Here's information about our meeting.

Location

APR

975 Johnnie Dodds Blvd,

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Time: 11:30-1:00 (presentation from 11:45 to 12:45)

Title: Should I Virtualize SQL Server

Abstract: In recent years, interest has surged in server virtualization technologies -- fueled by their potential to dramatically lower IT costs. This webcast will explore the needs of IT organizations with large SQL Server deployments and how they might benefit from a virtual infrastructure.  See how you can dramatically lower your IT costs by virtualizing your SQL Server environment. With a special focus on IT organizations with large SQL Server deployments, virtualization MVP Kevin Kline will discuss:

·         Benefits of virtualization and some of the decisions you must make

·         Best practices in planning, deploying, and managing a virtual infrastructure for SQL Server 2005

·         Ways to leverage storage, network, and computing resources to control costs and maximize return on investment of current infrastructure

·         How SQL Server virtualization differs from multi-instancing

Speaker: Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline is the Technical Strategy Manager for SQL Server Solutions at Quest Software, a leading provider of award winning tools for database management and application monitoring. Kevin is a founding board member and former President of the international Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) and frequently contributes to database technology magazines, web sites, and discussion forums.  Kevin writes monthly columns for Database Trends & Applications magazine and SQL Server Magazine. Kevin also serves the community as an adviser to SQL Saturday education program as well as a curriculum adviser for both the University of Washington and Purdue University at Calumet in their IT and Computer Science departments. Kevin’s most popular book is SQL in a Nutshell (now in it’s third edition) published by O’Reilly Media. Kevin is also author or co-author on seven other IT books, including Transact-SQL Programming, Database Benchmarking: A Practical Approach, and Professional SQL Server 2008 Relational Database Design and Optimization. A top rated speaker, Kevin appears at international conferences like Microsoft TechEd, DevTeach, PASS, Microsoft IT Forum, SQL Connections, and the Best Practices Conference. Beginning his career as a lowly hardware jockey working with PC’s, Digital VAX, and Intergraph Unix workstations, Kevin has worked on multiple large-scale database projects throughout his career at Deloitte & Touche, NASA and the U.S. Army. When Kevin isn’t working on technology issues, he enjoys spending time with his wife, four kids, and three stepkids.