I had the honor and pleasure of speaking at and attending the PASS Summit in Seattle this year.  CapTech Consulting sponsored my trip to participate in the event, where I presented on two topics: creating a healthcare payer data model and administering SQL Server Reporting Services.

The PASS Summit is an annual conference put on by the Professional Association for SQL Server.  The conference brings together a mix of community speakers, Microsoft employees, and many eager-to-learn attendees.  Located at the Seattle Convention Center, there were two days of pre-conference sessions and three days of community and spotlight sessions.  The 2011 Summit drew a record 5000 registrations.

The summit was even more exciting than usual this year due to many announcements made by both Microsoft and PASS.  Some of the business intelligence highlights are listed here: