Tony Rogerson's ramblings on SQL Server

Hope you had a good Easter - it was my birthday on Good Friday (39 - doh, another year closer to being an old fart); plenty going on in the SQL community in the coming months.

I've embraced facebook (http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Tony-Rogerson/1078364749) but more seriously I've started a UK SQL Server User Group group so we can all keep in touch with photo's, videos and the like (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=59496249380&ref=nf) so get on there - it's more a social area and avenue for networking but it will in no way replace sqlserverfaq.com which is our home and will be further developed.

Today we have a spatial even in London (afternoon and then repeated in the evening) - for more information see http://sqlserverfaq.com, there are places so get in NOW; if you cannot make it you can watch it via LiveMeeting here: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=S74F7R&role=attend; I'll probably make the afternoon LiveMeeting but the evening well I'm travelling back from Cumbria (I needed to recharge my accent - too often recently I've been saying "oh golly gosh old china the database is broke stone the crows" rather than "hey up it's goofed - lets go to the pub"!).

18 Apr 2009 WebDD '09 READING
http://sqlserverfaq.com/events/162/WebDD-09.aspx

30 Apr 2009 SQL Server storage and Compression sponsored by Hyperbac - Evening Event LONDON
http://sqlserverfaq.com/events/157/SQL-Server-storage-and-Compression-sponsored-by-Hyperbac-Evening-Event.aspx

02 May 2009 Developer Day Scotland Glasgow
http://sqlserverfaq.com/events/161/Developer-Day-Scotland.aspx

07 May 2009 Tony Rogerson (23 years of hints and tips on SQL and using it) and Chris Testa-O'Neill (Monitoring and Controlling Resources in SQL Server) Manchester
http://sqlserverfaq.com/events/172/Tony-Rogerson-23-years-of-hints-and-tips-on-SQL-and-using-it-and-Chris-TestaONeill-Monitoring-and-Controlling-Resources-in-SQL-Server.aspx

13 May 2009 Developer Focused Event - Agenda TBC READING
http://sqlserverfaq.com/events/167/Developer-Focused-Event-Agenda-TBC.aspx

21 May 2009 SQL Server in the Cloud - Evening Event LONDON
http://sqlserverfaq.com/events/156/SQL-Server-in-the-Cloud-Evening-Event.aspx

23 May 2009 DDD South West Taunton
http://sqlserverfaq.com/events/166/DDD-South-West.aspx

10 Jun 2009 Business Intelligence/Data Mining Focused Event - Agenda TBC READING
http://sqlserverfaq.com/events/168/Business-IntelligenceData-Mining-Focused-Event-Agenda-TBC.aspx

18 Jun 2009 SQL Server Usergroup - Evening Event LONDON
http://sqlserverfaq.com/events/158/SQL-Server-Usergroup-Evening-Event.aspx

Any problems just call me, Tony Rogerson 0796 816 0362.

Tony Rogerson
SQL Server MVP
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