Michael Coles: Sergeant SQL : presentation

SQLSaturday #69 - Philly Love

Mike C — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:38:00 GMT

Thanks to the Philly SQL Server User Group (PSSUG) and to everyone who attended SQLSaturday #69 in the City of Brotherly Love yesterday. It was a great event with a lot of great people. My presentations are available for download at the links below: http://www.sqlsaturday.com/viewsession.aspx?sat=69&sessionid=3333...(read more)

Sell Yourself! Presentation

Mike C — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:01:00 GMT

Thanks to everyone who attended my "Sell Yourself!" presentation at SQLSaturday #61 in Washington, D.C., and thanks to NOVA SQL for setting up the event! I'm uploading the presentation deck here in PDF, original length, with new materials (I had to cut...(read more)

Try-N-Save SSIS Packages

Mike C — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:17:00 GMT

The Try-N-Save SSIS Packages from my SSIS Dimensional Data Optimization presentation are available at http://cid-8f7e6c950afc6b3e.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/Presentation/TryNSave.zip . I'm still working on getting the sample database uploaded -...(read more)

High Performance Dimensional Data Loads With SSIS Presentation

Mike C — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 18:25:00 GMT

Just finished giving the SSIS High-Performance Dimensional Data Load presentation at SQLSaturday #59 NYC . Here are the slides in PDF format. I'll upload the Try-N-Save code and sample data later for attendees to play with. Thanks to everyone who attended...(read more)

It's Official - SQLSaturday is Coming to NYC!

Mike C — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:59:00 GMT

New Jersey SQL Server User Group (NJSQL) is bringing SQLSaturday #39 to NYC on April 24, 2010! The free all-day training event will be hosted by Microsoft at their Midtown Manhattan offices. The speaker line-up is growing fast—if you'd like to present,...(read more)

SQL 2008 Encryption EKM Virtual Event

Mike C — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:50:00 GMT

I'll be presenting at a SafeNet -sponsored virtual event on Dec. 15. The topic is "SQL 2008 Encryption EKM Scenarios". We'll be discussing the practical applications of EKM in SQL Server 2008, and the most common scenarios that require EKM functionality....(read more)

NJSQL Saturday Event (10/24)

Mike C — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:37:00 GMT

The NJSQL user group is hosting a one-day Saturday SQL Server event at the Microsoft Iselin offices. On October 24th Jacob Sebastian, Robert Pearl and I will be presenting on the following SQL Server topics: * T-SQL Defensive coding and exception handling...(read more)

Presenting in Louisville; Meeting in Cincinnati

Mike C — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:15:00 GMT

I'll be presenting "New SQL Server 2008 Features" in downtown Louisville, KY on June 22, in conjunction with the Louisville SQL Server Users Group thanks to group leader Malathi Mahadevan. We'll be giving away some SQL 2008 books and other goodies. I'll post further details (exact time and location) shortly.

Update: The address is for the Louisville meeting is:

Louisville Free Public Library
301 York Street
Louisville, KY 40202

We'll be meeting from 12 noon to 1 PM.

June 23rd I'll be stopping by the Cincinnati .NET User Group (for the UG meeting and a Geek Dinner -- hopefully at Skyline Chili! ;-) ) thanks to Mike Wood, director of the Cincy .NET Users Group. We'll be having an informal discussion of SQL Server and .NET technology and features after the main meeting, having some good food, and giving away a few more books! Visit http://cinnug.org for more info.