Welcome to the Melbourne CBD SQL PASS Chapter. We are a SQL Server special interest group that forms part of the Victoria .NET Dev SIG.

We meet at lunch time 12:15PM for a 12.30PM start and finish at 2.00PM mostly on the 2nd Monday of each month at:

Innovation@257
Level 1, 257 Collins Street Melbourne (Click here for map)

Our dates for 2009 are: Jan 12th, Feb 9th, Mar 16th, Apr 20th, May 4th, Jun 15th, Jul 13th, Aug 3rd, Sep 21st, Oct 12th, Nov 23rd, Dec 14th.

It is really important that you register for the meetings as we have limited space and to allow us to plan catering. RSVP by emailing info @ sqldownunder.com.

	July 13th	Greg Low	Understanding SQL Server Indexing
	September 21st	Grant Paisley	Extreme Reporting Services
	October 12th	Brad McGehee	Becoming a SQL Server Profiler Master

Understanding SQL Server Indexing
Greg Low

Correct indexing is critical to the performance of SQL Server applications. In this session, Greg will cover the types of indexes available with SQL Server, best practices for designing an indexing strategy, how indexes are used by the query optimizer and how they are maintained.

About Greg

Greg Low is an internationally recognised Consultant, developer and trainer. He has been working in development since 1978, holds a PhD in Computer science and a host of Microsoft certifications. Greg is the country lead for SolidQ Australia (www.solidq.com.au), a SQLServer MVP and a Microsoft Regional Director. Greg is one of only a handful of people in the world to hold the new Microsoft Masters certification for SQL Server 2008 and teaches internal classes for Microsoft on their Redmond campus.