Be nice. We all have bad days. I know I do. It seems like I get interrupted about 1,000 times more when I’m busy than when I’m not busy. Why is that? Is it some vast universal conspiracy to rob me of productive work? Is it all in my head? I am not sure. One …
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My Day – Saturday, 21 Jul 2018 – #SQLCareer
5:30-9:30 AM Awaken after hitting snooze thrice. Weigh in, pray, read the Bible, check the burn barrel. This morning I weigh 201 pounds. There’s a bunch to pray about. I start with praise followed by gratitude, thanking God for another day. This morning I read Psalm 150 again (now reading Psalms from last to first), …
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My Day – Friday, 20 Jul 2018 – #SQLCareer
5:06 AM – awaken after hitting the snooze on my phone alarm once. 5:06 – 9:30 AM – Weigh in, pray, read the Bible, coffee, check the burn barrel. This morning I weigh 201 pounds. There’s a bunch to pray about. I start with praise followed by gratitude, thanking God for another day. This morning …
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My Day – Thursday, 19 Jul 2018 – #SQLCareer
#SQLCareer post for Thursday, 19 Jul 2018 4:26 – 5:30 AM – Wake up (beating the alarm), weigh in, pray, read the Bible, coffee, check the burn barrel. Christy and I have been on a keto diet since 5 Mar. I started out at 238 pounds. This morning I weigh 199 pounds. I’ve been bouncing …
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The Cloud Costs Money
It’s true: the cloud costs money. Yesterday, when I logged into my Azure Portal to set up an Azure Data Factory Integration Runtime for my presentation, the balance for my Azure free subscription (which allows me $100USD per month) was sitting around $82USD. This morning, after leaving a demo instance of ADFIR running overnight, my …
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“You Do Not Know What You Are Doing”
Peeves make lousy pets. Knowing this doesn’t help; I still keep a few pet peeves. One of my pet peeves is this statement, “You don’t know what you are doing.” Why is this a pet peeve? It denies the obvious fact that everyone one of us, everywhere, is still learning. “My Name is Andy and …
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Who is Exhibiting at the PASS Summit 2018? Enterprise Data & Analytics, That’s Who!
I am honored and excited to announce that Enterprise Data & Analytics will be an exhibitor at the PASS Summit 2018! If you browse on over to the PASS Summit Sponsors page and scroll to the Exhibitors section, you’ll find us listed: Honored and excited – that’s me! I see – and have lived – …
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Experience Matters
This is a picture of Kent Bradshaw, Microsoft Certified Data Scientist. Kent and I work together at Enterprise Data & Analytics delivering data engineering, business intelligence, and data-based solutions that help businesses turn their data into actionable information. We do not do this alone, we are surrounded by an excellent team that holds diverse skills, …
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On Working Remotely
1. Be a dependable adult.
2. Share knowledge if you have it, seek out a mentor if you need to learn.
3. Work hard and work smart.
Three Presentations With Penny Trupe
I’m excited to deliver three presentations next week with my co-worker and daughter, Penny Trupe! On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (19, 20, and 21 Mar) we are presenting the following 30-minute sessions at noon ET: Young Moms in Technology Beginning SSIS in Practice The Value Proposition of Certifications Click the links above to learn more. …
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