Cloud Evolving, SQL Server Responding

February 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Brent Ozar (blog | twitter) and I did an interview with TechTarget’s Brendan Cournoyer at last summer's Tech-Ed, which as turned into a podcast titled “Cloud efforts advance, SQL Server evolves.” The podcast covers all the major trends at the conference (like BI), virtualization features in Quest’s products (like Spotlight), Brent’s new book and MCM certification, and more. Here’s a link to hear it, appearing on 6/11/10: http://searchsqlserver.techtarget.com/podcast/Cloud-efforts-advance-SQL-Server-evolves … [Read more...]

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Legos!

February 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment

This gigantic Lego castle was a fun little project that the girls and I tackled on a cold winter night. The girls didn't even realize you could do stuff like this with Legos. Shame on me for not showing them earlier.  The bad news is that Dylan took all of the Legos over to his apartment. So we can't do another project until I buy a whole new set of Legos -- which I think I'll do very soon! … [Read more...]

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Pikey Does His Thing

February 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment

 I never suspected that I could be a cat person. But this little guy, who was dragged in from the wild by Katie as a infant kitten, has changed my mind. It's no secret that cats are not simply small dogs. They're behavior is completely different. But he won me over. Maybe it's because he mostly just lays around and naps? … [Read more...]

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February 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Want to win a trip to Microsoft TechEd? Check out the INETA Component Code challenge: http://ping.fm/FtbPn … [Read more...]

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January 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment

@BrentO, are you trying to butter me up for some cash? Quite possibly the most flattering words ever spoken about me: http://ping.fm/2EqZp sql sqlcruise … [Read more...]

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Education and Career Resources from Microsoft and the Community

January 28, 2011 by 1 Comment

Sometimes I'm timely in getting the news out on useful resources.  And, other times, I'm a bit slower on the draw.  As I told friends back at New Year's Day, "As an official member of the Procrastinators Club, welcome to 2008!"  On the other hand, it's always good to remind folks of great resources that are still available and on the shelf.  Why?  Well, the Internet hits us with such a deluge of constantly new material, that we often forget about the old(ish) stuff that's still really useful. Quest vConference for SQL Server One of the most popular teaching sessions I ever engaged … [Read more...]

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January 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Just put out a new blog post on consolidated sources for Microsoft content: http://ping.fm/iDSJN … [Read more...]

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Azure, a Beautiful Color, and So Much More…

January 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Windows and SQL Azure Resources Cloud computing is more than just the latest buzz word in the IT trade papers.  It is a remarkable paradigm shift with as much potential to "turn over the apple cart" of IT computing as client-server had for the world of mainframe and minicomputers.  If you're not spending time to learn about cloud computing, in general, and SQL Azure, in particular, then you're missing the boat in a big way.  (Ha! Two big metaphors in one afternoon. My high-school English teacher would be proud.) There are mountains, literally MOUNTAINS, of free and high-quality content … [Read more...]

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January 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment

I'm amazed. The "Voice", James Earl Jones, turned 80. He finds my lack of faith disturbing! http://ping.fm/RhrJr … [Read more...]

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2011-01-26 – End of 2010

January 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment

I put up a bunch of family photos from the holiday season through the end of 2010. If you haven't seen the kids in a while, check it out. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Experiences, Kids
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