Let have lunch and talk storage
This year at the SQL PASS summit I’m once again taking a lunch table for the Birds of a Feather lunch on Friday. And even better than last year I don’t have a session that I’m presenting right before lunch so I’ll actually be there on time (last year I was like 30 minutes late […]
Going to the PASS Summit? Better bring those silly little pieces of paper with you.
No I’m not talking about something to take notes on during the sessions (you’ll want that as well, either paper or digital). But you’ll want to bring some business cards. Even if you aren’t a consultant, business cards are a great way to give someone your contact info so that you can get in touch […]
It’s MVP Award time again
Well this weekend was a very stressful weekend for about 764 of the Microsoft MVPs world wide, including myself. You see this weekend was October 1st which is a Microsoft MVP award day. This means that these 764 Microsoft MVPs woke up this morning and frantically checked there email looking for a notice from Microsoft […]
MVP Deep Dives, get your MVP Deep Dives … and get it signed
For those of you attending the SQL PASS summit, if you are interested in picking up a copy of the second edition of the MVP Deep Dives book you’ll have a chance to not only pick it up at the summit, but also get it signed by a large portion of the books authors. There […]
SQL In The City is comming
RedGate’s SQL In The City is coming to the amazing Skirball Center in Los Angeles just a couple of weeks after the PASS summit. This is a great change to see some great presentations giving by some of the top speakers in the SQL Server community (who all happen to be great friends of mine). […]
SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Volume 2 available for pre-order
As you may or may not know, the SQL Server MVPs put out a book last year called the SQL Server MVP Deep Dives in which the proceeds of the book went to charity. The MVPs have done a second volume of the book with once again the proceeds of the book going to charity. […]