Andrew Kelly : Speaking

Speaking at University of Virginia

Andrew Kelly — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:37:00 GMT

The University of Virginia is having a fall conference that is free and open to the public on Tuesday November 13th. My good friend Andy Leonard and I will be speaking on various SQL Server related topics so if you are in the area and available that day...(read more)

Speaking in Raleigh NC 9-20-2011

Andrew Kelly — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:54:05 GMT

If you are in the area I will be speaking at the Triangle SQL Server Users Group meeting on Tuesday the 20th of September 2011. The session is on TempDB Best Practices and all of the details for the topic, directions etc. can be found here . ...(read more)

Speaking at the Charlotte Users Group

Andrew Kelly — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:33:55 GMT

I will be giving a presentation in between Earthquakes and Hurricanes in Charlotte NC. this Wednesday the 31st of August on Understanding Indexes in SQL Server 2008 . If you are in the area please drop by and say hello. You can find out more information...(read more)

Speaking in Richmond VA

Andrew Kelly — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:59:37 GMT

I meant to blog about this many days ago but such is life right . In a few hours I will jump into my truck (wish it was the Harley) and drive up to Richmond Va. to see my good friend Andy Leonard and the other folks at the Richmond SQL Server...(read more)

Speaking in Columbia SC

Andrew Kelly — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:34:22 GMT

I just wanted to let anyone in the area that I will be presenting a session at the Midlands PASS Chapter in Columbia SC. on Tuesday night the 14th of June 2011. The title is “Understanding Indexes in SQL Server 2008” and you can find more...(read more)

Practical Performance Monitoring and Tuning

Andrew Kelly — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:54:33 GMT

My next performance class will be in San Francisco, CA on May 9th thru the 11th. I haven’t been to San Francisco in about 10 years and I am looking forward to getting back there. The material is a bit refined over the first class and I added a...(read more)

Speaking at SQL Saturday #71

Andrew Kelly — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:54:48 GMT

I am getting prepped to head up to Boston on Friday the 1st for the SQL Saturday #71 . I am really looking forward to seeing the New England folks as it has been a few years since I left. I just hope this crazy Noreaster storm doesn’t...(read more)

Practical Performance Monitoring and Tuning Event

Andrew Kelly — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:30:21 GMT

For any of you who may be interested or know of someone in the market for a performance Monitoring and Tuning class I have just the ticket for you. It’s a 3 day event that will be held in Atlanta Ga. on January 25th to the 27th 2011. For those...(read more)

Speaking at SQL Saturday #48

Andrew Kelly — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:59:32 GMT

The schedule for SQL Saturday #48 is now up at http://www.sqlsaturday.com/schedule.aspx?eventid=85 . There will be a bunch of good speakers and sessions in Columbia, SC. on October 2nd 2010 so check it out....(read more)

Speaking in Raleigh NC for SQL Saturday #46

Andrew Kelly — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:16:30 GMT

I hope to see a bunch of you in Raleigh on the 18th of September for SQL Saturday #46. I will be giving a presentation on Query Plan Reuse but there will be tons of good sessions from lots of great speakers. Check it out here: http://www.sqlsaturday.com/46/eventhome.aspx...(read more)

Speaking in Raleigh NC June 15th

Andrew Kelly — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:53:00 GMT

Just a heads up to those in the area that I will be speaking at the (TriPASS) Raleigh SQL Server user group on the 15th of June 2010. The topic is Storage & I/O Best Practices. The abstract is listed below: SQL Server relies heavily on a well configured...(read more)

Free Online Performance Tuning Event

Andrew Kelly — Thu, 06 May 2010 13:33:00 GMT

On June 29th 2010 I will be showing several sessions related to performance tuning for SQL Server and they are the best kind because they are free :). So mark your calendars. Here is the event info and URL: June 29, 2010 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Eastern SQL...(read more)

Also Speaking at SQL Saturday #33

Andrew Kelly — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:07:05 GMT

It appears that the SQL Saturday in Charlotte NC on March 6th will be a real whopper of an event. There are going to be a ton of speakers with many of them MVP’s from all over the country. I have two sessions with one on File & Wait stats and...(read more)

Speaking at the Columbia SC Code Camp

Andrew Kelly — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:37:02 GMT

Just an FYI that I will be presenting at the Columbia South Carolina code camp this Saturday the 30th of January along with several other MVP’s and featured speakers. I will have two sessions: Maximizing Plan Re-use in SQL Server Storage and I/O...(read more)

Speaking at Best Practices in DC Next Month

Andrew Kelly — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:34:50 GMT

While I have been speaking about Best Practices for years this is the first time that I will speak at an actual Best Practices conference :). I have 3 sessions entitled: SQL Server Configuration Best Practices Storage and I/O Best Practices for...(read more)