Scottish Area SQL Server User Group Meeting, Edinburgh - Thursday 3rd May
We will also have the usual food and prize draws!
Agenda
18:00 - 18:30 - Introduction and Networking
18:30 - 19:30 - SQL Server Administration cookbook series: Performance :- concepts, tools, procedures and best practices with Satya Shyam K Jayanty
Performance is at the core and required for every database application (small or mission-critical). In this talk we will go through the concepts, tools and procedures that will help you in monitoring and start fine-tuning the performance or find the root-cause on your data platform. The subject covered here is excerpted from my book "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Administration cookbook". This will be an ideal beginning for any IT person who is willing step-into DBA world. Performance is at the core and required for every database application (small or mission-critical). In this talk we will go through the concepts, tools and procedures that will help you in monitoring and start fine-tuning the performance or find the root-cause on your data platform. The subject covered here is excerpted from my book "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Administration cookbook". This will be an ideal beginning for any IT person who is willing step-into DBA world.
Satya Shyam K Jayanty
Knowledge is the power and you will gain by sharing it; SQL Server MVP and Subject Matter Expert with consulting & technical expertise for Databases, Business Intelligence & Architecture solutions with over 19+ years of experience. My work experience inclduesa wide range of industries, including the stock exchange, insurance, tele-communications, financial, retail, and manufacturing sectors, among others.
A regular Speaker and SME volunteer at major technology conferences such as Microsoft Tech-Ed (Europe, India and North America), SQL PASS (Europe and North America), SQL Bits – UK and manages Scottish Area SQL Server user group based in Scotland. A moderator in majority of web based SQL Server forums (Microsoft Technet & www.sql-server-performance.com), writer, contributing editor & blogs at www.sqlserver-qa.net, www.sql-server-performance.com and www.beyondrelational.com websites. Author of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Administration cookbook (released May 2011) - www.packtpub.com Co-Author of MVP Deep Dives SQL Server Volume II from Manning Publications.
19:30 - 19:50 - Break
Time for pizza or sandwiches
19:50 - 20:50 - Something to do with Distributed Replay with Martin Bell
SQL Server 2012 Distributed Replay is the old RML utilities tarted up for SQL 2012. As I will be demoing this at SQL Relay I thought I better write a presentation! No Guinea Pigs will be harmed during this presentation.
20:50 - 21:00 - Feedback, Prize Draw and Close
21:00 - onwards - Drinks in the Orchard
Location:
This meeting will be kindly hosted by Craneware

Craneware plc
1 Tanfield
Edinburgh
EH3 5DA
Directions:
Craneware is located in the old "Standard Life" building opposite a very good pub called "The Orchard" (formerly known as “The Northern Bar”). http://g.co/maps/89a7m
On entry the building receptionist will direct you to the top floor.
During the event the Support Team will also be working; please be considerate of these guys as you go through their work area into the conference room.