In my post last night entitled Note to Self: No Head Injuries Before Presenting I told the story of a Lightning Talk presentation. I really liked the pictures that didn’t make it into the session. Since I worked so hard on them, I wanted to show the slides with the pictures: :{>
Some Thoughts on Community
In my post last night entitled Note to Self: No Head Injuries Before Presenting I told the story of a Lightning Talk presentation. I really liked the pictures that didn’t make it into the session. Since I worked so hard on them, I wanted to show the slides with the pictures: :{>
Note to Self: No Head Injuries Before Presenting
Murphy (of Murphy’s Law fame) was in attendance at my Lightning Talk presentation earlier today. First, I followed an outstanding and precedent-setting performance by Rob Farley (Blog | @rob_farley | SQLPeople) accompanied by Buck Woody (Blog | @buckwoody | SQLPeople). They presented an original song about query tuning written by Rob. It was phenomenal! I …
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Note to Self: No Head Injuries Before Presenting
Murphy (of Murphy’s Law fame) was in attendance at my Lightning Talk presentation earlier today. First, I followed an outstanding and precedent-setting performance by Rob Farley (Blog | @rob_farley | SQLPeople) accompanied by Buck Woody (Blog | @buckwoody | SQLPeople). They presented an original song about query tuning written by Rob. It was phenomenal! I …
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PASS Summit 2011: Wednesday Keynote
I am honored to sit at the blogger’s table at the PASS Summit 2011 this year. Here’s some notes from the Wednesday keynote. Rushabh opened with a welcome to those viewing the live stream for the first time. Then thanks the PASS Executive Committee and PASS Board, followed by recognition of founding company representatives. Then …
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“Do Philanthropy Where You Are”
That call to action from Microsoft Leadership struck a chord with many in the SQL Server MVP Community. The response? SQL Server MVP Deep Dives, released at the PASS Summit 2009. Proceeds from the sale of that book continue to go to War Child International. It hasn’t stopped there, though. This year, SQL Server MVPs …
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Updating Rows in Incremental Loads – Level 4 of the Stairway to Integration Services Services
The latest article in my series: Stairway to Integration Services is now online! :{>
My PASS Summit 2011 Schedule
The PASS Summit next week! Taking a cue from my friend Aaron Bertrand (blog | @AaronBertrand), I thought I’d post my schedule so my faithful readers (both of you, except Mom who isn’t attending PASS this year…) would know where to catch me if you want to meet. Monday 10 Oct 2011 8:30 AM – …
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MicroTraining 2: SSIS Event Handlers
Heads up: I am going to conduct another MicroTraining session today at 10:00 AM EDT. If you’re interested in learning more about SSIS Event Handlers, watch Google+ for a public notice stating I have started a Hangout around that time. I plan to spend 20-30 minutes discussing SSIS Design Patterns that utilize event handlers, including …
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Thank You Steve Jobs
My condolences to the family and friends of Steve Jobs. I never met him but I watched some of his keynotes and product-reveals with a fascination shared by many. His genius was and remains obvious. There were unflattering portrayals of him in print and on television. I write “unflattering” but he acted like many people …
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