PASS Summit in Seattle has over 160 Sessions to choose from
At the PASS Summit 2010 in Seattle, there are over 160 technical sessions available. Luckily, you can purchase a set of DVDs that have all the presentations for future reference. Even so, choosing the actual sessions to attend in person is a tough one. Sometimes it comes down to a subject you are interested in or a speaker you like. But it may come down to a catchy name… “Query Hints: The Jekyll and Hyde of T-SQL Development” with Chris Leonard looks interesting. Brent Ozar is always entertaining and is good with a title: “You’re Not Attractive – But Your Presentations Can Be”. This is a Professional Development session that maybe I should attend. “Speed Phreakery Demystified” with Kathi Kellenberger has me intrigued. The Speed Phreak T-SQL competition from Simple-Talk is the subject where T-SQL experts compete to find the fastest queries around. “The winning solutions are set based and not cursor based”. Sounds cool. “The Incredible Shrinking Execution Plan” with Rob Farley: “Be amazed at the giant query that can shrink into a tiny plan… Be shocked!” Yes, these original write-ups have a way of gaining your attention. They also show a sense of humor which is definitely needed especially if the session is standing-room only. “DBA Mythbusters” with Paul Randal should be good. Somehow I don’t think Paul will be going to quite the extreme that the popular TV show uses in terms of hardware. But then again… A pun always raises a chuckle (or a groan…): “Heaps of Trouble, Clusters of Glory – A Look At Index Internals” by Michelle Ufford. Again, here is a dry subject that needs a certain amount of levity. Hopefully, Michelle will provide that. Another Rob Farley session wins the original name award with “Where the bl**dy h*** are you? (Spatial Data Visualisation)”. Let’s face it: without the expletives who would want to attend that session??? Now I am tempted. See you there! Cheers Brian PASS Summit 2010: http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/na2010/
