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I'm attending PASS Summit 2012!


I'm very fortunate to be attending the Professional Association of SQL Server 2012 Summit conference in a few days.  This will be my second time attending.  
I consider this to be the BEST conference for SQL Server because of its complete coverage of SQL Server, the great range of speakers that PASS finds for this event and the networking opportunities.
Let me say that again, the best part of the conference is meeting people in person that I talk to on Twitter or whose blogs I read, or see at SQL Saturday.

I'm looking forward to a very full week of training and networking.

I will be attending Red Gate's SQL in the City on Monday.

Tuesday, I will be attending Allen White's pre-con "Automating and Managing SQL Server with PowerShell". 

The main conference runs Wednesday through Friday.
Given my current assignments, my focus will be on attending sessions that cover Automation, Upgrades, Security, and AlwaysOn.

Have fun, be safe.






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