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 [...]
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 [...]
Jan 8 2013
It’s great that I can start the year off with proactively writing a post for #TSQLTuesday. Normally I find myself on the other side of the multitude of arbitrary deadlines I set for myself – getting things accomplished fast enough for others usually means I fail to meet my expectations. If it’s one point that [...]
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 [...]
Dec 15 2011
On the third day of Christmas my Manager gave to me… Three Training Events Two Twitter Handles… and Mirrored Disks with Parity I Can’t Get No Satisfaction I am never satisfied with the amount of knowledge I possess. Most of us are like that in our profession because if we stand still we are [...]
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 22 2011
Many thought I was crazy to stage a SQL Saturday in Kalamazoo. By the time it was over though there were not too many doubting that it was one of the best SQL Saturdays that have been staged. Just take a look at the numbers: 9 SQL Server MVPs 2 SQL Server MCMs 1 Red [...]
Jul 21 2010
Yesterday, Brent Ozar announced in a post on SQLCruise.com that we, along with our sponsors: SQLSentry, Quest Software, MSSQLTips.com, and Red Gate Software, are giving away a netbook each day of the cruise that sets sail on 8/2/2010. Each Cruiser, as we’ve come to affectionately call them has a 1/15 chance of winning one. We are developing very [...]
