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Title: DBA Webinar Topic Ideas
Author: user
based on my query history and experience, You can see I am a well established DBA. Please give me a list of ten subjects related to my history as a suggestion fo various Webinars i could talk about

Author: ChatGPT
Absolutely, Lowell ??? your experience and the breadth of technologies you???ve worked with (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SSIS, SSRS, Extended Events, automation, cloud platforms, and scripting with PowerShell) make you an ideal speaker for a variety of technical webinars. Here's a curated list of **10 webinar topic ideas** tailored to your expertise and query history:

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### 1. **Advanced SQL Server Performance Tuning: From Execution Plans to Extended Events**
   - Dive deep into real-world tuning techniques, how to analyze query performance, and advanced Extended Events usage.

### 2. **Disaster Recovery in SQL Server: Real-World Lessons from the Trenches**
   - Cover DR scenarios, orphaned users, recovering with only MDF/LDF files, and lessons learned.

### 3. **SQL Server to PostgreSQL Migration: What Every DBA Should Know**
   - Discuss syntax differences, tools, caveats, and how to make your SQL Server logic PostgreSQL-compatible.

### 4. **Modern SSIS Strategies: Package Design, Logging, and Troubleshooting**
   - Explore how to build scalable SSIS packages, manage errors, and query SSISDB for validation and runtime insight.

### 5. **Automation for the Modern DBA: PowerShell for SQL Server and Beyond**
   - Demonstrate PowerShell automation examples including backups, file cleanup, SSRS log management, and cross-server scripting.

### 6. **Taming JSON in SQL Server: Advanced Shredding, Querying, and Reporting**
   - Share techniques to query complex JSON, handle arrays, and use OPENJSON effectively with dynamic schemas.

### 7. **SQL Server Security Deep Dive: Authentication, Encryption, and Extended Auditing**
   - Cover login/user mismatches, TDE, certificate use, capturing login activity, and how to audit with Extended Events.

### 8. **Working with Cloud RDS Databases: SQL Server and MySQL in AWS**
   - Highlight real-world challenges, backups, restore strategies, and how to handle platform limitations in AWS RDS.

### 9. **End-to-End Report Lifecycle in SSRS: From Subscription to ExecutionLog Analytics**
   - Explain report automation, triggering subscriptions via stored procedures, and querying ExecutionLog2 for usage patterns.

### 10. **Building an Intelligent SQL Agent: Using PowerShell to Monitor and Respond to Anomalies**
   - Show off a system that runs health-check queries across multiple servers and emails alerts ??? AI agent or not.

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Would you like help creating an outline or abstract for any of these topics? We could even tailor them to SQL Saturdays, user groups, or recorded YouTube-style webinars depending on your goal.