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Introduction sitting in my Farmville Virginia home office yesterday afternoon writing and building a demo, when the house begin to tremble. This happens from time to time – the washing machine gets way off balance or a truck hauling a really heavy load goes up the road out front or an aircraft flies low overhead …
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Introduction This isn’t a trick. It’s not a gimmick. It’s not bait-and-switch. It is selfish; please allow me to explain: I Am Here To Help™ This has been my motto for the past few years. How can I serve you today? Are you thinking about starting a User Group and don’t know where to begin? …
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I’ve been asked by a couple people to run for the PASS Board of Directors. I appreciate their confidence in me (both of you!). I’ve considered running for the PASS Board and for the Nominations Committee, but I’m not going to run. Why? If I somehow survived the Nomination Committee process, was added to the …
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Introduction I was chatting with my friend and business partner Brian Moran (@briancmoran) about PASS and shared how the PASS Summit 2004 was a turning point in my database professional career. Brian agreed with me that this is a compelling account of the good that can come from PASS and the SQL Server Community, and …
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Introduction SQLPeople is pleased to announce the next SQLPeople Event: SQLInspire New York City 2011! When: 12 Nov 2011 Where: Microsoft HQ, NY Visionaries: Andrew Brust, Michael Coles, Steve Jones, Thomas LaRock, Brian Moran, and Robert Pearl. Registration: $22.09 (The $20 helps to cover a quality lunch and refreshments. EventBrite charges $2.09 for administration.) Seating …
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Introduction This post is the forty-seventh 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 creation. Creating is Hard Work Building something from nothing is difficult, to say the least. But often it’s even more difficult to conceive …
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Introduction I anticipate writing several blog posts about the PASS Board of Directors Election process in 2011. This page will serve as a landing page with links to these posts. Posts 11 Aug 2011 – PASS Elections 2011 and a Suggestion 25 Aug 2011 – PASS Elections 2011 Update: NomCom Elections Are Open 8 Sep …
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Introduction The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) election cycle has started for 2011. You can read all about it here. This year there are two elections as three members of the Nominations Committee (NomCom) will be elected first. These three NomCom members will serve alongside a PASS Board member and former PASS President Wayne …
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Introduction This post is the forty-sixth 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 destruction. “As a matter of cosmic history, it has always been easier to destroy than to create.” Mr. Spock says this to Dr. …
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Inspired by Grant Fritchey (Blog | @GFritchey), I am hosting a Google+ hangout tomorrow (9 Aug 2011) at 11:00 AM EDT. :{>