Apr 29 2013
They Put THIS Guy in Charge? I am delighted to announce that I’ll be your friendly neighborhood Chairperson for SQL Connections Fall 2013. This means that I have a few things I’ll be responsible for over the course of the next 5 months: Solicit speakers for sessions and workshops related to Microsoft SQL Server [...]
Mar 8 2013
PowerPoint, Hammers, Processed Mac n’ Cheese, and Presentation Arts I’m taking a new approach to producing presentations. In the past I’ve always come up with an idea and then spent countless hours in PowerPoint designing, writing, and conceptualizing the full presentation. Converting what may start out as fresh food for thought and over-processing it [...]
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 [...]
Oct 31 2012
I’ll be presenting five sessions over the next week or so at SQL Connections in Las Vegas, Portland SQL Saturday, and the Professional Association for SQL Server Summit in Seattle. I am taking a couple of days off (gasp!) to visit the Grand Canyon for the first time too in order to do things like [...]
May 11 2012
A BIG Texas thank you to all who attended my session on Dynamic Management Objects at the SQL PASS Rally in Dallas, Texas this week. I had a great time and also learned quite a bit from my fellow speakers. Hopefully you also found the time to get some free and extremely valuable training from [...]
Apr 19 2012
Tomorrow I’ll be packing up my youngest son, aka #SQLTrevor, and heading to the land of Milk and Honey Beer to present at SQL Saturday 118 being held in Madison. This is my first trip to Madison, but if it’s at all like just a portion of what I’ve heard it described as it sounds [...]
Jan 9 2012
Today marks the first day of a much needed vacation. It comes on the heels of a very successful SQL Saturday I was able to take part in at Colorado Springs, CO. Besides delivering a successful presentation for the locals of Colorado Springs, Denver, and the surrounding area I was able to help out a [...]
Jan 3 2012
This weekend I’ll be bringing my little roadshow to Colorado Springs for the first SQL Saturday of 2012. This will be the swan song for my Periodic Table of Dynamic Management Objects presentation as I revamp it for the changes coming with SQL Server 2012 (formerly code-name Denali). Please join me at 8:30AM Mountain Time [...]
