CirquedeSQLeil (4/9/2011)

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I think there could be enough info. Have you presented this to a Usergroup or two?

Would you like to give it a go via livemeeting for my UG?
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Jack Corbett (4/9/2011)

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For the abstract I think it is important to list 3 specific things you expect the attendees to learn from the presentation. For SQL Agent I'd do something like:

"After this presentation attendees will be able to:

1. Identify scenarios where SQL Agent should be used
2. Schedule jobs to run at selected times.
3. Define an operator to be alerted when a job fails.
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Jeff Moden (4/9/2011)

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I think you'll actually have a difficult time keeping it down to only an hour. As the others have said, the only way to know is to deliver the presentation several times. Start off by delivering it to an imaginary group of people in the comfort of your own home just as if it were a real group. Then present it at your local PASS chapter meeting or to a remote user group as has already been suggested. They'll be happy to have one of their own presenting. After you get the kinks and the butterfly's out, you do very well at an SQL Saturday or other public event.

Craig Purnell (4/9/2011)

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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