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SQL SERVER – SQLPASS 2013, Charlotte Memories – Friends and Technology – Part 1

Pinal Dave
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I have been visiting SQLPASS for last 5 years and I always have a great time attending this event. For the last few years, I have been attending this event in Seattle, Washington. This year this event was at Charlotte, North Carolina. This was a new place for me as I have never visited Charlotte before. Just like every year, I look forward to this event to meet my friends. It is like an annual meet up for the SQL Server Professionals. While I still got a chance to meet my old friends it was fantastic to make many new friends. I just loved the event, I think if you are SQL Server professional, you must attend this event.

Let us see my journey to this event with the help of a few images.

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Charlotte Convention Center
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A bit tired due to long journey but I made it before the event starts.
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I never miss to take my snap with my favorite Steve Jones. When you meet him, he lifts our spirit with his kind words.
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Keynote hall at SQLPASS
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Expo hall at SQLPASS
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David DeWitt’s keynote was the best technical presentations I have seen at SQLPASS.
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Tim Radney and Pinal Dave – I am so fortunate to have friends like Tim. SQL brought people from two parts of the world together.
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Nascar Hall of Fame – very interesting place.
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I just loved this photograph! May be we will do a contest in the future about this image.

Reference: Pinal Dave (https://darkslategrey-bat-805937.hostingersite.com)

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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 22 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 92 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://darkslategrey-bat-805937.hostingersite.com.

Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (CF-L2).

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