CSSUG

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Transactional Replication for Beginners by Andy
Warren February 27, 2008
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User Group Update

• 2008 Looking great
• Over 3250 current members
• Solid sponsorship
• Great speaker lineup
• 2008 Launch Event
• Member Survey
• Statistically represent the membership
• Useful for sponsors and speakers
• Linked in follow-up email

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2008 speaker line up

• Andrew Kelly
• Performance expert SQL Server MVP, PASS speaker
• March 19 Meeting
• Steve Jones
• Editor-in-chief of SQLServerCentral.com
• Voice of the DBA podcasts
• Brad McGehee
• SQL Server MVP
• Director of DBA Education at Red Gate
• Outstanding invitations to
• Kalen Delaney, Itzik Ben-Gan, Brian Moran, Donald
  Farmer, and

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SQL Server 2008 Launch

• Local Launch Event April 8
• Charlotte Convention Center
• Three Products
• Windows Server 2008
• Visual Studio 2008
• SQL Server 2008
• ½ Day of SQL Server content
• Free Product

www.microsoft.com/HeroesHappenHere
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Sponsorship

• We also have Great Sponsors
• Metrotek Learning
• Courseware, labs, simulations and custom
  solutions.
• SQL Sentry
• Award Winning Software
• Volt
• Staffing Services

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Member Survey

• Goals
• Statistically represent group
• Useful for sponsors
• Results So Far
• 34.4 have gt10 yrs experience
• gt25 Average servers managed
• lt10 Average staff size
• 40.6 Beginning eval of SQL Server 2008

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Member Experience
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Todays Speaker

• Andy Warren
• a developer, DBA, and IT Director
• One of the original founders -
  SQLServerCentral.com
• Partner in End to End Training
• Speaker Author
• PASS Community Summit, Code Camps, etc
• President Orlando Chapter of PASS
• Designed and hosted SQLSaturday in Orlando

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CSSUG Follow Up

• Invite friends associates to join
• Email w/ PPT and Survey links
• March 19 Meeting w/ Andrew Kelly
• Check the web Site for meeting updates
• www.Charlotte-SQL.org
• Thanks