SQLServerCentral.com will be offering a track at SQL Server Connections, to be held March 27-31, 2011, at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes Hotel in Orlando, FL. This is the third time that a SQLServerCentral.com track has been held in conjunction with SQL Server Connections, and the attendance has grown at every event.

SQL Server Connections (which is a part of the larger DevConnections conference), will offer the following:

Sunday, March 27 (Pre-Conference Workshops)

• Day of Scripting: Plumbing The Depths of SQL Server / PowerShell Integration with Bob Beauchemin
• The Building Blocks of a Healthy and Available SQL Server with Paul Randal and Kimberly Tripp

Monday, March 28 (Microsoft Day)

• There will be multiple tracks (DBA, DEV, BI), all presented by members of the Microsoft SQL Server Team

Tuesday and Wednesday, March 29-30 (SQL Server Tracks)

• There will be three DBA tracks that are managed by Paul Randal and Kimberly L. Tripp, which includes a wide variety of speakers.
• There will be a single SQLServerCentral.Com track, that is managed by Brad M. McGehee, which includes four different speakers and nine sessions.
• Attendees will be able to attend any of the sessions in these four concurrent SQL Server tracks.

Thursday, March 31 (Post-Conference Workshops)

• Indexing Strategies and Analysis with Kimberly Tripp
• Virtualization and SAN Basics for DBAs with Brent Ozar

For a list of all the speakers, you can visit this webpage, and for a list of all the sessions, you can visit this webpage.

The SQLServerCentral.com track includes four speakers presenting a total of nine different sessions over two days. If you recognize any of the speakers, that is because you have probably seen their contributions at SQLServerCentral.com or Simple-Talk.com.

Joe Webb is the Chief Operating Manager for WebbTech Solutions, a Nashville-based consulting company. He has over 15 years of industry experience and has consulted extensively with companies in the areas of business process analysis and improvements, database design and architecture, software development, and technical training. Joe received a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA). Joe is a six time recipient of the Microsoft MVP award, and has also earned the Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA), Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) certifications. He blogs at http://www.webbtechsolutions.com/blog.

Jonathan Kehayias is a MCITP Database Administrator and Developer, who got started in SQL Server in 2004 as a database developer and report writer. After spending two and a half years working in Transact-SQL, in late 2006, he transitioned to the role of SQL Database Administrator. His primary passion is performance tuning, where he frequently rewrites queries for better performance and performs in-depth analysis of index implementation and usage. He is a frequent speaker at user groups, SQL Saturdays, and the PASS Community Summit. He blogs at http://sqlblog.com/blogs/jonathan_kehayias.

Brian is a SQL Server author, columnist, and Microsoft MVP focusing primarily on SQL Server security. He is a contributing author for How to Cheat at Securing SQL Server 2005 (Syngress) and Professional SQL Server 2008 Administration (Wrox). Brian currently serves as a database administrator / architect for AgFirst Farm Credit Bank. In the technical community, Brian is president of the Midlands PASS Chapter, an official chapter of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), the webmaster of the PASS Performance virtual chapter, and a PASS Regional Mentor for the US Mid-Atlantic states. He blogs at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/brian_kelley/default.aspx.

Brad M. McGehee is a MCSE+I, MCSD, and MCT (former) with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Masters in Business Administration. Currently the Director of DBA Education for Red Gate Software, Brad is an accomplished Microsoft SQL Server MVP with over 15 years SQL Server experience and over 6 years training experience. Brad is a frequent speaker at SQL PASS, European PASS, SQL Connections, SQLTeach, devLINK, SQLBits, SQL Saturdays, TechFests, Code Camps, SQL Server user groups, and other industry seminars. Brad is the author or co-author of more than 15 technical books and over 275 published articles. His most recent books include How to Become an Exceptional DBA (2nd Edition), Brad’s Sure Guide to SQL Server 2008: The Top Ten New Features for DBAs, Mastering SQL Server Profiler, and Brad’s Sure Guide to SQL Server Maintenance Plans. He blogs at http://www.bradmcgehee.com.

If you plan to attend SQL Server Connections this March in Orlando, be sure to stop by and meet our speakers.