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PASS Data Community Summit Frankfurt

I’m Coming to the PASS Summit in Frankfurt!

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The pre-conference lineup for the PASS Data Community Summit Frankfurt event was just released, and I’m proud to share that I’ll be teaching my new all-day pre-conference workshop. Dev-Prod Demon Hunters: Finding the Real Cause of Production Slowness Production is slow. Development is fast. The same query runs in both. Somewhere between the two, a…
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I’m Coming to #SQLBits! Here are My Sessions.

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The annual SQLBits conference is April 22-25, and they just announced the session and speaker lineup. This year’s theme is Cartoon – something I love deeply to begin with – and I decided to lean into that theme, big time. Here are my sessions: Training Day: Dev-Prod Demon Hunters: Finding the Real Cause of Production…
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Thoughts on PASS’s Bankruptcy, Redgate’s Acquisition, and Private Equity

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A private equity (PE) company recently acquired the majority of Redgate Software, the current owners of the PASS Data Community Summit and SQLServerCentral. Everybody in tech has private equity stories, some good, some terribad. Private equity hands money to companies not out of generosity, but because they believe they can turn it into even more money…
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Fundamentals Week 2025 is Coming This Month! Get Your Tickets Now.

Free Fundamentals Classes Are Coming Next Week! Register Now.

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You’re a developer, analyst, database administrator, or anybody else working with SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, or Amazon RDS SQL Server. You want to learn how to make your databases go faster. Good news! Next week, I’m teaching totally free half-day versions of my classes from 9AM-1PM Eastern time, 8AM-Noon Central, 6AM-10AM Pacific: Monday: Fundamentals…
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Announcing Fundamentals Week 2025!

Announcing Free Fundamentals Week 2025!

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You’re a developer, analyst, database administrator, or anybody else working with SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, or Amazon RDS SQL Server. You want to learn how to make your databases go faster. Good news! In October 13-16, I’m teaching totally free half-day versions of my classes from 9AM-1PM Eastern time, 8AM-Noon Central, 6AM-10AM Pacific: Monday:…
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Your Developers Need Cheap SQL Training.

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Your developers haven’t ever been to formal Microsoft database training on SQL Server or Azure SQL DB. They’re struggling with trying to tune queries and indexes. Your apps keep getting slower as the data grows, and your queries keep getting more complex. They’ve exhausted their free resources like YouTube videos and blogs, and they’re just…
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Free Webcasts Tomorrow & Wednesday

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I’m teaching my two most important classes live, online, completely free! These are the two fundamentals classes that I think everybody should start with, regardless of their experience with SQL Server or Azure SQL DB. I’ll teach you the most important parts about how the database engine works, plus how to use free scripts to…
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SQLBits 2026 is Going Back to Newport, Wales.

SQLBits 2026 is Going Back to Newport, Wales.

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SQLBits 2026 will be back at the International Convention Center Wales in Newport on April 22-25, and I’ll be there! Bits was there in 2023, and they’ve got a recap video showing the venue. This location is a little tricky for us Yanks: here’s where it’s at on Google Maps. For international visitors, you’ve got…
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Save $150 on the Summit with Discount Code BRENT25

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The PASS Data Community Summit is the biggest conference in the Microsoft database industry, and over the last few years, they’ve expanded to cover other databases as well. It’s in Seattle on November 17-21 this year. It costs $2195 for the Weds-Fri general sessions, plus $595 for each pre-conference session on Monday or Tuesday. Register…
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SQLBits Added More Capacity to My Workshop! Move Quick.

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I’m coming to London this month for SQLBits, and my Thursday workshop “Faster, Cheaper Cloud Databases” workshop sold out right away when it was announced. There’s been a waitlist for months. The short story: they added more capacity to my room! If you’re already registered, email contactus@sqlbits.com to join my Thursday workshop. If you haven’t…
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