While it is probably out of reach for most DBAs in the United States to attend, the PASS European Conference is a great opportunity for those DBAs in Europe, who are unable to attend the PASS Community Summit in United States, to improve their skills and make new contacts within the DBA community.

This year’s European PASS, which is to be held April 21-23 in Neuss, Germany (just outside of Dusseldorf), features more than 45 sessions from speakers from around the world.

This event will also be the official SQL Server R2 launch in Europe, which includes an optional, full-day session will be conduced by Donald Farmer, focusing on new R2 features. In addition, there will be a R2 FastTrack that all conference attendees may attend.

I will be presenting two sessions at this event, including:

• Essential DBA Skills: Best Practices Every SQL Server DBA Must Know
• How to Analyze Performance Monitor Data Using PAL

I will be giving away free paperback copies of several of my books during my sessions on a first-come, first-serve basis. Hope to see you there.