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UK SQL Server User Group

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Past events

• UK SQL Server User Group Evening Meeting

  Thu, 20 Nov 2008, 18:00 - 21:15 in Reading, United Kingdom

  SQL Server evening, Lots information and advice. If you have a top tip and want to share it bring along a 5 minute demonstration and we will try to fit it in.

• SQLBits III

  12-13 Sep 2008 in Hatfield, United Kingdom

  SQLBits is the UK's greatest free-to-attend SQL Server technical conference, held in Hatfield on September 13th.

• A detailed look at Common Table Expressions and Recursion and SQL 2008 for Developers

  Thu, 28 Aug 2008, 18:00 - 21:15 in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

  A two header meeting for the new venue in Milton Keynes! A detailed look at CTEs and Recursion followed by a SQL Server 2008 for Developers

• LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework

  Thu, 21 Aug 2008, 18:00 - 21:00 in London, United Kingdom

  Here's your chance to find out what LINQ is all about from Mike Taulty and how it will affect the lives of SQL Server Developers and DBAs

• Leeds Area SQL Server User Group Meeting

  Wed, 16 Jul 2008, 18:30 - 21:00 in Leeds, United Kingdom

  Using Visual Studio Team Edition for DB Professionals - Microsoft Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals for the first time makes the database developer a first class citizen in the Microsoft development family. In this presentation Richard Fennell will cover the complete development life cycle using this tool, addressing issues such as schema management, source control, testing, data generation and deployment.

• SQL Server 2008 UK User Group London Launch event

  Thu, 19 Jun 2008, 17:30 - 21:00 in London, United Kingdom

  As part of the SQL Server 2008 Launch wave, we are going to run this as an open session so you'll be able to ask us to cover the areas you want us to cover. Simon Sabine and Jasper Smith will discuss and demonstrate topics and features you want to know about . Loads of giveaways, including Vista, training vouchers, Technet subscriptions and SQL Server licenses.

• Whats New in SQL Server 2008 T-SQL

  Thu, 29 May 2008, 18:30 - 21:00 in Leeds, United Kingdom

  Leed Area SQL Server User Group: Thursday 29th May 18:30 - 21:00 Speaker: Martin Bell Whats New in SQL Server 2008 T-SQL The next version of SQL Server is due out later this year and included plenty of new, improved and updated features including extensions to Transact SQL.

• The 6 W's of SQLDiag and Declarative Management Framework concepts and solutions

  Wed, 23 Apr 2008, 18:30 - 21:00 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  Scottish Area SQL Server User Group: Wednesday 23rd April 18:30 - 21:00 : Edinburgh The 6 W's of SQLDiag and Declarative Management Framework concepts and solutions

• Seminar Why 64 bit? - Christian Bolton; Curse of Cursors - Eric Alsop

  Thu, 17 Apr 2008, 17:30 - 21:00 in London, United Kingdom

  Will you still want me, when I'm 64? - Christian Bolton (COEO) An in-depth look at the move toward 64-bit computing with SQL Server The cursors of SQLStein - Eric Alsop (IM Group) Nothing divides the SQL community like a cursor, so why are they still around?

• Indexes from Every Angle - Internals, Statistics, Performance, Maintenance (Kimberly Tripp)

  Tue, 14 Mar 2006, 09:00 - 18:00 in Reading, United Kingdom

  There is no other area within SQL Server where you can get better performance gains than with indexes. Yet almost ironically, this is also the most misunderstood and improperly maintained area of database design/tuning. In this fast paced full day seminar, we will look at the internal structures of

• What's New for DBA in SQL Server 2005

  Thu, 1 Dec 2005, 09:00 - 18:00 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  SQL Server 2005 introduces an arsenal of new features and enhancements for the DBA. This seminar focuses on the database implementation and maintenance aspects of the DBAs world, covering subjects such as high availability, database maintenance, schema management, performance, concurrency, and more.

• Advanced Querying and Query Tuning in SQL Server 2000 and 2005

  Tue, 29 Nov 2005, 09:00 - 18:00 in Reading, United Kingdom

  This full-day seminar covers tuning in SQL Server 2000 and 2005. It presents a methodology for database tuning in general, and then focuses on T-SQL and query tuning specifically.