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Pre Conference full day training seminars.
Virtualization, SAN, and SQL Server: The Perfect Storm with Brent Ozar

Learn how to fight back as Brent Ozar, Microsoft Certified Master, exposes some surprising truths about SQL Server and SANs

Creating a Career Development Plan with Buck Woody

We have decided to run this as a session on the Friday evening and on Saturday. Rather than a full day workshop.
Instead Buck is going to be running a full day workshop on SQL Server for the Non DBA. For more details have a look at the Training day abstract

SQL Server for the Non DBA with Buck Woody

Buck Woody, Microsoft’s “Real World DBA” will show you how to start with the basics and work all the way through a full database project, learning the tools, components and best practices along the way. In this one-day class, you’ll go hands-on to learn the basic steps and knowledge that you need to become a data professional. Topics covered include: 
SQL Server Architecture, Server and Database Components, Tools and utilities for working with SQL Server, Designing a simple database project, The Basics of Transact-SQL, A security primer, Maintenance and Monitoring basics.

Implementing SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services with Chris Testa-O'Neill

This seminar will provide you with all the information required to implement and maintain reporting services, from installing it, to creating reports and finally securing and managing it on an ongoing basis.

Performance Tuning Analysis Services 2008 with Chris Webb

Analysis Services is usually able to answer most queries very quickly, but like all databases it sometimes needs tuning. This day-long seminar will cover all aspects of Analysis Services tuning

SQLCLR & Service Broker with Klaus Aschenbrenner

Join this workshop and get in depth training on the SQLCLR & Service Broker.

Secrets of the SQLOS with Maciej Pilecki

Delivered by an expert on the subject, this seminar will make you familiar with one of the most mysterious component of Microsoft SQL Server – its own internal built-in operating system, or SQLOS. Highest ranked pre-con session at TechEd North America 2010.

Fixing Queries through Advanced T-SQL Techniques with Rob Farley

In this seminar, SQL Server MVP Rob Farley will take a look at some real-life queries and take the class through examples of constructs that can have significant effects on tuning.