In this Webinar on Tuesday September 12, Louis Davidson will explain the differences between good and bad database design. He'll discuss characteristics such as comprehendible, documented, secure, well performing, and normalized (naturally). Register to come along.
2013-09-11
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PASS Professional Development Virtual Chapter will be hosting a session on what managers need to know about SQL Licensing, presented by Joseph D'Antonio on September 11, 2013.
2013-09-06
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This is a PASS VC Webinar, taking place on August 28, 1PM EDT. Get interviewing tips from both sides of the desk. Based on Thomas LaRock's 10 Things blog posts, this presentation by both Thomas LaRock and Karen Lopez will give you valuable insight into the interviewing process and how to improve your chances of landing that next job.
2013-08-26
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This PASS VC Webinar will take place August 14, 1PM EDT. Creatively resolving differences and negotiating mutually beneficial agreements is crucial in all walks of life. It’s especially important and challenging in the IT industry where soft skills are not necessarily prevalent. ??In this session, we’ll introduce the basic concepts and precepts that will aid you in negotiating better agreements with your neighbors, peers and co-workers, and even your boss.
2013-08-12
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On Thursday June 20 at 12 noon Central time, Steve Simon will discuss the challenges of designing financial warehouses.
2013-06-18
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On Thursday May 16th 12PM Central time, Robert Davis will discuss public facing websites on a global scale when looking at Data Architecture.
2013-05-14
3,400 reads
On Thursday August 20th 12PM noon Central, James Serra will discuss how companies can consolidate their enterprise data with the new feature of SQL Server 2012 Master Data Services.
2012-12-20 (first published: 2012-12-18)
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On Thursday August 16th 12PM noon Central, Louis Davidson will do a design and code review of several common patterns of solving problems that a typical programmer will come up against in SQL Server.
2012-08-15
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On Thursday July 26th 12PM noon Central, Ami Levin will revisit some of the fundamental principles of relational databases – normalization rules, key selection and some controversies surrounding these rules.
2012-07-25
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On Tuesday June 19th 12PM noon Central, Neil Hambly will discuss "Leveraging the power of constraints to improve both data quality and performance of your databases."
2012-06-19
3,690 reads
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