Community
PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server)
The definitive global community for SQL Server professionals .... this is the world-wide organization of which the Tampa group is a local chapter.
Tampa Bay SQL Server Business Intelligence User Group
Our sister SQL group that focuses on Business Intelligence. They usually meet the 1st monday of the month in the Microsoft building. Please check for meeting dates as they change due to holidays and room availability.
Orlando SQL User Group
Bi monthly meetings, free pizza!
SQL Saturday
It's a free one day learning event for SQL Server professionals, loosely patterned on the well known Code Camp model. Please visit this site to find an event near you.
Technical Resources
Microsoft SQL Server
This is the SQL Server home page.
MSDN
Microsoft Developer Network - everything about all Microsoft products
Microsoft Virtualization
Homepage for Microsofts Virtualization technologies
SQL Server Central
Great source for current information.
SQL 2005 Desksheet
A cool listing of new features for SQL 2005.
Buck Woody Blog
This is Buck Woody's blog and columns at the informit site.
Joe Sack's SQL Server Site
Joe is author for SQL Mags, SQLServerCentral, and of a _blank book. This site has several good articles/tips, for example "Performance Counter Cheat Sheet"
Evolutionary DB Design
Author is proponent of extreme programming (XP) and agile software development. This page discusses application of these concepts to DB design changes. www.martinfowler.com is also interesting site for overall XP article.s
Scaling Up Reporting Services 2008 vs. Reporting Services 2005: Lessons Learned
Here is the link to the “Scaling Up Reporting Services 2008 vs. Reporting Services 2005: Lessons Learned” article that JC referenced
Vendors and sponsors from the past
Quest Software
Lumigent Technologies
TimeSpring
Publisher of Time Data.
TimeData mitigates the damage by enabling SQL Server to simply and quickly retrieve the precise moment before the damage occurred. You can think of it as an “application do-over” - rapid fixing of corrupt and deleted data, with a full change record of transactions.
Tizor Systems
Appliance to monitor SQL database user activity for data compliance (Sarbanes Oxley, PCI, Identity Theft, HIPAA, etc.)
TechSherpas
TechSherpas is a Gold Certified Partner in Learning Solutions for Microsoft. SQL instruction at its best! We are Microsoft's "go-to" partner in the Gulf States. sean.kline@techsherpas.com. Along with public classes we also provide specialized and customized training at our site or your location(s), as well as mentoring (transfer of knowledge), project implementaions, etc...
RSS Reporter for SQL Server
Tampa Bay SQL User Group Presentation Oct 21 2008
Presentation and supporting scripts from the Tampa Bay SQL User Group Presentation on RSS Reporter for SQL Server. This was a short 15 minute talk on RSS Reporter from xSQL Software. If you're a member of the Tampabay SQL Server User Group (TSUG) be sure to take advantage of the free 5 SQL Server instances license for RSS Reporter offer for all TSUG members through Oct 31st.
JCZ Consulting of Tampa Bay
Non Profit agencies face the same problems a normal business entity does. The funding sources are different, but the process of spending that funding in an economical, productive, efficient way is the same no matter what arena you operate in.
That is where JCZ comes in!
We will look at your process using the same tools large corporations use in order to identify areas for improvement and potential bottlenecks in the delivery of your services.
In the end your agency not only is serving your clients in a manner that makes efficient sense, you will be able to better prove your effectiveness toyou funders and board of directors.
What We Do
JCZ uses expertise gained in both the non profit arena and the business world to help agencies get started in using sound business practices to better target and serve their populations.