*Join us January 17th at 6:00 PM in the USA Library (Room 181) as we kick-off 2013. To start the year off we will have plenty of giveaways, see list below!* * * *Up for grabs:* *- Intertech Training ($2,650)* *- Visual Studio 2010 Professional* *- Office Professional 2010* *- Telerik Ultimate Collection for .NET* *- TechSmith Camtasia* *- Pluralsight Monthly Subscription* *- Flying Monkeys* *- Shirts, books, ...* *Registration and Directions:* http://lanug012013.eventbrite.com *Event Format:* 6-6:25pm: Networking and announcements 6:25-6:30pm: Sponsor introduction and appreciation 6:30-7pm: Intro Session (TBD) 7-8:15pm: Configuring and Managing FILESTREAM and FileTable with Sven Aelterman 8:15-8:30pm: Giveaways/Closing *Main Speaker:* Sven Aelterman <http://svenaelterman.wordpress.com/> Sven Aelterman is a lecturer in Information Systems at Troy University in Troy, Alabama. He teaches undergraduate courses in data warehousing and network infrastructure and security. He is also the technology specialist for Troy University’s Sorrell College of Business and performs a variety of technology roles with a global scope. He continues consulting work through Adduxis, where he assists customers with software development projects using the Microsoft .NET Framework and related technologies. Sven focuses on application design and architecture and secure coding practices. In 2012, he co-authored “The Art of SQL Server FILESTREAM,” published by Red Gate Books. He received his MBA from Troy University and his bachelor’s degree from the Hogeschool Gent (University College Ghent) in Belgium, his native country. Sven is married to Ebony and they have a son, Edward, and a daughter, Sofia. They live in Troy, Alabama. *Main Topic:* Configuring and Managing FILESTREAM and FileTable SQL Server 2012 continues support for FILESTREAM, first introduced in SQL Server 2008. In addition, FileTable is a related new feature that opens up new possibilities. For server and database administrators working with FILESTREAM-enabled databases, the experience is somewhat different than dealing with relational data. This session covers the prerequisites for FILESTREAM and FileTable and common configuration and management tasks. *Giveaways from:* Intertech, Microsoft, O’Reilly, Pluralsight, Telerik *About Our Sponsor* *TEKsystems *is continuing to build our business in the Panhandle area of Florida and southern Alabama. We are currently servicing clients in Panama City, Pensacola, Destin, Mobile, Fort Walton Beach, Dothan and continue to expand. We are looking for clients in the area who are hiring as well as Technical Professionals in the area looking for opportunities or looking to relocate to this area. Many thanks to TEKSystems for sponsoring our meetings. Thank you, Ryan Duclos <http://about.me/rduclos> Lower AL .NET User Group <http://lanug.azurewebsites.net/> - President on behalf of the Lower AL .NET User Group <http://lanug.azurewebsites.net/>