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PASS 2008 - Article

Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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April 14, 2008 at 12:33 am

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 1

I'm very much hoping to attend. Though, since I'll be 4 months into a new job at the time, it may be a little tricky.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004343 More actions · Answer 2

Steve, do you have a URL handy to sign up?

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Anipaul SSC-Insane Points: 24681 More actions · Answer 3

I wish I could be there. It is not possible for me to be there but I hope Steve and his team will update us from there.

🙂

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 4

Jeff Moden (4/14/2008)
Steve, do you have a URL handy to sign up?

https://www.sqlpass.org/Summit2008/Pages/default.aspx

Are you planning on going this year?

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004343 More actions · Answer 5

GilaMonster (4/15/2008)
Jeff Moden (4/14/2008)
Steve, do you have a URL handy to sign up?
https://www.sqlpass.org/Summit2008/Pages/default.aspx
Are you planning on going this year?

More correctly stated, I'm "Planning on Planning"... Although my plane ticket certainly wouldn't cost as much as your's, I have to plan the time (time off is $Lost), come up with the high price of the conference, pay for a plane ticket, get a hotel room, eat... you know the drill. And, I gotta make sure it's actually worth it.... what am I going to learn besides what some of the faces of people look like? 😀

Basically, I'm a cheap bugger and I want my $$$ worth. :hehe:

Thanks for the URL... I'll take a look.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

John Mitchell-245523 SSC Guru Points: 148809 More actions · Answer 6

Jeff Moden (4/15/2008)
More correctly stated, I'm "Planning on Planning"... Although my plane ticket certainly wouldn't cost as much as your's, I have to plan the time (time off is $Lost), come up with the high price of the conference, pay for a plane ticket, get a hotel room, eat... you know the drill. And, I gotta make sure it's actually worth it.... what am I going to learn besides what some of the faces of people look like? 😀
Basically, I'm a cheap bugger and I want my $$$ worth. :hehe:

I'm in a similar position. I'm not even going to bother asking my employer to give me a week off and shell out £2500 for conference fees, flights and accommodation. And I'm not quite dedicated enough to do it on my own time and money.

John

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 7

Jeff Moden (4/15/2008)
More correctly stated, I'm "Planning on Planning"... Although my plane ticket certainly wouldn't cost as much as your's, I have to plan the time (time off is $Lost), come up with the high price of the conference, pay for a plane ticket, get a hotel room, eat... you know the drill.

Yah. Is going to be the same for me. No company to pay this time....

You won't find the details of who's presenting what yet. The call for speakers only closed recently and they haven't made any decisions.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

don.schaeffer Ten Centuries Points: 1195 More actions · Answer 8

Which are the "3 days dedicated to only SQL Server information"? Tuesday - Thursday or Wednesday - Friday? I would want to leave Thursday evening for personal reasons but am unsure if I could justify leaving early to my boss, unless Friday was sort of a blow-off conference day anyhow.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 9

Wed-fri. Mon and tues are usually Pre-conference days.

The friday is sometimes slower than the other 2 days. I wouldn't say it's worth missing though.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 10

What you'll learn? Hard to say, but you can search "PASS Summit" here on the site and we've usually gotten 2-3 people to write about it.

The conference is Wed-Fri, Fri is not a bad day. It's full of similar sessions, sometimes with a couple repeats of popular sessions. I've blown off days before for various reasons, so it's really up to you.

The thing about Seattle is that there are lots of MS guys and gals there. Most of them can get a day off and bus over, unlike getting approval for travel to Denver/Dallas/Orlando as in years past. Getting a chance to talk to them is really valuable, even if it's 10 minutes. You can't find that expertise elsewhere.

You also get to talk to lots of other DBAs. As nice as the forums are, they're not a substitute for some face time with people.

RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 11

Well, looks like I will be going. Hope to see some of you there!

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