EMC World Day 0 In Review
This morning is Day 1 of EMC World, so it’s a perfect time to review yesterday. Day 0 is all about getting to the show, and getting checked in. And of course the party. The food was pretty good, as was the beer. The band sounded ok, but the sound guy wasn’t all that great. […]
#EMCWorld 2009 is starting tomorrow, and I’m on my way
Well tomorrow begins my annual trek to EMC World. This year I’m headed back to Orlando as EMC World is being held at the Orange County Convention Center. As I’ve done the last couple of years I’ll post as often as I can during the conference both on here on my blog, as well as […]
What does the community want to see at PASS?
So, as you may have heard the SQL PASS 2009 Call for Speakers has gone out. I’ve submitted a couple of sessions already, but I was hoping to get some feedback from the community at large about what you think I should submit topics on. I’ve submitted a couple of SQL Service Broker sessions, as […]
Slide Deck for LA SQL User Group Meeting
For anyone that will be attending this weeks LA SQL User Group Meeting over at UCLA, here is the slide deck that I’ll be presenting from. Feel free to check it out in advance. If you aren’t attending and have questions feel free to post them here and I’ll get them answered for you as […]
What the hell is wrong with people?
I ran across the post A Culture of (Potential) Assholes: Sexual Harassment in IT on twitter today, and all I could think was “What the hell is wrong with people?” Before I go on, I’d like to go on the record with a few things. I’m a guy, and have on occasion been called a […]
Steps to Troubleshoot Connections to your SQL Server
People ask all the time why they can’t connect to their SQL Server. Here are some thoubleshooting steps that they should take in order to find out what the problem is. Please keep in mind that without knowledge of your specific problem I can only point you towards the right direction. Windows XP Running Service […]
