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• March PASSMN Meeting (03/16/2010)

  It’s that time of the month again. Time to network and learn about SQL Server with your peers. Location: 8300 Norman Center Drive, 9th Floor, Bloomington, MN 55437 Date: March 16, 2010 Time: 2:30 - 5:00 Please click here for meeting details and to RSVP Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:00 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, MNSSUG, SQLServerSyndication, PASS

• PASSMN January Meeting (01/2010)

  Figured since I helped write the meeting announcement and newsletter for PASSMN this month that I'd just copy most of the details. Since last month we've moved from our old host to a new host, so the RSVP/registration process has changed a bit. Hopefully, Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:17 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2008, MNSSUG, PASS Summit, SQLServerSyndication, Conference, PASS, SQL Server 2008 R2

• PASSMN for 2010

  Another year is passing and with the end of the year it seems like a good time to do a quick update on where PASSMN is sitting.  I had planned to mention this last week but that whole work thing got me all sidetracked. We had our final meeting Read More... Posted Monday, December 21, 2009 7:23 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: MNSSUG, SQLServerSyndication, PASS

• December PASSMN Meeting This Week

  In case you missed the last reminder or hadn’t heard.  We are having a PASSMN meeting in December this year.  Check out the event details below and take a chance to learn new things with some of your fellow SQL Server professionals. Don't Wait! Read More... Posted Sunday, December 06, 2009 5:00 PM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, MNSSUG, SQLServerSyndication, PASS

• December PASSMN Meeting

  Hopefully everyone caught the news that the November PASSMN meeting was cancelled.  We had some scheduling conflicts and things didn’t come together as expected.  But to make up for that, we’ve managed to snag a speaker and room for the beginning Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1:52 PM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, MNSSUG, SQLServerSyndication, PASS

• User Group Study Groups… Anyone?

  Somehow I managed to get through college without ever joining a study group.  None… ever.  I don’t even know how one would put one together properly.  Well, I do know from watching movies that someone is always responsible for bringing Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:10 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, Certification, MNSSUG, SQLServerSyndication

• September PASSMN Meeting Tonight

  The Minnesota SQL Server user group (PASSMN) meeting is tonight at the Microsoft offices.  Come check us out to network and mingle with your peers and also for the opportunity to learn some new things. Tonight’s topics are: SQL Server and Partition Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:00 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, MNSSUG, Performance Tuning, SQLServerSyndication, PASS

• Checkout PASSMN Meeting Next Week

  Just one week until the next PASSMN meeting.  As I mentioned last week, this month we’ll be focusing a  bit on performance.    And yeah, guys with lights coming out of his body means performance… or it might be just a great party.  Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 08, 2009 9:00 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, MNSSUG, Performance Tuning, SQLServerSyndication, PASS

• Hey Minnesotans – PASSMN SQL Summit

  Trying to figure out what to do between now and the PASS Summit this fall?  If you are hanging out in the Twin Cities, then your local PASS chapter has some new for you.  Announcing our first local full-day summit coming up at the end of this Read More... Posted Saturday, September 05, 2009 6:45 PM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2008, MNSSUG, SQLServerSyndication, PASS

• PASSMN September Meeting

  Just two weeks away is the next PASSMN meeting.  This month we’ll be focusing a  bit on performance and to emphasis this point I found a picture of someone moving so fast that light emanates from their body. SQL Server and Partition Alignment Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 01, 2009 5:00 PM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, MNSSUG, Performance Tuning, SQLServerSyndication, PASS

• August PASSMN Meeting Tonight

  The Minnesota SQL Server user group (PASSMN) meeting is tonight down near the Microsoft offices.  Come check us out to network and mingle with your peers and also for the opportunity to learn some new things. Tonight’s topics are: Syntactic Sugar Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:00 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, MNSSUG, SQLServerSyndication, SQL Tips, PASS, DBA

• This Week Only PASSMN Meeting (August 18)

  Well… until next month of course. If you’re in Minnesota and reading this… and don’t mind sharing some snacks with other like minded SQL professional… then come down and join us for this month’s SQL Server user group meeting. We’ll be in a different location Read More... Posted Sunday, August 16, 2009 7:00 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, MNSSUG, SQLServerSyndication, SQL Tips, PASS, DBA

• August PASSMN Meeting (Aug 18)

  Coming up in a couple weeks is the next PASSMN meeting. We’ll be in a different location for this month – across the skyway from the normal meeting spot. But that puts us right over a coffee shop… not a bad tradeoff for the coffee drinkers in the the Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 05, 2009 7:00 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, MNSSUG, SQLServerSyndication, SQL Tips, PASS, DBA

• PASSMN SQL Summit 2009 – Call For Presenters

  If you’ve been coming to the monthly PASSMN meetings then you’ve heard that we are planning to have a full day SQL Server event.  The general details are that the event will be at Microsoft’s Offices on Friday, September 29, 2009. We are still putting Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:00 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: MNSSUG, SQLServerSyndication, Conference, PASS

• July PASSMN Meeting Today (July 14)

  As I mentioned last week , there is still time to get register and come down for PASS MN’s second annual Ask the Experts Panel discussion.  The panel will be available to answer questions and help move the conversation along for all attendees. Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:00 AM by Jason | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL 2005, SQL 2008, MNSSUG, SQLServerSyndication, PASS