The first SQL Saturday in San Diego kicks off fall with a full day of free SQL Server information, lectures, and seminars from the experts on the West Coast.

SQL Social - Kent, UK

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SQLServerCentral.com

User Groups

Andrew Calvett talks Analysis Services for the September meeting of the Kent SQL Server user's group.

Synchronizing SQL Server and SQL Azure

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Database Journal

Azure

SQL Azure Data Sync provides data synchronization between the cloud and local SQL Server databases. Learn how SQL Azure Data Sync allows you to keep the most concurrent information in the cloud while allowing mobile users, businesses, and enterprise data sources all to have access to this data.

Getting Fired from an Unpaid Job.

by Phil Factor

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Phil Factor initially brooded about being fired from a job he was just doing unpaid to help out. Then he suddenly realized that they were probably right.

Mid September Free Training from PASS

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SQLServerCentral.com

Indexing

There's going to be over 30 hours of free online SQL Server training in the upcoming week and you're not going to want to miss out!

Top 10 SQL Server Integration Services Best Practices

by Omeswar Danwada

SQLServerCentral.com

Integration Services (SSIS)

Learn the top 10 best practices for large scale SSIS packages from a real world DBA.

Performance Issue with large number of Virtual Log Files in SQL Server Transaction Log

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MSSQLTips.com

Performance Tuning

SQL Server transaction log files have an internal structure called the Virtual Log File or VLF. When the number of VLFs grow out of control due to autogrowth the log can become fragmented and cause delay. In this tip we look at how to see how many VLFs exist as well as how this can be reduced to a more reasonable number.