The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) is an independent, not-for-profit association, dedicated to supporting, educating, and promoting the Microsoft SQL Server community. From local user groups and special interest groups (Virtual Chapters) to webcasts and the annual PASS Community Summit – the largest gathering of SQL Server professionals in the world – PASS is [...]
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SQLAuthority News – New PASS President Rushabh Mehta
Posted in MVP, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority News, SQLServer, T SQL, Technology, tagged PASS, SQL PASS on October 31, 2009 | 13 Comments »
SQLAuthority News – Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) Lunch – SQL PASS Summit, Seattle, 2009
Posted in MVP, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority Author Visit, SQLAuthority News, T SQL, Technology, tagged PASS, SQL PASS on October 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I received few emails regarding where can people meet me at SQL PASS event in Seattle. I am currently in Bellevue attending Itzik Ben-Gan’s class. I am immensely enjoying the class, and I shall post details about the class once it is over.
If you are attending SQL PASS and interested to meet me, I will [...]
SQLAuthority News – Community TechDays in Ahmedabad – A Successful Event
Posted in MVP, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority Author Visit, SQLAuthority News, SQLServer, T SQL, Technology on October 5, 2009 | 21 Comments »
Community TechDays at Ahmedabad was a great successful event. In fact, this can be considered the biggest event held in Ahmedabad thus far along with community. This event was held by Microsoft and PASS (Professional Association of SQL Server). The goal of this event was to dive deep into the world of Microsoft technologies and [...]
SQLAuthority News – SQL Server 2008 – The Other Side of Index – Live Presentation in Ahmedabad
Posted in Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Humor, SQL Index, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority News, SQLServer, T SQL, Technology on October 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Community Tech Days are here Tomorrow in Ahmedabad on Oct 3, 2009. I will be presenting the session ‘SQL Server 2008 – The Other Side of Index’. I will be available there whole day if you want to meet and discuss SQL. I will be starting my session with following cartoon. You will have to [...]
SQLAuthority News – Community Tech Days – Oct 3, 2009 – SQL Server 2008 – The Other Side of Index
Posted in MVP, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Index, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority News, T SQL, Technology, tagged PASS on September 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Microsoft Community Tech Days are here! Dive deep into the world of Microsoft technologies at the Community TechDays and get trained on the latest from Microsoft.
Community Tech Days are coming to Ahmedabad on Oct 3, 2009. I will be presenting the session ‘SQL Server 2008 – The Other Side of Index’. I will be [...]
SQLAuthority News – Business Intelligence Training Roadshow August September 2009
Posted in Business Intelligence, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority Author Visit, SQLAuthority News, T SQL, Technology, tagged Training on August 25, 2009 | 48 Comments »
UPDATE : This is FREE training.
I quite often receive request from readers and expert from all over the world if I do any training for SQL Server. Currently I am on Tour of 8 different stats of India and will be training on Business Intelligence Boot Camp.
Here is quick image of the topics, which I [...]
SQLAuthority News – Two Virtual Tech Days Sessions – Watch it Online
Posted in Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority News, SQLServer, T SQL, Technology on August 19, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Indias premier online technical event is back again with the 6th Edition of Microsoft Virtual TechDays, scheduled to be held between August 19 -21, 2009. During these three days, you will have an opportunity to deep-dive into latest Microsoft Technologies and get a resolution to your most puzzling technical problems directly from the Technology Experts.
I [...]
SQLAuthority News – Authors Visit – K-MUG TechEd Trivandrum on June 27, 2009
Posted in MVP, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority Author Visit, SQLAuthority News, T SQL, Technology, tagged TechEd, TechEdIn on July 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
K-MUG organized TechEd Trivandrum on 27th June, 2009. They even launched an official PASS Chapter in Trivandrum. The complete report of this event is here. This event like TechEd in Ahmedabad, was a huge success and saw a huge number of attendees from all over India. Jacob Sebastian and Pinal Dave had presented two solid [...]
SQLAuthority News – Authors Visit – DotNet Buzz Delhi TechEd Delhi on July 11, 2009
Posted in MVP, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority Author Visit, SQLAuthority News, T SQL, Technology, tagged TechEd, TechEdIn on July 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
DotNet Buzz Delhi is organizing TechEd Delhi on July 11, 2009. Not just this, they are launching an official PASS Chapter in Delhi. The Agenda of the event is here and if you are around Delhi do not miss the opportunity to be a part of this upcoming great event. If you are keen to [...]
SQLAuthority News – Book Review – The Rational Guide to Building Technical User Communities (Rational Guides)
Posted in Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority Book Review, SQLAuthority News, T SQL, Technology on July 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Rational Guide to Building Technical User Communities (Rational Guides) (Paperback)
by Greg Low
Short Review : A Great, one-of-its-kind book for everybody who is interested in building technical user community. There is no other book written on this subject but after this comprehensive book no further reading will be required.
Link to Amazon
Detailed Review :
This is [...]
About Pinal Dave
Pinalkumar Dave is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP and a Mentor for Solid Quality India. He has written over 1100 articles on the subject on his blog at http://blog.sqlauthority.com. He is a dynamic and proficient Principal Database Architect, Corporate Trainer and Project Manager, who specializes in SQL Server Programming and has 7 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and a number of certifications, including MCDBA and MCAD (.NET). He was awarded Regional Mentor for PASS Asia.
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