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My upcoming speaking calendar

If you work in an organization that is finding it increasingly difficult to allow SQL Server database administrators unfettered sysadmin access to your Production servers, then you have four opportunities to hear me speak about how to control this type of access.

PASS Healthcare Virtual Chapter
August 21, 2014
http://healthcare.sqlpass.org/

MagicPASS 
September 17, 2014
http://magicpass.sqlpass.org/

SQL Saturday #318 in Orlando, FL 
September 27, 2014
http://www.sqlsaturday.com/viewsession.aspx?sat=318&sessionid=21152

Training on the T's
October 7, 2014
http://www.pragmaticworks.com/LearningCenter/FreeTrainingWebinars/FutureWebinars.aspx?ResourceId=692


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