Go get the popcorn and let's get ready to watch some PASS sessions! Last month PASS hosted an event called 24 Hours of PASS. In this event, there were 24 back to back webcasts that focused on SQL Server and more specifically SQL Server 2008 R2. As if that weren't awesome enough, you can now … Continue reading You Thought You Missed 24 Hours of PASS
I was a little slow at submitting this year, but this afternoon I submitted my ideas for sessions for PASS Summit 2010. If you aren’t aware of this conference – it’s probably the best way out there to learn a ton about SQL Server while networking with the people that use it daily and helped … Continue reading PASS Summit 2010 Submissions
Last week I spoke at TechFuse 2010 and my topic was Getting to Know Your Indexes. I thought I’d throw up a link to the presentation materials from the event. TechFuse was a lot of fun and I got to spend some time chatting with Dan English (twitter | blog) and Lara Rubbelke (twitter | … Continue reading TechFuse Presentation and Speaker Rankings
Sure, you could say that making a Jack Bauer reference for the 24 Hours of PASS event is corny and expected. But then you’d be right and I’d have to actually use my creative juices. So we’ll agree on a détente of sorts and just move ahead. Coming up next month… on May 19 beginning … Continue reading A Jack Bauer Event In The Making
The single word that best describes this past weekend is… awesome. While there were some occasional bumps in the road - Wendy Pastrick (blog | twitter), Ted Krueger (blog | twitter), and Aaron Lowe (blog | twitter) deserves major props for putting this together. Outstanding job! There were a couple lumps so I’ll get those … Continue reading SQL Saturday Chicago Recap – #SQLAwesome
Yesterday I mentioned the upcoming SQL Server 2008 R2 launch event, and today I’m going to bring up this months Minnesota SQL Server User Group (twitter) meeting. This month’s meeting will be sponsored by Fusion-IO. Besides the pizza and drinks, they’ll be discussing SSD and some of their products. If you want to get an … Continue reading Discover SSD… or PASSMN April Meeting (4/20/10)
Last week I presented at the March Minnesota SQL Server User Group (PASSMN) meeting on using CTEs in SQL Server. The session is meant as an overview and introduction to CTEs with some examples of their use and what some of the effects can be. Overall the session was well received and I got the … Continue reading ABCs of CTEs at PASSMN
The SSWUG Spring 2010 Virtual Conference is coming up. On April 7, 8, and 9, attend a conference from the comforts of your living room, office, or couch. And while you are at it you’ll get to sit on on some incredible presentations, interaction with speakers, chat with other attendees, make new contacts, lots of … Continue reading SSWUG Spring ’10 Ultimate Virtual Conference
Looking for an introduction into the different high availability technologies available in SQL Server? Check out this webcast that I recorded for SSWUG. It’s being made available on Feb 24th and covers the following: With failover clustering, data mirroring, peer-to-peer replication, and log shipping available there is an option or two for every scenario. While … Continue reading Webcast: High Availability Through SQL Server
I’d like to thank Pam Shaw (twitter as @pamshaw) and Jorge Nunez (twitter as @sqlchicken) for letting me come down to Tampa this past weekend to present at SQL Saturday #32. Jeez, that picture doesn’t make me look very happy. For someone like me that tends to forget to take time off, this is a … Continue reading SQL Saturday 32 — ABCs of CTEs Deck
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