June Meeting

Good Afternoon Everyone, Our featured Speaker for our June, 20th meeting is Kendra Little. Demystifying Benchmarking: How to Measure SQL Server Performance Ever wanted to measure how much work a given SQL Server instance can do? Benchmarks allow you to measure and compare base performance between instances. In this session, Kendra Little will introduce you to a free benchmarking tool and demonstrate how to run a TPC-C benchmark against SQL Server. Kendra will provide a quick-start guide to get you going fast, and show you how to use benchmarking data to justify big changes in your environment. Bio: Kendra Little is all about data, communication, and creativity. Kendra nerds out on SQL Server full time as a founder of Brent Ozar PLF, LLC, a boutique consulting company. She is a Microsoft Certified Master in SQL Server 2008 and a Microsoft MVP. When she's not blogging, speaking, or performance tuning with clients, Kendra draws cartoon posters about SQL Server-- check them out at http://BrentOzar.com/go/posters. Meeting Location: PH Tech 3993 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE Salem, Oregon 97302 Agenda: Introductions Dinner We will be having deli sandwiches Chapter News Speaker: Kendra Little Award Door Prizes or Giveaways Networking Time ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben Pickett Twitter: @benptweet #SOSSUG http://sossug.com

May Meeting Update

Good Afternoon Everyone, Our featured sponsor this month is Idera. I have a bunch of Swag from Idera to raffle off. We are going to feature Lightning talks for our May SOSSUG meeting on Wednesday the 16. These are short talks that should last less than 5 minutes. We would like as many people involved as possible. Pick a SQL topic or issue of your choice and bring it. We have four people lined up to do Lightning Talks but all are welcome. Next Month we will have Kindra Little speaking. She is a Certified Master in SQL Server http://BrentOzar.com. Meeting Location: PH Tech 3993 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE Salem, Oregon 97302 Agenda: Introductions Dinner TBD It will be nice. Chapter News Group Chosen Presentation Award Door Prizes or Giveaways Networking Time Ben Pickett Twitter: @benptweet #SOSSUG http://sossug.com