It’s week two of voting for the upcoming SQLRally. This week, we are voting for the Database & Application Development sessions for the conference. You might think… “hey, should I even vote? I’m not sure I can attend.” I say, YES! The SQLRally is a community event where the community is choosing which sessions will … Continue reading Time To Get Your #SQLRally Vote On!
Time for the first T-SQL Tuesday of 2011. This month Jen McCown (Blog | @midnightdba) is hosting the event. The topic she chose for this month is Resolutions. She wants to know, “what techie resolutions have you been pondering, and why? Are you heading for a certification? An award? Are you looking to pick up … Continue reading T-SQL Tuesday 14: Resolutions #TSQL2sDay
If you are up in Edmonton around January 26th, you can hear my voice at the EDMPASS January user group meeting. Colin Stasiuk (Blog | @BenchmarkIT) invited me to join the meeting and I’ll be presenting on SSIS to their group. It seems to be good timing since I have the 31 Days of SSIS … Continue reading Speaking at EDMPASS This Month
The PASS Summit is complete and we got what we asked for from David Dewitt. He spoke on the third day of the PASS Summit and received quite the applause when his presentation ended. David Dewitt came to us at the request of the community. When he was mentioned at an MVP meeting on there … Continue reading David Dewitt at the PASS Summit
Final post for the countdown – a little later in the week than I wanted. Right now there is less than 1-week until the PASS Summit. There’ve been a few posts over the last few weeks on the upcoming summit (1 , 2 , 3 , 4, 5, 6). These have also been aimed at … Continue reading 1-Week to PASS Summit 2010 – After Hours
Over the past year there have been a number of SQL Saturday events. These events have occurred across the country from Orlando to San Diego to Minnesota. At many of these events there are shirts given away to speakers and/or the attendees. PASS Fashion I was thinking about this and wondering what I should wear … Continue reading “Wear Your SQL Saturday Shirt Day”
It’s getting down to brass tacks. There is now only 2 more weeks until the PASS Summit. There’ve been a few posts over the last few weeks on the upcoming summit (1 , 2 , 3 , 4, 5) aimed at trying to rally those without plans to attend to get registered. These have also … Continue reading 2-Weeks to PASS Summit 2010 Countdown
Only 3 more weeks until the PASS Summit and it's time for another countdown post. I've done a few of these now ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) to hopefully prepare readers for the opportunities at PASS. Trying make sure that you will know as much as possible about the summit to … Continue reading 3-Weeks to PASS Summit 2010 Countdown –
Conference Time! The SSWUG Fall 2010 Virtual Conference is starting today. It’ll go on from today through Friday – if might be getting late but you can still attend the conference. It doesn’t matter if you are in the comforts of your living room, office, or couch. You can still sit back where ever you … Continue reading SSWUG Fall 2010 Virtual Conference Starts Today!
Conference Time! The SSWUG Fall 2010 Virtual Conference is coming up this week. On October 20-22, you can attend a conference from the comforts of your living room, office, or couch. And while you are at it you’ll get to sit in on some incredible presentations, interaction with speakers, and chat with other attendees. All … Continue reading SSWUG Fall 2010 Virtual Conference This Week
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