I was surprised and honored to be mentioned by leadership expert Evan Carmichael as one of the top leadership Twitter experts for March 2013. Not only did I make the top 100, I came in at 12! If you weren't aware of my leadership training specially geared for IT professionals, check out ForITPros.com, as well as my DVD and stream media training Leadership Skills for the IT Professional. -Kevin -Follow me on Twitter! Google Author … [Read more...]
Continued Work Pays Off in the Leadership Space
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I was surprised and honored to be mentioned by leadership expert Evan Carmichael as one of the top leadership Twitter experts for March 2013. Not only did I make the top 100, I came in at 12! If you weren't aware of my leadership training specially geared for IT professionals, check out ForITPros.com, as well as my DVD and stream media training Leadership Skills for the IT Professional.-Kevin-Follow me on Twitter! … [Read more...]
Is Microsoft SQL Server Supported By …?
March 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
One of the types of question you get after speaking at a conference about virtualization, like I did at the 2012 PASS Summit with my buddy David Klee (Twitter | Blog), might go down like this: "Is SQL Server version X supported on hypervisor platform Q?" or something even more specific like "Is SQL Server 2012 supported on VMWare vSphere ESX 4.1 Update 2? Or do I have to upgrade to ESX 5.0?". Now, when I'm asked a question like this, I usually drool and act like an ape, hoping the the questioner will flee in terror. If they insist on hanging around to hear a real answer, I now refer … [Read more...]
Is Microsoft SQL Server Supported By …?
March 19, 2013 by 1 Comment
One of the types of question you get after speaking at a conference about virtualization, like I did at the 2012 PASS Summit with my buddy David Klee (Twitter | Blog), might go down like this: "Is SQL Server version X supported on hypervisor platform Q?" or something even more specific like "Is SQL Server 2012 supported on VMWare vSphere ESX 4.1 Update 2? Or do I have to upgrade to ESX 5.0?". Now, when I'm asked a question like this, I usually drool and act like an ape, hoping the the questioner will flee in terror. If they insist on hanging around to hear a real answer, I now refer them to … [Read more...]
Little Em Sings Twinkle
March 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Emily was just 3 yrs old at the time. So cute! … [Read more...]
March 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It's old, but kind'a funny. She's so big now. But it's fun to see her when she was itty bitty. ^_^-Kev … [Read more...]
SQL Server Data Tools – Business Intelligence for Visual Studio 2012 Released!
March 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
SSDTBI for Visual Studio 2012 enables customers to use the Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services project templates within the Visual Studio 2012 shell. The components are delivered as a web download on the Microsoft Download center and will be available through Web Platform Installer. This release is the equivalent functionality to SSDTBI (BIDS) for Visual Studio 2010 that shipped in the SQL Server 2012 box. The team adapted the UI to meet the new Visual Studio 2012 UI design. This release delivers on the SQL commitment to provide BI Project Templates supporting … [Read more...]
Demo Mastery for the Technology Evangelist
February 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In the same way that the finest presentations involve much more than the simple relaying of information, the finest software demos are much more than just presenting features. REMEMBER: The goal of a demo is to INSPIRE the audience to use the software/technology, not to teach them every nuance of software/technology. I've spent the last 10 years learning how to give good presentations and to give good software demonstrations. Here are several tips to take your software demonstration from informative to masterful: 1. Know your audience Whenever you start a demo, make sure you have a … [Read more...]
