, focusing purely on operational tasks are quickly coming to an end. This presentation will provide a high level overview of how to boost your value to your organization by automating the mundane operational tasks and focusing on supporting new development. Topics covered will include tools and techniques available for automation, integration with development teams and relationship management.

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Even if you don’t join us on the cruise, you should check out SQLSaturday South Florida if you’re in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale/Orlando area.