Code Camp Oz 2008 Schedule Available

The Code Camp Oz 2008 speaker schedule has been released. I'm doing a Precon session on the Friday titled "SQL Server CE for Developers".

This is the first time that Precon sessions have been delivered at Code Camp Oz and we're offering them due to the large number of people that arrive Friday lunchtime.

For more information about CodeCampOz visit http://www.codecampoz.com/Home/tabid/78/Default.aspx

MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: SQL Server Compact Edition Tips and Tricks with Jeff Wharton (Level 200)

Summary

MSDN geekSpeak is a new kind of webcast series, hosted by developer evangelists from Microsoft. Dispensing with slide decks and scripted demos, geekSpeak webcasts bring you industry experts in a sort of "talk-radio" format. These experts share their knowledge and experience around a particular developer technology, and are ready to answer your questions in real time during the webcast. Learn about industry trends, new technology, real-world experiences, and more. During the webcast, you hear lively discussion and debate and you can even add your comments to the fray. Who knows, you might even see a whiteboard sketch or an off-the-cuff demo.

In this episode of geekSpeak, Microsoft MVP Jeff Wharton will highlight best practices for using SQL Server Compact Edition, so bring your mobility questions! Your hosts for this geekSpeak will be Lynn Langit and Glen Gordon.

If you have a question or comment you would like us to address during the webcast, visit the geekSpeak blog and submit it now.

Guest Presenter: Jeff Wharton, Chief Solutions Architect, WARDY IT Solutions and SolidQ Austalia Mentor

Jeff Wharton is chief solutions architect at WARDY IT Solutions and a Mentor for SolidQ Australia. Jeff is an active member in the Australian SQL Server community and president of the Canberra SQL Server User Group. Jeff holds a master's degree in systems development (.NET Stream) and he is in the final stages of completing a master's degree in database design and management (Microsoft SQL Server 2005) at Charles Sturt University. Jeff was awarded as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Windows Server System - SQL Server in January 2008. Jeff was the winner of Speaker Idol '07 (TechEd-Developers Barcelona 2007), securing him a speaker spot at TechEd-Developers in 2008. Jeff's blog is http://blog.wharton.com.au/.

Details

Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 (US & Canada)
Time: 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Recommended For: Developers & DBA's
Product: SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition
Registration: Here

SolidQ Australia

As reported by Greg Low, Peter Ward and I are joining the SolidQ team here in Australia.

Founded in 2002, Solid Quality Mentors, formerly Solid Quality Learning, is a trusted global provider of advanced education and solutions for the entire Microsoft Data and Development Platforms. In short, it's customers use Solid Quality Mentors' products and services in order to achieve optimum performance from their Microsoft IT investment.

I'm excited to be working with Greg, Peter Myers and Peter Ward and look forward to helping them build a superb team for this region.

WARDY IT Solutions - February 2008 SQL Server Newsletter

The February 2008 edition of the WARDY IT Solutions SQL Server Newsletter has been released and can be viewed at http://www.wardyit.com/newsletters/feb2008.htm.

In this issue we cover:

• March WARDY IT Community Dinner
• March SQL Server User Groups
• SQLCAT.com
• CodeCampOz
• ETL World Record
• Cheap SQL Server Training
• Want to Earn $200?
• Geospatial Data Generator
• Statistics Used by the Query Optimizer
• SQL Server Virtual DBA

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