Pardon me, sir. Do I have a dog in this fight? After my term of service on the PASS board of directors ended in December of 2009, I fully intended to stay far, far out of the way. It's an intention that I've largely been able to fulfill,excluding the odd conversation with an occasional board member or committee chair looking for a little impartial advice when weighing some consideration or other. If you keep up with going's on within PASS, then you'll know that there's been some hullabaloo lately. Please reference paragraph 1 again at this point to understand that I don't really … [Read more...]
Political Calculus – PASS Nominations
Filed Under: Challenges, Ethics, Governance, Opinion, PASS, Professional Development, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Strategies Tagged With: news analysis, Professional Development, SQLPASS
Video: Quest Software Set to Be SQL Server “Rock Star” at PASS 2007
Watch a full interview with Kevin Kline, president of PASS and technical strategy manager, SQL Server, Quest Software as he discusses the evolution of SQL Server. Posted September 17, 2007. … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Interviews, PASS, SQL Server, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Video Tagged With: Quest Software, SQLPASS, Video
It’s the Atlanta Attendance Contest!
I'm speaking tonight on Top 10 Mistakes DBAs Make at the Atlanta SQL Server User Group meeting in Alpharetta, GA. You can find all of the details here. I thought I'd liven things up a bit with a little contest. The rules are simple: A. If you don't follow me on Twitter, then follow me by clicking here. B. If you already follow me on Twitter, then tweet the details for tonight's event. C. Every new follower or current follower who retweeted the details and then attends the event tonight will get a free ebook for Professional SQL Server 2008 Design and Implementation by my … [Read more...]
Filed Under: PASS, Presentations, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Best Practices, DBA, SQLPASS
Now on SQLPASS, “Can Integrity Be Learned?”
Ok, I admit it. I've done about as good a job publicizing my monthly professional development column, Plays Well With Others, as NBC did when the transitioned Jay Leno back to the Tonight Show. So I'm going to try to better, henceforth and forever more! Two entries ago, I talked about the The 8 Characteristics of Exceptional Leaders. This month, I'm drilling into the characteristic on that list that generated the most controversy in emails and messages - "Absolute Integrity". Many people took issue with the concept that integrity can be learned, instead believing that integrity … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Ethics, PASS, Professional Development, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Leadership, Professional Development, SQLPASS
SQL Saturday is Coming to Nashville! Won’t You?
How 'Bout a Little Context? Let me be direct with you. I love SQL Saturday. If it were a woman, I'd marry it. (Avoiding all extraneous thoughts of what my real wife would say, etc etc). Check out this fun Flickr Feed from the recent SQL Saturday in Chicago or these picks by Jorge Segara (blog | twitter) to see the sort of fun that's in store. But who can argue with a day of free SQL Server training and a chance to network with great presenters and a wide swath of your peers? I've tried to support SQL Saturday as much as I can since Andy Warren (blog | twitter) launched the … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Conferences, Nashville SQL Server Users Group, PASS, Presentations, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: DBA, Developer, Professional Development, SQLPASS, SQLSaturday, Training
Join Me May 19th for 24 Hours of PASS
Join Us for 24 Hours of SQL Server Training (with a special focus on SQL Server 2008 R2) Did I mention that your Cohorts in Crime (that be me and Brent Ozar) are presenting?!? The FREE 24 Hours of PASS event is bringing an exceptional lineup of SQL Server and BI experts to your computer starting at 12:00 GMT (UTC) on May 19. Get an in-depth look at the hottest SQL Server and BI topics, including (but not limited to!) - the new SQL Server 2008 R2, with its business intelligence and data management innovations, and much more. When does it start? 12:00 GMT … [Read more...]
April Omnibus
I freely admit it - I'm a sluggard. I should be blogging a couple times per week and tweeting in between. But, for some unknown reason, April has been a tough month to get this in gear. Hence, I'm putting out an omnibus post to cover all of the stuff I've been up to, instead of the one-off's I usually post when I've got something new to mention. Isn't it funny how life gets in the way of the stuff we want and intend to do? As they say - "The road to hell is paved with good intentions", or was that Detroit? But I digress. A New Translation! I don't like to toot my own horn. [sarcasm … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Conferences, PASS, Presentations, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: DBA, Performance, SQL Saturday, SQLPASS
New Webcast – SQL Server Internals & Architecture
Join me tomorrow for the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter meeting SQL Server Internals & Architecture. It's the most fun you'll ever have learning about the inner workings of a relational database - I promise! Click here to register. You don't have to register to attend. But if you register today, you'll be entered into the drawing to win one two copies of my bestselling reference SQL in a Nutshell, covering the ANSI standard plus Oracle 11, SQL Server 2008, MySQL 5.2, and PostgreSQL 8.3. I've put the slide deck up in my Slides area of the website. However, because it contains a lot of … [Read more...]
Filed Under: On-Line Resources, PASS, Presentations, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: DBA, Developer, Internals, SQLPASS
Anniversary at Database Trends & Applications Magazine
I was happy to hear that the magazine Database Trends and Applications had recently relaunched their website. While I'd been a columnist there for a quite a while, I'd never been able to easily find my own articles nor check to see if they'd generated any interest. DBTA has changed all of that with their relaunch. I was also surprised, upon closer examination, that I'd been writing there for more than a year. Check to see if any of these articles are of interest to you. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Security as an Afterthought Issue: November 2009 The Big Keep Getting Bigger … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Conferences, Opinion, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Trends Tagged With: DBA, news analysis, SQLPASS
Where you can find me at the PASS Summit
In previous years, I hardly had time to sit down and catch a breather at a PASS Summit. Between my duties as an officer of PASS, exhibit hall time with Quest Software (my employer), speaking in my own sessions, and meeting with PASS volunteers and community organizers, I was busy from the crack of dawn until midnight all week long. Fortunately, those grueling marathons are fading into the past. I still have a busy slate ahead of me for next week. But it looks like I'll even have time to attend some sessions. Yeah! Here's what I've currently got planned: Monday, Nov 2 Depart for … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Conferences, On-Line Resources, PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: CodePlex, DMV, SQLCAT, SQLPASS, Tools & Scripts
