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September 27, 2014: SQLSaturday #325 Sãu Paulo

August 27, 2014 by Margaret Hoagland Leave a Comment

SIOS is proud to sponsor SQLSaturday Sãu Paulo. Our Brazilian partner Neuwald will be on-site at the SIOS table to answer all your HA and DR questions. Be sure to join Microsoft MVP Rafael Bernardes for his lunch session “Clusters Your Way” for your chance to win. Also be sure to drop off your raffle ticket to enter our “End of Day Raffle” for your second chance to win!

About SQLSaturday Sãu Paulo

SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. This event will be held Sep 27 2014 at UNIP Tatuapé, Rua Antônio Macedo, 505 – Parque São Jorge, Tatuapé – São Paulo – SP, São Paulo, 03087-040, Brazil. Admittance to this event is free, all costs are covered by donations and sponsorships. Please register soon as seating is limited, and let friends and colleagues know about the event.

Register Now for SQLSaturday Sãu Paulo
When: Saturday, September 20, 2014
Where: UNIP TatuapéRua Antônio Macedo, 505 – Parque São Jorge, Tatuapé – São Paulo – SP, São Paulo, 03087-040, Brazil

September 20, 2014: SQLSaturday #331 Denver

August 20, 2014 by Margaret Hoagland Leave a Comment

SIOS is proud to sponsor SQLSaturday Denver. Though we will not be able to make it there in person, be sure to visit the SIOS display to and pick up some literature (and candy) and learn all about our SAN and #SANLess Clustering solutions. Be sure to enter our “End of Day Raffle” for your chance to win $100 or a special prize courtesy of SanDisk too!

About SQLSaturday Denver

SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. This event will be held Sep 20, 2014 at University of Denver – Driscoll Student Center, 2055 East Evans Avenue, Denver, CO 80208. Admittance to this event is free, but there will be small $10.00 fee to cover the cost of lunch. Please register soon as seating is limited, and let friends and colleagues know about the event.

Register Now for SQLSaturday Denver
When: Saturday, September 20, 2014
Where: University of Denver – Driscoll Student Center – 2055 East Evans Avenue, Denver, CO 80208

September 20, 2014: SQLSaturday #340 San Diego

August 20, 2014 by Margaret Hoagland Leave a Comment

SIOS is proud to sponsor SQLSaturday San Diego. Though we will not be able to make it there in person, be sure to visit the SIOS display to and pick up some literature (and candy) and learn all about our SAN and #SANLess Clustering solutions. Be sure to enter our “End of Day Raffle” for your chance to win $100 or a special prize courtesy of SanDisk too!

About SQLSaturday San Diego

SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. This event will be held Sep 20 2014 at 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego, CA 92122. Admittance to this event is free, all costs are covered by donations and sponsorships. Please register soon as seating is limited, and let friends and colleagues know about the event.

September 13, 2014: SQLSaturday #300 – Kansas City

August 13, 2014 by Margaret Hoagland Leave a Comment

SIOS is proud to sponsor SQLSaturday Kansas. Though we will not be able to make it there in person, be sure to visit the SIOS display to and pick up some literature (and candy) and learn all about our SAN and #SANLess Clustering solutions. Be sure to enter our “End of Day Raffle” for your chance to win $100 and a special prize courtesy of SanDisk too!

There are a number of great tracks so be sure to plan your schedule well in advance (schedule). If you are interested in learning more about high availability or disaster recovery, here are a few sessions that may be of interest…

Lunch Session

11:45 — Lunch Session: Clusters Your Way – #SANLess clusters for physical, virtual & cloud environments
Room: Sports Bar
Microsoft MVP’s Tim Radney and David Klee will discuss how to create #SANLess clusters in environments where traditional shared storage clusters are impractical or impossible. We will also be discussing high performance clusters leveraging SSD and Flash-based PCIe storage for faster SQL application response times – no SAN (or SAN Admin required) – and be touching on HA protection and native Windows Failover Clustering in cloud environments. Attend and win – up to $100.

Beginning and Intermediate Sessions

8:30a — Fun with Availability Groups (Beginner)
Christopher Wolff, Room TBD 1

12:45a — Know Backups and Know Recovery (Intermediate)
Tim Radney, Room: TBD 7

2:45p — SQL Server Virtualization 101 (Beginner)
David Klee, Room: Sports Bar

About SQLSaturday Kansas

This year marks the 5th time Kansas City has hosted a SQL Saturday. Imagine spending your Saturday with 300+ data professionals from the Kansas City metro area, midwest region and international locations discussing all facets of SQL Server.

Register Now for SQLSaturday Kansas
When: Saturday, September 13, 2014
Where: Cerner Corporation’s Riverport Campus – 6711 NE Birmingham Rd, Kansas City, MO 64117

August 28, 2014: Live Event in San Diego: Lunch and Learn – Cost Efficient High Performance & High Availability for SQL Server Environments

August 11, 2014 by Margaret Hoagland Leave a Comment

Join Fusion-io and SIOS for lunch at San Diego Marriott Del Mar and hear Microsoft SQL MVP Denny Cherry present: “An Overview of Flash Alternatives for SQL Environments.” This interactive lunch and learn forum will cover a variety of real-world strategies for achieving cost-efficient high performance and high availability in SQL Server environments.

Topics include:

Leveraging flash storage in database scenarios for more than performance.
Comparing and contrasting flash storage options in the market for in-server, caching and array based solutions.
Using flash storage with existing products effectively
Creating a #SANLess cluster for high performance and high availability in a cost-saving solution.

Register today for this informative event!

Event Details

Date: Thursday, August 28, 2014
Time: 11:00A to 1:00P PDT
Location:
San Diego Marriott Del Mar
11966 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA

About the Presenter: Denny Cherry

Denny Cherry is the owner and principal consultant for Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting and has over a decade of experience working with platforms such as Microsoft SQL Server, Hyper-V, vSphere and Enterprise Storage solutions. Denny’s areas of technical expertise include system architecture, performance tuning, security, replication and troubleshooting.

Denny has an impressive set of credentials including being a current Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) Award winner, and he has been since 2008. Denny also holds the VMware vExpert award from VMware and has held the EMC Elect award from EMC. Denny holds certifications for SQL Server from the MCDBA for SQL Server 2000 up through the Microsoft Certified Master for SQL Server 2008. Additionally Denny is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer.