SQL Saturday #145 was my first trip to Nashville and I must say I am impressed with the city. The recommended event hotel was located in a very nice part of the town , a short drive from the Randor Lake State park and the weather on Friday evening was just perfect for a walk in the park.

The Event venue,  David Lipscomb University, was also a short a drive from the recommended hotel and has a very scenic campus. There were plenty of signs and the location was fairly easy to find. The registration desk was well managed and the breakfast was excellent. I picked up my Speaker shirt and went looking for my friends !

I met with Kathi Kellenberger (b|t), Malathi Mahadevan (b|t), Kevin Kline (b|t) , David Klee (b|t) and Rick Morlean (b|t) on the morning of the event. I was particularly excited about my 11:00 AM session on Parameter Sniffing, as I had recently updated all of my demos to run on SQL Server 2012. My session was very well received and I got a great set of attendees who were very much interested in learning about Parameter sniffing. The session slide deck and demo scripts are available for download on SQL Saturday #145 website.

After my session, I spent a good deal of time talking to attendees, other speakers, organizers and sponsors.  The organizers did a great job with putting up a spectacular SQL Saturday and I would like to thank them for the opportunity to speak at this event. This was my last SQL Saturday for the year and i look forward to more SQL Saturdays in 2013 !

Kathi, Rick & Sanil at Joes2Pros booth – SQL Saturday #145, Nashville