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This post is a response to Tom LaRock’s (Blog | @SQLRockstar | SQLPeople) awesome idea: Meme Monday. … I would like a revamp of Microsoft Connect. Feedback is part of any good Continuous Improvement endeavor. I like the idea of Connect – a lot. It’s a decently-designed portal, in my humble opinion. It allows me …
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Introduction This post is the forty-ninth part of a ramble-rant about the software business. The current posts in this series can be found on the series landing page. This post is about dashboards. Dashboards are where data meets decision-makers. The field of data visualization is about this intersection of information and actors. Here, the numbers are translated …
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Photo by Brian J. Matis Ever have one of these days? I have. According to studies like this one, I am not alone. This is a time of year when vacations loom right alongside project deadlines. There are parties to attend, additional expenses and work around the house, decisions about what to do for whom, …
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Join me today at 11:00 AM EDT on Google+ In this session, I will walk through the basics of building your very first SSIS package. If you’ve never built an SSIS package but want to know how, this presentation is for you. This is part of my Four Weeks of SSIS MicroTraining. I hope to …
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For the next four Tuesdays – 29 Nov, 6 Dec, 13 Dec, and 20 Dec – I will deliver a 30 – 45 minute presentation beginning at 11:00 AM EST on Google+. Please note Google+ limits attendance to the first ten people who join the Hangout and I have no control over who gets in. …
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I am honored to announce I will be delivering From Zero To SSIS! in London, England 5-9 Mar 2012. This course is delivered in cooperation with my friends at TechniTrain who provide awesome training by talented technologists like Chris Webb (Blog), Gavin Payne (Blog), and Christian Bolton (Blog). This opportunity grew out of conversations at …
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I am honored to announce I will be delivering From Zero To SSIS! in London, England 5-9 Mar 2012. This course is delivered in cooperation with my friends at TechniTrain who provide awesome training by talented technologists like Chris Webb (Blog), Gavin Payne (Blog), and Christian Bolton (Blog). This opportunity grew out of conversations at …
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This is my 500th post at SQLBlog.com! This blog has come a long way since Adam Machanic’s email 8 Jul 2007: I run a SQL Server oriented blog site called SQLblog.com (along with Peter DeBetta).  The site is around a year old, and growing rapidly–our number of unique visitors increases by around 10-12% each month… …
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One year ago today, I began sending out batches of SQLPeople interview emails to friends in the SQL Server Community. Since then, Brian Moran (Blog | @briancmoran) and Matt Velic (Blog | @mvelic | SQLPeople) have joined the effort, we have published dozens of interviews, and there have been two events! You can join in …
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Introduction I am interviewing 2011 PASS Board Nominee Applicants. As listed on the PASS Board Elections site the applicants are: Rob Farley Geoff Hiten Adam Jorgensen Denise McInerney Sri Sridharan Kendal Van Dyke I’m asking everyone the same questions and blogging the responses in the order received. Adam Jorgensen is next up: Interview With Adam …
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