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6 Things I learned at SQLSaturday #94 (#sqlsat94)

Today was an awesome day filled with much learning and some networking. To quickly summarize my experience at SQLSaturday here in Salt Lake City, I’ve compiled my list of 6 things that I learned today from the sessions I attended.

  1. When evaluating performance of a query, logical reads matter more than duration.
  2. If you think that Reports in Reporting Services are boring, you need to learn to use F4.
  3. SQL Server has its own, trimmed down version of the CLR.
  4. Don’t be afraid to be uncomfortable.
  5. Document before, during, and after a process.
  6. Before investigating another 3rd party reporting tool, download Report Builder and give it a whirl.

Unfortunately, these points don’t even begin to cover everything there was to learn today. I want to thank Randy Knight (blog|@randy_knight), Doug Lane (blog|@douglane4), Mitch Bottel (blog|@SacSQLDude), and TJay Belt (blog|@tjaybelt) for their excellent presentations. Finally, thanks to all the sponsors for making these events possible. For those of you that have a SQLSaturday coming to your area, I strongly recommend you attend.

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