1. Scott Minar
PrequelSaturday How the SQL Server community is about to make your job easier Welcome! You've already discovered the best value anywhere in SQL training; here's how to make the most of it. We'll talk about what to do while you're here and ways to keep up the learning momentum afterward. You'll also be introduced to several invaluable (and not just because they're free) tools that anyone working with SQL Server needs to be familiar with. If you're new to SQL Server, when you get back to work on Monday you'll know how to attack the problem you've been struggling with, you'll solve the next problem faster, and you'll know how to find help if you get stuck. Oh, and you'll know about six other problems that used to be hiding from you.

2. Welcome!
Making the most of today Where to find more info How to reach out when you need help Leveraging the pain of others

3. SQLSaturday

4. SQLSaturday is people Organizers Speakers Vendors Attendees Organizers
PASS & SQLSaturday (website/branding)
Volunteers
Planning/Sponsors/Speakers/Communication/Food
Room monitors/Servers
Speakers
Also volunteers
Vendors
Sponsors are paying for all of this
Raffle tickets
Please opt-in
Their product might just save your bacon some day
Attendees
Not just DBAs
Wide range of industries/experience

5. Suggestions Sessions Listen Ask Questions Network Thank Sessions
Pay attention to the speakers and the abstracts
Challenge yourself to attend a session you know nothing about
Listen
Put away your
Not just to speakers
Other attendees' questions
Vendors products
Ask Questions
If you don't get it, you're probably not alone
If it's a rabbit hole, ask the speaker afterward (but don't hold them up)
Network
Tell the speaker how you'll use the info
Talk to other attendees at lunch/breaks
Your future bosses/coworkers may be here now
Don't be afraid to skip a session
Thank
Organizers
Sponsors
Speakers

7. Session Evaluations are ONLINE ONLY
Your feedback is valuable!
SQLSatBR.com/Sessions/SessionEvaluation.aspx

8. Keep Learning

9. Other Events
SQLSaturday Baton Rouge SQL Server User Group (see Useful Links) Other PASS User Groups PASS Virtual Groups PASS Summit Houston TechFest 24 Hours of PASS GroupBy
SQLSaturday
Memphis – October 5th
Nashville – January 18th (tentative)
Baton Rouge – March 7th (tentative)
Summit
November 5th - 8th
TechFest
September 14th
GroupBy
October 9th&10th
Past recordings

10. On Demand
PASS Recordings Blogs StackExchange SQLServerCentral Pluralsight Microsoft LMGTFY

11. Interactive Assistance
StackExchange SQLServerCentral #sqlhelp SQL Server Community Slack Baton Rouge Slack Your Network

12. Tools

13. Tools
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) by Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) by Microsoft Azure Data Studio by Microsoft sp_whoisactive by Adam Machanic (blog|twitter) First Responder Kit by Brent Ozar Unlimited (blog|twitter) SQL Server Maintenance Solution by Ola Hallengren dbatools by Chrissy LeMaire (blog|twitter) Plan Explorer by SentryOne BIML Express by Varigence
SSMS
Use a current version
Tools » Options…
Query shortcuts
Word wrap
Line numbers
Scroll bar map mode
Drag & Drop from Object Explorer
Hide Results
Alt+Shift Select
Azure Data Studio
T-SQL Notebooks

14. Other resources
db<>fiddle Paste The Plan SQLServerUpdates.com Shortcuts Cheat Sheet SQL Server Diagnostic Information Queries

15. Quick Lessons

16. NOLOCK is not the answer …and neither is auto-shrink Backups must be tested! RPO/RTO RBAR
“Your data is only as good as your last backup.” 
“Your backups are only as good as your last restore.”
RBAR
Example: look at all users and set IsActive to false if last login more than three months ago