Coming soon to a user group near you, it’s…me.

November 13: Chicago .NET User Group
Brent’s How to Think Like the Engine: SQL Server Internals for Developers

You’re comfortable writing queries to get the data you need, but you’re much less comfortable trying to design the right indexes for your database. In this 90-minute session with Microsoft Certified Master Brent Ozar, you’ll learn how the SQL Server engine looks at your indexes and builds your query results.

December 5, Los Angeles SQL Server User Group:
Brent’s How to Think Like the Engine

You’re a developer or a DBA, and you’re comfortable writing queries to get the data you need. You’re much less comfortable trying to design the right indexes for your database server. In this 90-minute session with Brent Ozar, you’ll learn how the SQL Server engine looks at your indexes and builds your query results.

December 11: Chicago .NET User Group
Brent’s T-SQL Antipatterns

It’s not your fault: there are some things that SQL Server just doesn’t do very well. Microsoft Certified Master (and recovering developer) Brent Ozar will explain things that compile great, work great on your desktop, but then explode when you try to scale. We’ll cover implicit conversions, string processing, functions, and sargability.