I’m Speaking! Quad Cities PASS User Group

I always have a special place in my heart for the SQL Server user groups of the mid-west.  I ran the Omaha chapter for several years so there’s a special fondness for groups in the surrounding areas of Nebraska that provide training & networking for their communities.  Don’t get me wrong, if a user group […]

Time for a Data Platform Summit PreCon

Well it’s time for another great Data Platform Summit in Bangalore India.  The team there has been kind enough to allow me to present a pre-con this year (third year in a row).  This year I’ll be changing up my precon a little bit. Instead of talking about SQL Server, I’ll be focusing more on…

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PASS 2017 Attendee Orientation

Join me on September 14th, 2017 for my annual PASS Summit Attendee Orientation webcast. Like in prior years this is the must see pre-PASS Summit webcast were you’ll get all sorts of information about the PASS Summit for this year. This includes sessions, directions around the convention center, parties, Speaker Idol, and much, much more….

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The Self-Tuning Database?

There was a lot of talk on Twitter over the weekend, about automation, and the future of the DBA role. I’ve spoken frequently on the topic, and even though the PASS Summit program committee has had limited interest in my automation sessions, they have been amongst my most popular talks at other large conferences. Automating […]

PASS Summit is back for 2017, and so is Speaker Idol

I’m pleased to announce that PASS has made the mistake of letting me run the Speaker Idol at the PASS Summit for another year.  If you haven’t seen the speaker idol before it’s kind of like the TV show of the similar name. But instead of winning a contract that’ll never be fulfilled by some…

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I’m Speaking! SQL Saturday #653 – Columbus

I’ll admit it, every time I think of Ohio I have flashbacks to the Drew Carey show.  The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio.  Don’t ask me why. I’m excited that this weekend, I’ll be traveling to Columbus, Ohio (not Cleveland) for their annual SQL Saturday. This will be my first time attending their event. […]