Meagan Longoria SQL Saturday 300 Sept 13 2014 Getting Started Slides are on the SQL Saturday site as well as my blog Questions and comments are expected and welcome throughout the presentation ID: 1029232
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1. There May Be No Free Lunch But You Can Have Free Training Meagan LongoriaSQL Saturday #300Sept 13, 2014
2. Getting StartedSlides are on the SQL Saturday site as well as my blog.Questions and comments are expected and welcome throughout the presentation.Questions: How long have you been working with SQL Server? How did you hear about KC SQL Saturday?
3. Who Am I and What Am I Doing Here?Business Intelligence Consultant with Valorem Consulting in Kansas City, MOOrganizer of Kansas City SQL SaturdayLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/meaganlongoria/ Twitter: @mmarieBlog: http://datasavvy.wordpress.com/ Email: Meagan.Longoria@outlook.com
4. Can’t Go to PASS Summit/BA Conference?You have options: Twiddle your thumbs until the next yearPurchase the video of the conferencePurchase any new SQL/BI booksLook for other ways to learn and connectIf you go to one conference each year and do nothing else to learn and improve your craft, you are unnecessarily limiting yourself and your potential.
5. Free Your MindFree yourself from thinking you need to attend a big conference or expensive class to advance your skills or career. Embrace continuous learning.Supplement the big events with other activities:In Person: User groupsSQL SaturdaysOnlineVirtual ChaptersBlogsWebsites and Online ForumsSocial Media
6. Free* (As in Beer)What is free*?User Groups – sometimes have dues or sponsorsSQL Saturday – sponsor tables and emails Websites – free with registration or adsBlogs – ads and occasional promotionsSocial Media – promotions and noisePASS Virtual Chapters - promotions
7. Get InvolvedThere is a whole SQL Server/MSBI community out there that wants to learn and grow with youYou can choose how involved you want to be, but… I have found that I learn more as I get more involved and connect with more people.
8. KC User group: http://kansascity.sqlpass.org/ Meets 3rd Thursday of the monthSign up for emails on the websiteRSVP to meetings through EventbriteAny SQL Server or MSBI topic welcomeOther user groups:Southwest Missouri SQL Server Users Group (SWMOSSUG)St. Louis SQL Server User Group (STLSSUG)Wichita SQL Server User GroupUser Groups
9. SQL SaturdaysSQL Saturdays are happening all over the worldhttp://sqlsaturday.com/ Don’t be afraid to travel! Combine business and pleasure.Make friends! Talk to speakers. (We don’t bite.)Get email addresses, websites, social media accounts to continue communication and learning.
10. Virtual ChaptersMany cover specific topics, others are in foreign languages. http://www.sqlpass.org/passchapters/virtualchapters.aspxUsually meet once or twice a month
11. WebsitesTechNet, Microsoft Virtual Academy, MSDN, Channel 9SQLServerCentral.comMSSQLTips.comSqlMag.comSQLTeam.comSimple Talk (from Red Gate)SQLPerformance.com (from SQL Sentry)Project Botticelli (BI)Sql-Server-Performance.com
12. Consultant WebsitesBrentOzar.comSQLBI.comPragmatic Works Denny Cherry & Assoc. Blue GraniteSQLSkills.com DawaBI
13. ForumsDBA.StackExchange.comStackOverflow.comMSDNSQLServerCentral.comSQL-Server-Performance.com
14. BlogsThere are tons of them!People all over the world blog about all kinds of topics at all levels of difficultyWe are sharing our knowledge and experiencesGood blog rolls can be found at http://www.sqlpass.org/community/blogdirectory.aspx and http://thomaslarock.com/rankings/
15. BlogsBlogs I read regularly:http://billfellows.blogspot.com/ http://sqlblog.com/blogs/ http://stephanefrechette.com/ http://sqlaj.wordpress.com/ http://blog.gbrueckl.at/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/florianmader/ http://mikedavissql.com/ http://www.sqlchick.com/ http://www.sqljason.com/ http://sqlserverbiblog.wordpress.com/http://www.mssqlgirl.com/ http://www.powerpivotpro.com/ http://www.jenunderwood.com/ http://www.jenstirrup.com/ http://devinknightsql.com/ http://www.clearlyandsimply.com/clearly_and_simply/ http://cwebbbi.wordpress.com/http://markvsql.com/ http://devnambi.com/ http://sqlslacker.net/ http://mickeystuewe.com/ http://sqljudo.wordpress.com/ http://www.jamesserra.com/ http://www.mikefal.net/ http://blogs.msdn.com/b/buckwoody/ http://blog.sqlauthority.com/ http://blog.datainspirations.com/ http://sqlserverperformance.wordpress.com/ http://www.scarydba.com/ http://kevinekline.com/ http://blogs.lessthandot.com/ http://joeydantoni.com/ http://thesqlagentman.com/blogposts/ http://blog.infoadvisors.com/index.php/category/blog/ http://blog.kejser.org/ http://www.midnightdba.com/Jen/
16. Twitter#sqlhelpBrowse list membership
17. LinkedInJoin groups that fit your interests Set your email notifications appropriately Some groups have better discussions than others
18. Train Yo’ SelfWrite a blog postAnswer questions on a forumAnswer #sqlhelp on twitterPresent at a user group, SQL Saturday, or virtual chapter*If you don’t get this reference, you need to watch more Parks & Rec
19. Please feel free to contact me with questions or feedbackMeagan LongoriaBI Solutions ArchitectEmail: Meagan.Longoria@outlook.comBlog: datasavvy.wordpress.comTwitter: @mmarieLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/meaganlongoria/ Company Website: ValoremConsulting.comQuestions and Final Comments