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SQL Server for the Accidental DBA
So your SQL Server DBA just left and your manager instantly promoted you to be the new DBA. You do not have any clue at all about SQL Server and where to start. This session will give you a high-level overview of what SQL Server is and what you need to know to get yourself started in your new, forced career
Discovering the Azure Platform for Web Server and Database Administrators
Do you manage IIS/Apache web servers or SQL Server/MySQL databases? Do you need an infrastructure and skill-set to meet the needs of a small business with a small budget and/or the needs of a multi-millionaire dollar web property requiring high availability, load balancing, clustering and geographic redundancy? Microsoft is about to go live with its highly scalable and affordable cloud-based platform for Windows computing, storage, data access and application services. From its preview release in 2008, this platform has shown lots of promise, but how much does it cost, can you run Apache or MySQL on it, what can you use it for and how do you manage it? Come and discover the answer to these and other questions…
Mr. Edwin Sarmiento , MCP MCDBA MCAD MCSD MCT MCTS MCITP:DBA MCSA
Edwin Sarmiento works as a SQL Server DBA for The Pythian Group in Ottawa, ON in Canada. Prior to joining Pythian, he was a senior systems engineer/DBA for Fujitsu Asia Pte Ltd in Singapore and is responsible for maintaining 200+ servers and databases for a global client in 10 countries. He is very passionate about technology but has interests in music, professional and organizational development, leadership and management matters when not working with databases. He lives up to his primary mission statement - "To help people grow and develop their full potential as God has planned for them”
Colin Melia is the Principal Architect for DreamDigital and the CTO of Imparta.
He has been a hands-on Architect and entrepreneur for 17 years having led the creation of award-winning desktop-based immersive business simulation technology, cloud-hosted web/S+S solutions and workflow-driven BI systems as well as creating the first streaming video community site with Windows Media. He has worked in the finance, telecoms, e-learning, Internet communications and gaming industries, with his business solutions recently in use world-wide at companies like HP, O2, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft & Reuters. He has done conference speaking for Microsoft and makes frequent presentations at IT community groups as well as serving on various committees. Being British, he’d like you to know that it’s you that has the accent :P
Announcing the Ottawa PowerShell Script Club (OPSC)!
Kirk Munro, a PowerShell MVP and well known Poshoholic is starting a PowerShell Script Club here in Ottawa in partnership with the Ottawa Windows Server User Group!
What is a Script Club? It's like a hands-on-lab with no set topic or teacher. You bring your PowerShell questions, ideas for a PowerShell script, or PowerShell script problems that you haven't worked out, and maybe your laptop if you have one, and other people interested in PowerShell who are at the Script Club try and help you work out the script you want.
No experience required!
Whether you are just getting started with PowerShell and want to learn more about it, or you are a more seasoned PowerShell scripter who wants to talk to peers about scripting challenges, all are welcome.
OPSC events will be held at the end of OWSUG events, and will range anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes in length depending on the interest and the number of attendees.
Location:
Microsoft Canada Co.
100 Queen Street Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1J9
Agenda:
5:00 p.m. Event registration
7:30 p.m. Q & A
8:00 p.m. Door Prizes
Notes:
- Pizza and Pop will be served, Please RSVP to help us order enough of both.
- Please note that no one will be admitted after 5:55 p.m.!
RSVP: http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=144435
Event Code: 144435