Free SQL Server training! Free food! Chance to win great prizes! What more could a SQL Server Professional ask for? If this sounds good to you then don’t miss your opportunity to attend SQL Saturday! #29, the largest FREE training event dedicated exclusively to SQL Server Administration, Development and Business Intelligence to hit Birmingham, AL.

SQL Saturday! #29? What is it? When is it? Where is it? How do I get involved? Let me fill you in.

What: An all day FREE training event with 20 technical SQL Server sessions spread out over three tracks of Business Intelligence, Database Administration and SQL Development. Breakfast and lunch will be provided at the event and there will be an after party at the Black Market Bar in the Colonnade.

When: Saturday, March, 27, 2010. Online registration is now open, but it is filling up fast so reserve your spot now. Attendee check-in will begin at 8:00am until 8:45am with opening comments from 8:45am to 9:00am and the first sessions beginning at 9:15am. A full list of session tracks and schedule is available.

Where: The Shelby-Hoover Campus of Jefferson State Community College at the new Health Sciences Building at the intersection of Valleydale Road and Jaguar Drive across from Veterans Park near Spain Park High School at 4600 Valleydale Road Birmingham, AL 35242.

How: All you have to do to get involved is register online to reserve your spot. Show up and attend the sessions that you like. Hope to see you there!

Happy 2010! The Nasvhille SQL Server user group is having our first 2010 meeting Friday 2/5 at Nova Copy, 15 Lindsley Ave. Nashville 37210. Directions to Nova Copy here. Please RSVP if you are coming. Food will arrive at 11:30 and our speaker will go from 12:00 to 1:00.

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At this meeting Kevin Boles will be presenting on: SQL Injection

Kevin is a SQL Server expert, working exclusively with the product since version 6.5. He holds SQL Server certifications of MCT, MCITP - Database Developer, MCITP - Database Administrator, MCDBA and MVP. His primary focus is the relational engine and his passion is performance analysis and tuning. He teaches occasionally, is an effective mentor and has been a successful consultant for the last dozen years.

Topic: SQL Injection

We have all heard the horror stories. Let’s find out what SQL Injection is, discover various attack vectors and then figure out what we can do to keep the hackers at bay. Lots of code examples!

As usual, food and drinks will be provided free of charge. This month’s sponsor is Jim Goldstein with Robert Half Technology. As a courtesy, please RSVP to me, shelton@dicksonresources.com. Please send me each person's name and company so we can account for pizza and name tags.

If you have jobs to be posted send them to roberto@rhlopez.com and we will add them to our site. We also have a discussion group forum on LinkedIn, where you can post jobs and other topics related to SQL Server.

Thanks and we look forward to seeing you at the next meeting!

-Shelton Dickson, Director of Membership, NSSUG http://nashville.sqlpass.org

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