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• SQLintersection!

  Get the details on Kevin's keynote address at the SQLintersection conference in Las Vegas in early April. Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 27, 2013 9:47 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Administration, AlwaysOn, Architecture, Conferences, DBA, Developer, High Availability, IO, Monitoring, Speaking, SQL Server 2012, Tools

• Demo Mastery for the Technology Evangelist

  Want to be a better technology evangelist? Here are a variety of tips about how to turn mediocre software demonstrations into outstanding software demonstrations. Read More... Posted Friday, February 15, 2013 12:02 PM by KKline | 4 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Creativity, DBA, Developer, Opinion, Professional Development, Speaking

• Learn More About SQL Server IO and Query Tuning in These Webcasts

  Join database expert Kevin Kline in two new webcasts for SQL Server users: Storage IO Best Practices and Query Tuning Best Practices. Read More... Posted Friday, December 14, 2012 1:50 PM by KKline | 5 Comments Filed under: Administration, DBA, Developer, Infrastructure, Internals, IO, Performance, Speaking, SQL Server 2012, Tips, Transact-SQL Programming, Troubleshooting, Video

• PASS Summit 2012, Slide Decks

  Get the latest slide decks from Kevin Kline's presentations at the PASS Summit 2012 conference. Read More... Posted Monday, November 12, 2012 12:02 PM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Administration, Career, Conferences, DBA, Developer, PASS, Professional Development, Speaking, SQL Server 2012, Virtualization, VMware

• Recap - SQL Saturday 151 in Orlando

  It's always a feel-good experience for me to return to SQL Saturday in Orlando, the place where SQL Saturdays were started by Andy Warren ( Twitter | Blog ). On this trip, I delivered a full-day, pre-conference seminar on Troubleshooting and Performance Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 02, 2012 10:19 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, DBA, Developer, PASS, Speaking, SQL Saturday, SQL Server 2012, Troubleshooting

• Secure Your Spot at the Nashville SQL Saturday!

  Check out the fantastic line-up of technical sessions offered at this free SQL Saturday event. Secure your reservation for mid-October at the SQL Saturday in "Music City" Nashville, TN! Read More... Posted Monday, August 27, 2012 10:50 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Career, Conferences, DBA, Developer, INETA, Leadership, PASS, Professional Development, Speaking, SQL Saturday, SQL Server 2012

• Come See Me. I'll Probably Be Just Down the Street Soon!

  Even though I've recently changed jobs, I'll still be speaking at a lot of SQL events across the country and internationally. There are still a few trips that I've yet to finalize, in particular with the fine folks in Houston, run by my friend Nancy Hidy Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2012 11:02 AM by KKline | 1 Comments Filed under: Administration, Best Practices, Conferences, DBA, DevConnections, Developer, Leadership, PASS, People, Professional Development, Speaking, SQL Server 2012, Video

• Starting this week: Dublin, Maidenhead, and London

  This might be most most overcommitted four-week period of time ever in my life. I’m tired just thinking about it! Not only am I traveling internationally and speaking over the next few weeks, I’m also helping on two book projects, learning some new applications Read More... Posted Monday, March 19, 2012 10:18 AM by KKline | 2 Comments Filed under: Career, Conferences, DBA, Developer, IT Horror Stories, Leadership, Management, Professional Development, Quest Software, Speaking

• And the winner of the SQLBits8 Pub Quiz is... [drumroll please]

  Carley had to rescue me from the bingo set! Wow - what a great trip through Europe! Normally, I bounce back after a day of downtime when dealing with jet lag. Basically, when we land in whatever eastward time zone I've flown to, I stay up until a reasonable Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 19, 2011 2:21 PM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Administration, Conferences, Developer, Speaking

• See You in St Louis, and then London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and York, UK

  Good grief, there's a lot of travel in my future. <sigh ... deep breath> It'll be exhausting and it'll be hard to lose so much time with the family. But if I'm able to avoid travel mishaps, it'll be fun. Meet Me In St. Louis I'll be speaking in Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 07, 2010 4:55 PM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Administration, Best Practices, Conferences, Database Design, Developer, People, Professional Development, Speaking

• SQL Saturday is Coming to Nashville! Won't You?

  How 'Bout a Little Context? Let me be direct with you. I love SQL Saturday . If it were a woman , I'd marry it. (Avoiding all extraneous thoughts of what my real wife would say, etc etc). Check out this fun Flickr Feed from the recent SQL Saturday in Read More... Posted Monday, May 17, 2010 10:42 PM by KKline | 2 Comments Filed under: Administration, Conferences, Database Design, Developer, PASS, People, Professional Development, Speaking

• Join Me May 19th for 24 Hours of PASS

  Check out all the great SQL Server sessions you can attend for FREE in this on-line event. Read More... Posted Monday, April 26, 2010 10:16 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Administration, Cloud Computing, Database Design, Developer, Internals, PASS, People, Performance, Professional Development, Speaking, SQL Programming, Troubleshooting

• Collaboration Nation Call to Action! Calling All SQL Server Bloggers and Twitterers

  Help build a brand new shiny centralized reference with a full compendium to everyone blog & twitter hyperlinks who are active in the SQL Server space Read More... Posted Friday, March 12, 2010 8:15 PM by KKline | 22 Comments Filed under: Developer, Memes, Opinion, People, Professional Development, Speaking, Writing

• Free Training for You, Punishing Workload for Me. Thank You for Enjoying My Misery.

  Everybody enjoys a little free training now and then. I've got mountains of free training in the works. Some of it is in-person and local while some are in webcast format. Please join me as you're able! Tomorrow - Wednesday! Wed, Feb 10, 2010 12 pm (noon) Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 09, 2010 2:12 PM by KKline | 3 Comments Filed under: Administration, Best Practices, Developer, PASS, People, Professional Development, Quest Software, Speaking, Tools, Troubleshooting