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SQLBits II The SQL

SQLBits II The SQL took place on 1st of March 2008 at the Lakeside Conference Centre in Birmingham, UK. It was another great success, with over 300 attendees, many new to these events since we broke with the London tradition.

Sessions

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2005 SQLCMD Scripting
Administering SQL Server 2008 and 2005 with Windows PowerShell
Development Life Cycle using Visual Studio Team Edition for DB Professionals
Extending SSIS with custom Data Flow components
Getting to grips with Service Broker
I/O! I/O! It’s off to disk we go...
Introduction to SQL 2008 Performance Data Collector
Making more of SSIS in 2008
Making the leap into Advanced SQL
Master Data Management (MDM)
Reporting in SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2008 – Declarative Management Framework concepts & database problem solutions with policy management
SQL Server 2008 TSQL Enhancements
SQL Server High Availability and Disaster Recovery Overview
Transient data in SQL Server
Understanding LINQ in .NET Framework V3.5 and Beyond
Using Analysis Services as a data source for Reporting Services reports
What Are You Waiting For?
Where do you live? Intro to spatial indexing