Minnesota SQL Server Study Group (August)

Last month, I started using Meetup to schedule SQL Server Study Group events.  The idea is to meet twice a month with people that want to just talk about SQL Server and help fill in the holes in their knowledge.  Unfortunately, due to a recent move and a personal development retreat coming up, I will … Continue reading Minnesota SQL Server Study Group (August)

August Monthly SQL Server Checklist

First day of the month and first Monday of the month.  The list is coming out a bit late due to these, hopefully you were more on top of this that I was.  As I mentioned back in June, the premise of this post is help DBAs maintain their environments by getting together a monthly … Continue reading August Monthly SQL Server Checklist

I've Got A “SQLSat” In Kalamazoo

Last night I received an e-mail letting me know that I’ll be presenting at SQL Saturday #84 in Kalamazoo, MI.  Besides myself, this is shaping up to be quite an event.  The schedule of sessions and list of speakers has been published. I’ll be presenting on the following two topics: The Creepy DBA, How to … Continue reading I've Got A “SQLSat” In Kalamazoo

SSWUG Spring Conference Speaker Ratings

This spring I presented a few sessions at the spring SSWUG virtual conference – DBTechCon.  Now that the event is over, I’ve received some feedback from the attendees and I thought I’d share it here.  Overall, the responses back were great.  The approach for the Profiler versus Extended Events session didn’t seem to come across … Continue reading SSWUG Spring Conference Speaker Ratings