October 15th Evening SQL Server DBA Event: Disaster Recovery –
Edwin Sarmiento, MVP for SQL Server
Speaker: Edwin M. Sarmiento, MVP for SQL Server
Date: Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Venue: Microsoft Ottawa Office
RSVP: http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=142063
Session 1 (6:00 PM to 7:10 PM): Understanding and communicating business-orientated
disaster recovery concepts and objectives
So you have a database maintenance plan that does a backup of your databases and you’re
pretty sure that it works fine. But is that really enough? Are you sure that you will
be able to meet your service level agreements if and when disaster strikes? This session
will explain the need for understanding and communicating business-orientated disaster
recovery concepts and objectives to the business stakeholders. This will include defining
your RPO and RTO and how it affects your disaster recovery plan.
Session 2 (7:20 to 8:30 PM): Disaster Recovery for the Paranoid DBA
In the first session, much have been said about disaster recovery in general. In this
session, we will look at bringing the concepts down to SQL Server. This session will
focus on dealing with a recovery situation for a SQL Server 2005/2008 database, an
instance or an entire server. Topics covered will be backup schemes, partial backups
and piecemeal restores, page-level recovery and a thorough understanding of how to
troubleshoot a "Suspect" database.
Speaker Bio:
Edwin
M. Sarmiento (MVP for SQL Server) works as a Senior SQL Server DBA/Systems
Engineer for The Pythian Group in Ottawa, Canada.
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.".
Refreshments:
Pizza and pop will be provided.
Note: No one will be admitted by building security after 5:55 PM, and the
event will start promptly at 6:00 PM.
OttawaSQL.net is a community group of Ottawa area developers and IT professionals.
We share an interest in Microsoft’s data technologies especially: SQL Server,
SharePoint, PerformancePoint, Workflow Foundations, LINQ, ADO.NET and Entity Framework.
Still working out session details, but it looks like I will be presenting in Ottawa
and Montreal for Techdays 2009. I will
be loitering around at the Toronto event soaking up all the techie-goodness, so come
find me at any of the three events. We can talk shop, shoot the breeze, or just
mill about having a good time.
I promise I won’t embarrass anyone. Except maybe myself. But that’s a
warning for all occasions.
Here are the dates of the events across Canada. Buy your tickets before the
early-bird deal runs out!
City |
Date |
Venue |
VANCOUVER |
SEPTEMBER 14-15
|
Vancouver Convention Centre |
TORONTO |
SEPTEMBER 29-30
|
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
|
HALIFAX |
NOVEMBER 2-3
|
World Trade & Convention Centre
|
CALGARY |
NOVEMBER 17-18
|
Calgary Stampede
|
MONTREAL |
DECEMBER 2-3
|
Mont-Royal Centre |
OTTAWA |
DECEMBER 9-10
|
Hampton Inn & Convention Centre
|
WINNIPEG |
DECEMBER 15-16 |
Winnipeg Convention Centre
|
The Early Bird price is $299. The regular Price is $599.
I will post more on the sessions I will be presenting at a later date when I get the
full details.
See you there!
As budgets get tighter, Tech·Days is the perfect way to get the Tech·Ed experience
without the travel expense, with two days of skill-strengthening education to help
you position yourself for success by:
-
Learning the technology—with a customizable agenda from over forty
sessions across five technical tracks on both current technologies and new products,
like Windows® 7 and Microsoft® Exchange 2010;
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Connecting with Experts and Peers—with Birds-of-a-Feather lunches
and the new Windows 7 Zone, you'll have lots of opportunities to share your ideas
with those who know the products best; and
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Apply what you learn—with a Learning Kit packed with products and
resources so you can continue to grow your skills long after the event has finished.
Technologies discussed: Windows 7 Operating System, Windows Server®
2008 R2 operating system, Visual Studio® 2008 development system, Silverlight™ browser
plug-in, Exchange 2010, Security/Management, and more.
If you want the VIP Discount use the promo code TD09Partner.
City |
Date |
Venue |
VANCOUVER
TD09Partner |
SEPTEMBER 14-15
|
Vancouver Convention Centre |
TORONTO
TD09Partner |
SEPTEMBER 29-30
|
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
|
HALIFAX
TD09Partner |
NOVEMBER 2-3
|
World Trade & Convention Centre
|
CALGARY
TD09Partner |
NOVEMBER 17-18
|
Calgary Stampede
|
MONTREAL
TD09Partner |
DECEMBER 2-3
|
Mont-Royal Centre |
OTTAWA
TD09Partner |
DECEMBER 9-10
|
Hampton Inn & Convention Centre
|
WINNIPEG
TD09Partner |
DECEMBER 15-16 |
Winnipeg Convention Centre
|
Early Bird: $299, Regular Price: $599
There is a good chance I will be presenting at one (or more) of these locations, so
keep an eye out. In the event that I don’t, I will definitely be enjoying the
Toronto stop of the tour. In either case, I will be there ready to learn, with
a pocket-full of business cards.
Oh, and I’ll be leaving with a box/bag/shopping cart* of swag.
*Metaphorical shopping cart. They are going to give away lots of
awesome stuff.