It’s already a long time ago, since I spoke at SQLbits (first week of April), but

yesterday the speakers got their session evaluation, and I’m very proud about the

results of the 2 sessions that I have done at SQLbits:

• Service Broker: Message in a Bottle
• SQL Server 2008 Database Internals

The following 2 figures shows you the overall session metrics for both of my sessions:

As you can see my “SQL Server 2008 Database Internals” was very high rated and nearly

a top rated session .

I want to share you the feedback that I got for this session:

• Best talk of the day, absolutely fantastic knowledge of the internals of SQL Server.
• A very good session the presenter was also good, I learn't a lot and the speaker used

  a methodical and logical approach to explaining pages/extents and I/O.

• Although I scored this higher than the previous session,this is on reflection after

  the event - I've had a few 'A-ha' moments since attending, and the content itself

  was brilliant - Klaus really knows his stuff in this area. It was a VERY large room

  to present in, the audio wasn't quite as good as some others, and the display screen

  was quite low so it couldn't be seen by people more than 5 rows back.

• Amazing depth - thanks, Klaus! Presentation skills generally good – real passion for

  the subject.

• Klaus is obviously very knowledgeable and a very good presenter. I think because of

  the deep technicality of the subject, it's easy to lose focus, especially as it was

  just before lunch. Although I got lots out of the session there were a couple of occasions

  where I drifted off a bit. This isn't a critism of Klaus - it was just a very deep

  session that he was cramming into one hour.

• Hugely enjoyable and very professional presenter. Conveyed enthusiasm and knowledge

  in equal measure. Excellent!

• Really great in depth knowledge.
• Brilliant speaker. Speaker has a great deal of knowledge in the subject and was able

  to convey it effortlessly, with a little humor 🙂 Fantastic session that made the

  8 hour journey well worth it.

• Very entertaining presentation on a somewhat dry subject.
• Very knowledgeable and engaging.
• Very good session.
• Great enthusiasm and knowledge.
• I was working on FoxPro since last 18 years and I am in view that few features in

  SQL server 2005 onwards had taken from FoxPro. I am quite aware of FoxPro database/table

  structure and exactly what looking for SQL in last few years. It does make impact

  on how you design you database, when you know how it is stored.

• I also attended Klaus' sessions on the Thursday; I was very very impressed with his

  abilities as a speaker and the way in which he went through each issue. Everything

  was exceptionally clear, well prepared in terms of everything being prescripted in

  the demos and very clear on the results and advantages to understand each aspect.

  I would say he was the best speaker of any session I attended during the three days.

• That was very cool, Klaus. Fascinating. Perhaps not something I *need to know, but

  I certainly came away with a much deeper and better understanding, feeling a lot more

  on top of the beast that is SQL server!

Here’s the feedback for my Service Broker session that I also want to share with you:

• Really useful presentation especially as we are attempting to use service broker.

  He solved several problems I was experiencing with Service broker, including the alternative

  windows authentication over certification method. I would have liked to know more

  about the transport level issues but it was a 1 hour session and any more detail would

  cause the my brain to fry. it has left me wanting to go on the full day session if

  it is done again at SQL BITs.

• Excellent presentation, as a newbie i'd not used Service Broker yet but Klaus made

  this an enjoyable and easy to learn experience.

• Session was very good but I was expecting about how service broker can be used in

  HA/DR scenarios.

• I attended this session to see Service Broker working as an SOA platform. Klaus demonstrated

  this very well.

• I would have liked the session framed better in relation to other technologies and

  decisions to make.

• The one suggestion I would make is to include a few situations where service broker

  would be useful vs where it might not be useful and also to compare more with other

  architectures that are similar (e.g. MSMQ).

• Content aside (which in itself was still outstanding), this is the best delivery of

  a presentation I've seen in a long time.

• you could see Klaus has a passion for this 🙂
• Brilliant session
• Klaus's enthusiasm for his subject is obvious. A really good, demo-heavy session on

  a subject I am not very familiar with which was engaging and fun. Very enjoyable!

The main problem that I had with my Service Broker session is TIME .

One hour is just too less to explain a fully distributed, and secure Service Broker

application. Presenting a 75min or even 90min session on that topic would make it

really awesome .

My (positive) learning from SQLbits is that the UK boys and girls like my presentation

style and my topics, so I’m planning to do much more within the next months in the

UK. Stay tuned for further information on that!

-Klaus