As a part of the national PASS organization, the Minnesota SQL Server User Group (PASSMN) serves the Minnesota SQL Server community. PASSMN is a forum to exchange knowledge and ideas to better understand, develop, implement and support existing and future SQL Server technologies. Our technical sessions provide a professional, fun and educational environment for all levels of expertise and areas of interest.

Website: http://minnesota.sqlpass.org

Pragmatic Works has helped over 7,500 customers worldwide through training, software and consulting. Our clients include 96% of Fortune 100 companies, healthcare, education and everything in between. We offer software that simplifies the development and management of SQL Server, and we deliver top-tier SQL Server training offerings and consulting services for even the most complex data management, Big Data, Cloud and Business Intelligence projects.

Website: http://pragmaticworks.com/

SoftwareONE is redefining the software management and IT solutions landscape. As the global leader in Software Asset Management (SAM), SoftwareONE has been revolutionizing the industry with its intelligent software management platform (PyraCloud) and its Software Portfolio Management (SPM) services. PyraCloud delivers the visibility, elasticity, and control needed to maximize software investments while SPM minimizes compliance risk and optimizes the underlying IT infrastructure.

Website: https://www.softwareone.com/en-us

We make your SQL Servers and your DBAs more stable. Specifically, we specialize in implementing best practices for small to mid-size businesses and training accidental/junior DBAs. With over 17 years of SQL Server experience, you can tap into all of the mistakes we’ve seen in that time to avoid them. We explain SQL Server in plain, easy to understand terms, and we document what we’ve done so you don’t have to wonder about it when we are gone.

Website: http://www.DallasDBAs.com/

Dick Levi, Roger Ray and Bob Shoup founded Levi, Ray & Shoup Inc. as a local computer consulting company. Since then, LRS has grown into a global provider of IT solutions and employs more than 600 peopl. Since our founding, we have diversified and today offer products and services that include printing software, consulting services, pension administration software, computer hardware, education and technical training, and website development and hosting.

Website: https://www.lrs.com/

nVisium was founded in 2009 to guide software and security teams towards the goal of making security a core part of engineering and development operations without slowing down business. Our team is assembled by domain experts across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) in order to provide a holistic approach to building secure software rather than a testing-only approach. We help software teams build secure solutions through design, testing, automation, and education.

Website: https://nvisium.com/

At Quest, our purpose is to solve complex problems with simple solutions. We accomplish this with a philosophy focused on great products, great service and an overall goal of being simple to do business with. Our vision is to deliver technology that eliminates the need to choose between efficiency and effectiveness which means you and your organization can spend less time on IT administration and more time on business innovation.

Website: https://www.quest.com/

We dedicate our energy towards delivering value and valuing knowledge. Tail Wind’s integrated solutions, depth of experience, and breath of resources make us the perfect partner in advancing your company’s IT potential.

Website: http://tailwindtech.com/

Too much time is spent by DBA's doing the 'keep the lights on' work today – dealing with patching, the never ending work around compliance that security puts on us – BMC has built a solution to address this – with database automation you can, without scripts to maintain, automate your way out of patching and compliance checking, giving you more time to focus on the value add work of working with the application teams. Come learn how BMC Database Automation can make your life easier.

Website: http://www.bmc.com/

MANIFEST Technology is an information technology consulting firm specializing in assisting its clients with integration, competitive advantage, business strategy, complete systems development life-cycle, and IT for Internet strategy and e-Business. MANIFEST Technology's services are offered in both ERP package and custom environments and across various technology platforms. The company also provides IT resources and solutions for custom development opportunities.

Website: http://www.manifesttechnology.net/

ESP IT is a consulting and staffing services firm headquartered in downtown Minneapolis. We specialize in connecting exceptional technology professionals—from developers to project managers to digital marketing professionals—to the best projects at leading companies in the Twin Cities metro area.

Website: http://esp.com/

Dell Software delivers extensive end to end solutions to tackle your IT challenges. Secure, manage and protect any applications, systems, devices and data.

Website: http://software.dell.com/

TEKsystems provides corporations with IT staffing, talent management expertise and IT services, enabling them to meet and achieve their business objectives. Joining the TEKsystems team opens the door to challenging, exciting and rewarding career opportunities in IT recruiting and sales, customer service and corporate support.

Website: http://www.teksystemscareers.com/

Signature Consultants was established in 1997 with a singular focus: Provide our clients and consultants with superior staffing solutions. Signature’s clients can expect to receive technology staffing solutions founded on quality, service and results.

Website: http://www.sigconsult.com/

Our mission is to accelerate the transformation of enterprise IT by changing the performance and economics of enterprise storage. Our flash storage arrays, with patented IntelliFlash™ architecture, deliver high I/O and low latency for business applications such as databases, server virtualization and virtual desktops. Our customers achieve business acceleration and unmatched storage capacity reduction.

Website: http://www.tegile.com/

SIOS software solutions make clusters easy to use and easy to own. They add efficient replication for disaster protection to SAN-based environments and enable cluster protection in environments where shared storage clusters are impossible or impractical.

Website: http://us.sios.com/clustersyourway/

Solution Design Group (sdg) is an IT consulting firm based in Golden Valley, MN. We deliver IT solutions around Microsoft and Open Source technologies and utilize our Project Delivery Team to help round out these service offerings. We have more than 100 consultants and just over 20 operations members that make up the sdg Team. Most of our customers can be found locally around the Twin Cities, but a few of our projects are nationwide.

Website: http://solutiondesign.com

Ontrack® PowerControls™ Robust software that helps administrators search, and restore data efficiently in Microsoft® Exchange, Microsoft® SharePoint® and Microsoft® SQL environments. Restore what you need when you need it to better serve your stakeholders.

Website: http://www.krollontrack.com/

Our commitment to results fuels every client engagement. Our rigor and discipline separates us from other consulting firms large and small. We don’t make assumptions. From the top-down, we listen and ask the tough questions to identify the root business challenge or opportunity.

Website: http://www.digineer.com/

Veredus provides the best IT professionals for contract and permanent placement. By taking the time to understand each company’s unique corporate culture and needs, our veteran professional recruiters find the ideal personality and skill set for a perfect match.

Website: http://vereduscorp.com/

PASS SQLSaturday’s are free 1-day training events for SQL Server professionals that focus on local speakers, providing a variety of high-quality technical sessions, and making it all happen through the efforts of volunteers. Whether you're attending a SQLSaturday or thinking about hosting your own, we think you'll find it's a great way to spend a Saturday – or any day.

Website: https://www.sqlsaturday.com/332/eventhome.aspx

vRad (Virtual Radiologic) is a global telemedicine company and the nation’s largest radiology practice with over 500 physicians. Our patented software, data, and clinical processes allow referring physicians to quickly and securely pass patient imaging and information to specialists in order to improve the speed, accuracy, and cost of clinical diagnosis.

Website: http://corporate.vrad.com/

McKinley Consulting is among the fastest-growing IT and business consulting firms. We’re proud of the reputation we’ve earned and the attention we continue to receive. This includes our placement on the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s Fast 50 two years running as well as their list of Top 25 Management Consulting Firms.

Website: http://mckinleyconsulting.com/

STAR Collaborative is a professional services staffing firm that provides high quality talent for a wide range of professions and industries. Our solutions range from staff augmentation and contractors to invoice processing or direct hire placements. What’s our story? Simply put, we are passionate about connecting people, more specifically connecting people to jobs. We’re a truly unique consulting/staffing firm that has been quietly disrupting the Twin Cities market over the last few years.

Website: http://www.starcollaborative.com/

Virteva is an independent IT consulting and managed services firm serving enterprise clients and medium-sized businesses. Formerly the Professional Services division of Agiliti, a managed hosting and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) pioneer, Virteva became a stand-alone entity in 2005 as the result of Agiliti's acquisition by Vericenter. - See more at: http://www.virteva.com/about.html#sthash.jmultuiq.dpuf

Website: http://www.virteva.com/