Craig Purnell (4/9/2011)
Hello,I have noticed that there are not any presentations on SQL Agent at the various SQL Saturday events and thought to fill a gap:
SQL Agent for the Beginner DBA
"An Introduction to some basic concepts and tricks to effectively use SQL Agent on one or more production servers. We'll cover job scheduling, alerts, operators, and failure handling. Finally, a review of the capabilities of Agent vs. the Windows task scheduler. "
Do you think there is enough material there for an hour presentation ?
Thanks,
Craig
I think it's a great idea and you'll absolutely get an hour out of it. I agree with all the other comments. As far as the abstract goes, I'd want to see a problem definition up front. What issue are you assuming I have? Tell me that, then tell me about how you're going to address that issue. Finally, I'd like to know what I'm going to take away from the session. To my point of view, you've got a third of the abstract here, and it's good. Add the other two thirds and I'm sure you'll be there.
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