John Nelson and I will be speaking on the first day of MMS if you're going!

Monday, April 28 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM, Veronese 2401B
Speaker(s): Brian Mason, John Nelson
Track(s): Systems Management
SessionType(s): Breakout
Products(s): Configuration Manager 2007, Microsoft SQL Server, SMS 2003

Brian Mason (MS MVP SMS) and John Nelson (www.number2blog.com) will show you how to speed SQL & web reports so that they don't melt your server, time out, or make your boss wonder if you know what you're doing. While Brian writes a few reports (with an SMS/SCCM focus), John will improve Brian's attempts (with a SQL focus). You'll get tips on how to find that data you're collecting quickly and present it in speedy web reports or pivot tables. You'll get tips on keeping SQL healthy and lean, and what to look for when building a new server. How will Wells Fargo install SQL for its 200K client infrastructure? From web reports to SQL Management studio to SMS/SCCM, let the Wells Fargo guys show you how they'd do it and answer any questions along the way.

If you've never gone to MMS before, this should be the best year yet. If you've thought it might be some junket where Microsoft and other vendors are just pushing junk to sell you, you're wrong. I think MMS 2002 was the closest to that, but every one since then has been great. You get a huge selction of classes and labs. If you can't fit them all in, you get a DVD of all the sessions which you can share with your team back home. You get a good feel for the direction of SMS\SCCM\SCOM which can help you in planning for the future. You can meet absolutely brilliant people who've done amazing things for their companies which can give you good ideas for you to take back to your company.