Your queries are slow. Let’s make your training request fast.

You wanna take my SQL Server classes. Your boss wants to know what they cost, when you’ll be away from your usual work, and what the team gets out of it. You don’t wanna pay a lot for this muffler.

Fair. Apparently “Brent seems fun” isn’t a complete business case. Tough crowd.

So I put together a little get-your-boss-to-say-yes packet. It has the numbers, the dates, an email you can steal, and a plan for putting the training to work. No 40-slide presentation about “investing in human capital” required.

Download the 3-page get-your-boss-to-say-yes PDF.

The part with the money.

The 2027 Live Class Season Pass is $995 USD, normally $4,395. It includes my live Fundamentals and Mastering classes plus my recorded classes throughout 2027.

We’ll work on index, query, and server tuning: why that query is slow, which indexes might help, and what the server is waiting on. You can pause and rewind the recordings as often as you need. I won’t take it personally. I won’t even know.

Give your boss something useful to say yes to.

Pick one performance problem your team cares about. Measure it, test a possible improvement, and come back with a short recommendation and the results.

“I watched some videos” is a tough thing for your boss to evaluate. “Here’s what I tested, here’s what changed, and here’s what I recommend” gives you something useful to talk about.

Also: ask for the time to learn, not just the money. Buying training and then spending class answering “quick questions” in chat is a very expensive way to collect browser tabs.

October 31 is the date that matters.

Fundamentals Week starts November 2-6, 2026, and winter registration closes October 31.

The price stays $995 in November. The difference is when you can join me live: November buyers wait until the spring rotation starts March 1, 2027.

If you want the winter start, give your manager time to approve the budget and the class time. October 23 is a suggested internal decision date in the packet, leaving time to finish enrollment before October 31.

An email your boss might actually finish.

Replace the bracketed names and adjust the request to fit your work. The PDF includes the class schedule and a suggested learning plan.

Subject: Can we budget $995 to get better at fixing slow SQL Server queries?

Hi. I’d like to take Brent Ozar’s SQL Server performance tuning classes. The 2027 Live Class Season Pass is $995 USD, regularly $4,395, plus any applicable checkout taxes.

I’d like a better answer to “why is this query slow?” than “I’m still looking.” The classes cover index, query, and server tuning, with live instruction and recorded classes available throughout 2027.

Here’s how I’d put it to work: pick one performance problem we care about, measure what’s happening, and test what I’ve learned. Then I’ll bring the team a short recommendation with the results. Preferably shorter than the query we’re trying to fix.

Fundamentals Week runs November 2-6, 2026. The Mastering classes follow on November 30-December 4, January 11-15, and February 8-12. Before I enroll, let’s agree on which class times I can protect, coverage for my usual work, and time for the optional labs. It’s online, so there’s no flight or hotel to budget for.

Could we decide by October 23? Winter registration closes October 31. The price stays $995 in November, but buying then means waiting until March 1, 2027, to start live.

For fewer than 10 seats, we need to use the online checkout. Quotes and purchase orders are available for 10 or more seats.

Offer and enrollment details:
https://training.brentozar.com/p/live-class-season-pass

Thanks!

Got the green light?

See the pass and enroll.

For fewer than 10 seats, use the online checkout. For quotes or purchase orders covering 10 or more seats, email help@brentozar.com. There’s no extra group discount during the sale.

Budget any applicable checkout taxes and, if you’re doing the optional labs, any lab infrastructure costs. The classes are online: no airfare, no hotel, no explaining a minibar charge.