The internet is a great source of information, but you cannot beat interaction with fellow users, they can steer you in the right direction and introduce you to things you have never dreamed possible.
| Date | Type | Venue | Title | Details |
| 25 Feb 2010 | User group | Cardiff, UK | BI Fundamentals: Building an Enterprise ETL Framework in SSIS, other stuff | Details |
| 7 – 11 Jun 2010 | Conference | New Orleans, US | Tech Ed – North America | Details |
Recent Events
| Date | Type | Venue | Title | Details |
| 28 Oct 2009 | User group | Dundee, UK | SQL Injection Attacks and Tips on How to Prevent Them | Details |
| 29 Oct 2009 | User group | London, UK | Deploying SSRS reports using msbuild (Jamie Thomson); BI 2.0 (Andrew Sadler); Data Warehouse Development Workbench for SQL Server (Steve Hitchman) | Details |
| 29 Oct 2009 | User group | Cambridge, UK | Query plans – What happens when they go wrong and why | Details |
| 2 – 5 Nov 2009 | Conference | Seattle, USA | PASS 2009 | Details |
| 4 Nov 2009 | Webcast | N/A | Free Quest webcast from PASS 2009 | Details |
| 9 – 12 Nov 2009 | Conference | Las Vegas, US | SQL Server Connections | Details |
| 9 – 13 Nov 2009 | Conference | Berlin, Germany | Tech Ed – Europe | Details |
| 11 Nov 2009 | User group | Reading, UK | High Availability (Partitioning, File Groups (use of, backup/restore)) and an Introduction to SQL Server architecture – Tony Rogerson; other sessions around development/bi to be announced shortly. | Details |
| 11 Nov 2009 | Webcast | Live Meeting Webcast: SQL 2008 Manageability features Deep Dive | Details | |
| 18 Nov 2009 | User group | London, UK | SQL Azure and what is new in SQL Server 2008 R2. | Details |
| 19 Nov 2009 | Webcast | Live Meeting Webcast: Learn how to migrate/upgrade DTS packages to SSIS | Details | |
| 19 – 21 Nov 2009 | Conference | Newport, UK | SQLBits V | Details |
| 24 Nov 2009 | User group | London, UK | SQL Pass November meeting | Details |
| 26 Nov 2009 | User group | London, UK | Focus will be Business Intelligence | Details |
| 26 Nov 2009 | User group | Edinburgh, UK | SQL Server Nuggets and a look into the Newsgroups | Details |
| 7 Dec 2009 | Webcast | TechNet Webcast: Thrive Live! SQL Server Locking and Blocking Made Simple (Level 200) | Details | |
| 10 Dec 2009 | User group | Leeds, UK | Service Broker and Powershell | Details |
| 15 Dec 2009 | User group | Cambridge, UK | Festive Quiz | Details |
| 17 Dec 2009 | User group | Manchester, UK | Manchester SQL Server User group | Details |
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