Heading back to the SQLPASS Summit. Praying that my head won't 'esplode from the awesomeness. … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Enjoying the PASS Summit keynote with Ted Kummert speaking on the new SQL Server release, now called "SQL Server 2012". … [Read more...]
October 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Wearing my SQL Server 7.0/2000 polo at Microsoft today. Let's see who notices. … [Read more...]
September 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Join me and Buck at 10:00 AM CST for a discussion on Microsoft's vision for cloud computing: http://ping.fm/mjjoB … [Read more...]
September 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Do you do any data modeling? Check out the free beta of Toad Data Modeler: http://ping.fm/dLqQi … [Read more...]
September 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Interested in cloud computing? Join me and Scott Klein at 10 CST today for a free webcast on Azure: http://ping.fm/MK7sW … [Read more...]
September 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
My buddy @BuckWoody and I throw down on Azure next Monday: http://ping.fm/6OJXo … [Read more...]
September 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
My latest article in Database Trends magazine, "The Changing State of Hardware" specifically SSD: http://ping.fm/L6Jn6 … [Read more...]
Why I Do Not Support The Current PASS ExeCo Slate
August 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I read the PASS Officer Election announcement from June 15th with a bit of trepidation. There was something about the announcement which made me uncomfortable, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. As a bit of background, the PASS "officers" are also known as the Executive Committee (ExeCo), as described in the PASS Bylaws in section VIII.10. The ExeCo was added to the governance of PASS back in 2004-2005 as a check-and-balance against the extremely powerful office of president as described in the version of the bylaws PASS currently had in place at that time. Prior to the ExeCo, the … [Read more...]
