Jan 17 2013
I may be over-packing. I suppose the thumb drive may be overkill. Want to Join Me? It’s not too late and there are still two spots open in our classes. If you’re interested check out the SQL Cruise Registration page on their website and follow the instructions. If there is room on the Norwegian [...]
Nov 8 2012
Here we are in the middle of the event that energizes and educates so many individuals from around the world in the SQL Server Community: The Professional Association for SQL Server Summit 2012 in Seattle, Washington. Whether I’m having informal conversations with “First Timers” in line while waiting for coffee; sitting in a 500 level [...]
Feb 1 2012
It was January 31, 2011 when the entire medical saga that came to be known as #SQLTrevor began. We are aboard SQL Cruise at the moment and all I can say is that things are much better one year later… Thank you to all of you who showed support to Trevor and to my family [...]
Jan 25 2012
This is it. I’ve signed out of work and am hitting the roads taking care of last minute chores for SQL Cruise 2012 Caribbean Keen Edition. Thank you to everyone who continues to support what I’m trying to accomplish on SQL Cruise: technical training, soft-skills enhancement, and recharging the batteries of DBAs adventurous enough to [...]
Nov 2 2011
This past weekend marked the last of my scheduled travel for SQL Server training through the end of the year. I would have loved to have attended the SQL Connections conference in Las Vegas, having not been there since 2008, but commitments at home would not allow for it. Connections has a completely different vibe [...]
Sep 8 2010
Though not our first stop on the journey north scouting out providers for SQL Cruise Alaska 2011 the shots for Skagway, Alaska are up on Flickr. Skagway embraced us in a cold, misty embrace at 7:00 am. We hit the town as soon as we were able; a 9:30 appointment to travel to Haines in [...]
Aug 9 2010
Anyone who even casually reads this blog knows all about SQL Cruise by now. If not, then there is an every-growing wealth of information about this endeavor that Brent Ozar (Web|Twitter) and I just produced last week. We had an amazing cross-section of cruisers on this first SEA-QL training event: senior-level consultants, experienced DBAs, and the [...]
Aug 6 2010
I’m sitting in the Fort Lauderdale airport with so many thoughts milling through my head over what a success our first ever SQL Cruise has been. I’m doing my best to avoid any boat or water-related puns whatsoever (we’ve heard them all over the last 4 days – trust me.) This will in no way, [...]
