May 25 2010
Thank you Portland, Oregon and all those associated with puting together and participating in SQL Saturday #27 on 5/22/2010. I would personally like to thank the anonymous, but freakishly tall gentleman who attended my last session of the day and was somehow able to reach the projector on the ceiling in order to restart it after [...]
May 20 2010
I will be presenting on two topics at SQL Saturday #27 in Portland, OR this weekend: Backup and Disaster Recovery for N00Bs and Indexing Dynamic Management Views. It’s going to be exhausting, but fun: out of Detroit at 8pm EDT – Into Portland around 11pm PDT (that’s 2 AM “real” time folks if you don’t [...]
Apr 17 2010
I find myself sitting in the back of Jeremiah Peschka’s (web|twitter) session on Internals of The SQL Query Optimizer looking back on two presentations I conducted earlier today. Both ran long – 1 due to starting late, the other because it was just too damn big. Overall things went well. My shrinkingisbadandyoumustnotdoitorkittensaredevouredbyalligatorswhicharefedtobiggeralligatorswhicharethenrunoverbydrunkentruckers did not produce [...]
Apr 16 2010
As always seems to be the case I’m still changing up my newest presentation right up until the last minute. Yes, tomorrow I’ll be delivering two presentations here in Elk Grove, IL – where apparently the 1970′s never came to an end according to the bar I’m sitting in now surrounded by Teamsters and locals [...]
Mar 18 2010
Inspiration leads to perspiration. I’m developing my first presentation as part of my initiative to train those just entering the enticing world of SQL Server database administration. I’m having difficulties maintaining the priciples of KISS (Keep It Simple Stoopid) in that I want to cram so much into the presentation that I’m defeating the purpose [...]
Mar 15 2010
I recently received an email from a reader asking about free training for SQL Server. Without giving it a second thought I recommended SQL Saturday. These events, now going on two years strong, are single-day training sessions on all things SQL Server as well professional development sessions geared towards the database professional. The high-level of [...]
Mar 5 2010
Want some free training? Want some free training from upwards of 18+ SQL Server MVPs and local SQL Server Professionals? Well come join me in Charlotte, NC tomorrow for SQL Saturday #33! I’ll be presenting two sessions: Harnessing the Power of Lazy: How to Automate Your Way To Success As A DBA Dynamic Management Objects [...]
Feb 16 2010
New Coke? Crystal Pepsi? Gary Cherone standing on stage next to Michael Anthony and Eddie Van Halen? Failed attempts to add engery and re-invigorate a successful brand due to either attrition or evolution. That is where we are now with the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) assimilation of the SQL Saturday program as recently [...]
