SQL Server Event in Manchester

SQL Server user group beings 26th Feb in Manchester with Tony Rogerson talking on Bits and Bobs to help the developer and DBA with TSQL and Martin Bell on Table Valued Parameters in SQL Server 2008.

It’s nice to see SQL Server User Group forming in Manchester and organising the event. It’s been a while since the last Manchester .NET meeting, I have planned to attend. Here are the meeting details

Agenda

18:00 – 18:30 – Introduction, Networking and Food

18:30 – 19:00 – Round Table problems and answers, SQL nuggets – bring a tip or 1 – 5 minute demo and share with your peers.

19:00 – 19:45 – Bits and Bobs to help the Developer – TSQL, Tony Rogerson, SQL Server MVP
In this session I will look at a number of techniques and features in the product that help Developers and DBA’s allike create robust and scalable queries. We will look at how the optimiser can use the schema to help it, parameter sniffing, table valued functions, cte’s, table valued variables and a few more [once I've thought about them - please email me tonyrogerson@torver.net if there is anything specific].

19:45 – 20:00 – Break

20:00 – 21:00 – Table Valued Parameters – Saints or Sinners?, Martin Bell, SQL Server MVP
With the release of SQL Server 2008 and the new Table Valued Parameter feature, should we all be using them or are they the spawn of the devil? Martin will look at what options are available in the different versions of SQL Server and compares the performance and practicalities of using each one. 

Location:
Remarc,
3rd Floor,
Westminster House,
Minshull Street,
off Portland Street,
Manchester,
M1 3HU 

Register here

Update 1:

The Meeting has been postponded to later this month\early march due to bad weather.

Update 2:

Postponded to 26th Feb