Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Next SOSSUG Meeting is in January 15 at noon

Hello all,

Our next SOSSUG meeting is going to be January 15th at noon. More to come later on the details. Have a wonderful holiday season and we shall see you next year.

Ben Pickett

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

SOSSUG Meeting

Friday Sept 20th at 12 -1 is our next meeting. Lunch will be provided.

Ben

Monday, July 15, 2013

July Meeting Wednesday July 17 at 12 Noon – 1PM LUNCH PROVIDED

SOSSUG July Meeting. We are mixing it up a bit and moving to a lunch time meeting.

When: Wednesday July 17 at 12 Noon – 1PM LUNCH PROVIDED
What: Jeremiah Peschka MCITP, MVP - Nobody Got Fired For Buying SQL Server

If you've worried about outgrowing your current database or wasting countless hours moving to the wrong data platform, listen up. There is an overwhelming array of database options on the market, knowing which to pick is difficult. Before jumping in, it's important to have a list of questions to make your decision easier. In this session, we'll cover a set of questions to get your team started in the decision making process.


Where: PH Tech 3993 Fairview Industrial DR SE, Salem Oregon 97302


Tuesday, June 18, 2013

June Meeting - Featured Speaker Kendra Little


Agenda:

Kendra Little will be our featured speaker tomorrow. Come join us for an exciting session on Index Tuning with the Execution Plan Cache.

Index Tuning with the Execution Plan Cache
Can you prove how much your index tuning work is improving performance? Kendra Little will teach you how to use SQL Server's execution plan cache to find, validate, and document performance improvements from index changes.
Bio
Kendra Little helps people make SQL Server faster, more reliable, and easier to manage. She is a Microsoft Certified Master in SQL Server and a Microsoft MVP. Kendra draws free posters about her adventures with databases-- check them out at http://www.brentozar.com/go/posters.

Introductions
Networking Time
Dinner
Chapter News
Speaker Kendra Little Topic: Index Tuning with the Execution Plan Cache

Ben Pickett Twitter: @benptweet # SOSSUG http://sossug.com

Our featured Sponsor is:

PH Tech

Meeting Location:

PH Tech
3993 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE
Salem, Oregon 97302

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Ben Pickett
Twitter: @benptweet #SOSSUG




Wednesday, March 20, 2013

March Meeting


Good Morning Everyone,

Our upcoming meeting is today March 20th at 5:30. 

Today's meeting will be a chance to bring you SQL challenges and questions for a round table discussion. Drinks and Pizza will be provided.


Agenda:

Introductions
Networking Time
Dinner
Chapter News
Round Table SQL Server Challenges and Questions
We have a couple of books to give away


Ben Pickett Twitter: @benptweet # SOSSUG http://sossug.com

Monday, February 18, 2013

February Meeting



Our upcoming meeting is this coming Wednesday 20th of February at 5:30. Jeremiah Peschka will be back presenting:


Data Warehousing for Dollars a Day

Data warehouses make answering complex questions easy but they have also traditionally been the domain of big companies with specialized departments, hardware, and large budgets. By combining Apache Hadoop and cloud computing we can create a massive data warehouse for a few dollars a day. Join Jeremiah as he covers the techniques used to prototype and deliver a large data warehouse without purchasing a single piece of hardware.

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Jeremiah Peschka - Founder, Brent Ozar Unlimited
MCITP: SQL Server 2008, MVP
Cloudera Certified Developer for Apache Hadoop

Chapter Leader: Ben Pickett Twitter: @benptweet # SOSSUG http://sossug.com

Meeting Location:

PH Tech
3993 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE
Salem, Oregon 97302

Agenda:

Introductions
Dinner
Chapter News
Jeremiah Peschka - Data Warehousing for Dollars a Day
Award Door Prizes or Giveaways
Networking Time






Tuesday, January 15, 2013

January 16th Meeting



Our upcoming meeting tomorrow the 16thof January at 5:30. Red Gate is sponsoring our meeting. We have prizes to give away. We have lots of SQL books and other items. 

Arnie Rowland will be presenting on usage of Red Gate tools as per the group’s request. This will be an exciting event with great food and prizes.

Understanding Execution Plans (and what to do with them.)

Understanding Execution Plans provide the basis for Query Performance Tuning
What are the Differences between Estimated and Actual

What Plan Tools to use?

Reading and Making Sense

Key Operators
·         SELECT
·         Table Scan
·         Clustered Index Scan
·         Clustered Index Seek
·         NC Index Scan
·         NC Index Seek
·         RID Lookup
·         Key Lookup
·         Sort
·         JOIN (Loop/Merge/Hash)

Now What?


Ben Pickett Twitter: @benptweet # SOSSUG http://sossug.com


Meeting Location:

PH Tech
3993 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE
Salem, Oregon 97302

Agenda:

Introductions
Dinner
Chapter News
Arnie Rowland Red-Gate Tools
Award Door Prizes or Giveaways
Networking Time

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Ben Pickett
Twitter: @benptweet #SOSSUG