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3 days, 120 sessions, 40 speakers… SQL Server, Business Intelligence, SharePoint, .NET Development technologies – at only $100 per area, you simply can’t go wrong.
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Understanding Key Fundamentals of SANs and SQL Server
Learn about some key returns on investment that you can expect with SANs, along with best practices, tips for best usage and how SQL Server and SANs can provide a compelling environment both in terms of availability and performance.
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> Webcast date: 10/28/2008 at 12:00pm Noon Pacific
Fault Tolerance Options – Overview of features and techniques
This webcast is by expert Ted Malone. Learn about your options, different features available and how they impact your ability to recover and keep your options open for getting systems back online and updated in case of issues.
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> Webcast date: 10/29/2008 at 12:00pm Noon Pacific
Making the Hire
Before we start looking at all of the comments so far (send in your thoughts here), I have a question that has come up from the early comments.
I was surprised when a few people have the use of Management Studio as a no-go offense. Several people have indicated that they’ll ask questions of a potential candidate and, if their answer includes non-TSQL approaches – includes Management Studio – the candidate won’t be hired. Period. Really?
Is it really that much of a sin? Is it not possible to responsibly use MS to troubleshoot, dig into, tweak SQL Server and not be considered too light-weight? Is it a sign of mastery of the systems, controls and tools to be able to manually code the solution or investigation of a solution using TSQL?
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