On Saturday, January 13th, despite a pretty snowy winter weather forecast, Nashville held SQL Saturday #698. I watched twitter like a hawk in the hours leading up to making the drive, watching for reports on the roads in the area. All-in-all, the roads ended up being in decent condition for the drive, and I only really encountered any ice in the parking lot when I finally arrived at the hotel.
Saturday morning was frigid and it snowed throughout the day, but that wasn’t enough to stop the event. The organizers did an excellent job enduring the stress caused by the weather and in my opinion the event was a great success and went off without a hitch. Lunch was hot BBQ, which was excellent and a great upgrade from the standard boxed sandwich lunches which are typical fare at SQL Saturday events. As an added touch (and part of the yearly tradition) after the end of day raffle, SQL Saturday customized pint glasses were given out to all the attendees to take home as a souvenir. Another one for the shelf!
It was a great day and well worth the drive up to Nashville. Looking forward to attending again next time.
The snow fell throughout the day on Saturday at SQL Saturday Nashville.
Je’Anna Lanza-Abbott presenting “Performance Tuning for Salary Negotiations.”
Jason Horner presenting “Dimensional Modeling Design Patterns: Beyond the Basics.”
Louis Davidson presenting “How to Implement a Hierarchy in SQL Server.”
Kevin Kline presenting an informative lunch session on the use of SQL Plan Explorer.
Angela Tidwell presenting “Becoming the MVP: Soft Skills for the Hard Market.”
Tamera Clark preparing for the end of day raffle.
The SQL Saturday Nashville crowd at the end of day raffle.
The SQL Saturday Nashville crowd at the end of day raffle.
