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April 11, 2016 at 9:04 pm

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Gary Varga SSC Guru Points: 82166 More actions · Answer 1

I am so regretting not going to SQL Bits XII - when it was a 25 minutes drive from home!!!

SQL Bits XV looks really exciting but unfortunately I will be playing in a (field) hockey vets tournament that weekend.

To all who attend, whether to present of not, please have a most enjoyable and knowledge filled time.

Gaz

-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!

TheFault Ten Centuries Points: 1004 More actions · Answer 2

The Saturday of SQLBits XIV in London was great, the first i've attended and still amazed that it's free. Considering the costs of booking courses through training companies per day, and the access to a wide spectrum of topics it's definitely worth going. I think I fitted in 7 sessions last time, will be attending XV for sure!

Beatrix Kiddo SSC-Dedicated Points: 32407 More actions · Answer 3

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April 12, 2016 at 3:59 am

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I'd love to go, but no budget. It looks great.

Eric M Russell SSC Guru Points: 125560 More actions · Answer 4

I like SQLBits talks, because they are more conversational and don't use live demos. That works well for me, because I rip a lot of SQL Server related audio tracks to CD for listening in the car while driving to and from work.

"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

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Gary Varga (4/12/2016)
I am so regretting not going to SQL Bits XII - when it was a 25 minutes drive from home!!!
SQL Bits XV looks really exciting but unfortunately I will be playing in a (field) hockey vets tournament that weekend.
To all who attend, whether to present of not, please have a most enjoyable and knowledge filled time.

we'll miss you.

Good luck on the field.

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Beatrix Kiddo (4/12/2016)
I'd love to go, but no budget. It looks great.

Saturday is free. Other than the train.

Robert Sterbal SSChampion Points: 11050 More actions · Answer 7

Eric M Russell (4/12/2016)
I like SQLBits talks, because they are more conversational and don't use live demos. That works well for me, because I rip a lot of SQL Server related audio tracks to CD for listening in the car while driving to and from work.

Thanks Eric! I'm always looking for technical material like that.

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akljfhnlaflkj SSC Guru Points: 76202 More actions · Answer 8

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April 12, 2016 at 11:19 am

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Sounds like it should be fun and informative.

Robert Sterbal SSChampion Points: 11050 More actions · Answer 9

I really like the website.

It would be nice to have a flag on the items to see the ones that have been made less important by a subsequent presentation or by changes in SQL.

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Gary Varga SSC Guru Points: 82166 More actions · Answer 10

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/12/2016)
Gary Varga (4/12/2016)
I am so regretting not going to SQL Bits XII - when it was a 25 minutes drive from home!!!
SQL Bits XV looks really exciting but unfortunately I will be playing in a (field) hockey vets tournament that weekend.
To all who attend, whether to present of not, please have a most enjoyable and knowledge filled time.
we'll miss you.
Good luck on the field.

Thanks Steve. It's a great community here at SSC so would have been great to see one or two from here and maybe learn a few things. I'll have to make XVI!!!

Have a fantastic time all. 🙂

Gaz

-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 11

I would love to go, but I am pretty sure that would have to be on my dime. I don't the company would pay for me to fly to England for a conference.

Beatrix Kiddo SSC-Dedicated Points: 32407 More actions · Answer 12

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/12/2016)
Beatrix Kiddo (4/12/2016)
I'd love to go, but no budget. It looks great.
Saturday is free. Other than the train.

Yep, sorry, I did know that but there are no trains from London arriving before 09.16 so it would mean a night in a hotel, etc. etc. Could still be do-able, and the agenda looks great.

http://www.sqlbits.com/information/event15/Agenda.aspx?20160507

Robert Sterbal SSChampion Points: 11050 More actions · Answer 13

I added the link:

http://www.sqlbits.com/information/event15/Agenda.aspx?20160507

to my SQL Server wiki https://sqlserver.miraheze.org/wiki/SQLBits

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Eric M Russell SSC Guru Points: 125560 More actions · Answer 14

robert.sterbal 56890 (4/12/2016)
Eric M Russell (4/12/2016)
I like SQLBits talks, because they are more conversational and don't use live demos. That works well for me, because I rip a lot of SQL Server related audio tracks to CD for listening in the car while driving to and from work.
Thanks Eric! I'm always looking for technical material like that.

Call me weird, but there are some really good MSSQL internals talks by someone like Kevin Kline or Paul Randal that I've listened to on a dozen or more occasions while stuck in traffic. It transports me to another time and place where stuff makes more logical sense than watching some county road crew tear up the highway for apparently no reason.

"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho