How to Join the SQL Server Community Chat in Slack

Just another day on Slack

Slack is a team chat system where you can:

1. Go to SQLslack.com to get a free instant invite, and then join
2. Go to https://SQLcommunity.Slack.com, or download the Slack app
3. Meet cool people and join their chat rooms

Chat rooms at SQLCommunity include:

• #general – super active, general chat where everybody starts
• #GroupBy – where we talk about the GroupBy conference live
• #FirstResponderKit – questions and development discussions about sp_Blitz and friends
• #Consultants – share ideas, strategies, lamentations about the business
• #Blogging and #PresentingOrSpeaking – community activism
• #SQLhelp and #PowerShellHelp – very active

And there’s dozens more – in the app or the web, click on the Channels list and find your fetish. During GroupBy, I’ll be watching the #GroupBy channel for your questions, and pose those to the presenters. What usually happens, though, is that other attendees type a great answer into Slack before the presenter can even get to it – and that’s a good thing.