Quest Software Amps up SQL Server Education and Product Initiatives at PASS Summit 2009

Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) today announced it will return to PASS Summit in Seattle, Nov. 2-5, 2009, ready to educate users on how to get the most from SQL Server investments, as well as the best way to network and get involved with the SQL Server community. Quest will also showcase its leading SQL Server administration, backup and recovery, and performance management solutions in booth 403/405, adjacent to SQLServerPedia booth 407.

Quest launched its free online resource, SQLServerPedia, at the 2008 show, and will continue to expand its efforts around education this year. A recent contest awarding a DBA with an all-expense-paid trip to experience PASS Summit for the first time, along with a "Did You Know?" booth theme, underscores Quest's dedication to educating the SQL Server community for free.

"In addition to providing great products, we feel it's important to educate users on how to get optimal use not only from our tools, but SQL Server itself," said Christian Hasker, director of product management and marketing for SQL Server solutions, Quest Software. "We continue to hear from customers and the SQL Server community that free training and information are what they need most, and many of our activities at the show will reflect our commitment to supplying these resources."

Expert speaking sessions and activities at the show include:

-- "Birds of a Feather" lunch session, "Moving from Technologist to Manager," Kevin Kline, Nov. 3, 11:45 a.m. -- 1 p.m., expo hall 4B

-- "The Ultimate Free SQL Server Toolkit," Kevin Kline, Nov. 3, 3 -- 4:15 p.m., room 615-617

-- "Social Networking for Database Professionals," Brent Ozar, co-presenting with Jason Massie, Nov. 3, 4:30 -- 5:45 p.m., room 608

-- Book signing, "Database Benchmarking: Practical Methods for Oracle & SQL Server," Kevin Kline, Nov. 3, 6:30 p.m., Quest booth

-- Breakfast seminar, "Simplify SQL Server Management with DMVs -- the Experts' Perspective," Quest's Brent Ozar and Kevin Kline, joined by Buck Woody, Louie Davidson and Tim Ford, Nov. 4, 7 -- 8:30 a.m., room 611-612 or online via live broadcast

-- "Disaster Recovery Planning 101: Know The Difference Between Your Log and Your Cluster," Brent Ozar, Nov. 4, 1:30 -- 2:45 p.m., room 613-614

-- "Team Management Crash Course," Kevin Kline, Nov. 5, 10:45 a.m. -- noon, room 612

-- "Yes, I'm Actually Using the Cloud," Brent Ozar, Nov. 5, 1 -- 2:15 p.m., room 201

Quest will highlight the following product updates:

-- New release of Spotlight(R) on SQL Server, Quest's award-winning monitoring and diagnostics tool. The new version includes automated CPU diagnosis, fully integrated coverage of SQL Server Analysis Services for business intelligence, direct links to SQLServerPedia, and more.

-- Debut of Foglight(R) for SQL Server, Quest's web-based monitoring and diagnostic solution based on the Foglight framework, which offers 100 percent remote monitoring with highly optimized collections and instance discovery, and a comprehensive set of performance and administrative alarms.

-- Demos of the newest version of LiteSpeed(R) for SQL Server, which now offers Fast Compression capability. Fast Compression reduces the size of backups by only backing up changed data, decreasing backup times and storage requirements by 70 percent or more.

-- Kickoff of the LiteSpeed Engine for SQL Server beta program. LiteSpeed Engine for SQL Server is a "drop and go" compression technology that enables database compression with existing scripts. Attendees can stop by the Quest booth to get a copy.

About Quest Software, Inc.

Now more than ever, organizations need to work smart and improve efficiency. Quest Software creates and supports systems management products -- helping our customers solve everyday IT challenges faster and easier. Visit www.quest.com for more information.

Quest, Quest Software, Spotlight, Foglight, LiteSpeed and the Quest logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Quest Software in the United States and certain other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Web Links Referenced in this Release:

Quest Software, Inc: http://www.quest.com/

PASS Summit: http://summit2009.sqlpass.org/

SQL Server administration: http://www.quest.com/sql-server/administration.aspx

backup and recovery: http://www.quest.com/sql-server/backup-and-recovery.aspx

performance management: http://www.quest.com/sql-server/performance-management.aspx

Kevin Kline: http://www.quest.com/newsroom/Kevin-Kline.aspx

Brent Ozar: http://www.quest.com/newsroom/Brent-Ozar.aspx

Database Benchmarking: Practical Methods for Oracle & SQL Server: http://www.rampant-books.com/book_0701_database_benchmarking.htm

Simplify SQL Server Management with DMVs -- the Experts' Perspective: http://www.quest.com/events/listdetails.aspx?contentid=10429&technology=34&prod=&prodfamily=&loc

online via live broadcast: http://www.quest.com/events/listdetails.aspx?contentid=10441&technology=34&prod=&prodfamily=&loc

Spotlight on SQL Server: http://www.quest.com/spotlight-on-SQL-Server-enterprise/

SQLServerPedia: http://www.sqlserverpedia.com/

LiteSpeed for SQL Server: http://www.quest.com/litespeed-for-sql-server/

SOURCE: Quest Software, Inc.

Quest Software, Inc. 
Betsy Mendenhall, 614-726-4842 
Betsy.mendenhall@quest.com

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