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Introduction This post is the forty-fifth 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 measurement. What They Like A local fast-food establishment measures the amount of time between drive-through order placement and order delivery. Their goal is …
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Last night, after the weekly planning call for the next SQLPeople event (no, it hasn’t been announced yet!), I was catching up on email and read Just a Myth from Seth Godin’s blog. We’ve been communicating with potential event sponsors and the response has been awesome. There’s a hunger for something fresh and new and …
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Introduction I just looked at the calendar and Wow! I have a lot of presentations and pre-cons coming up in the next few months. I blame Karla Landrum (Blog | @KarlaKay22 | SQLPeople) for the pre-cons – she started all this with her invitation for me to present a pre-con to SQL Saturday – Pensacola …
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Introduction This post is the forty-fourth 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 responding to outrageous opposition. Opposition Happens As I stated in Love Your Enemies, opposition is a clue. Does that mean all opposition is …
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I’m excited to announce the next From Zero To SSIS! public course will be held in Farmville Virginia 17-21 Oct 2011. Click here for more details! :{>

I would like for this “Read Article” link at the SSWUG.org website to take readers interested in my writing to my writing and not to a screen to sign up for a service. This isn’t the first time I’ve asked about this – I’ve requested my work not be linked on this website in the …
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Introduction This post is the forty-third 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 enemies. Opposition is a Clue Don’t believe me? Most worthwhile endeavors have met opposition, especially early on. It happens in life, it happens …
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I am honored to present Designing an SSIS Framework to Hampton Roads SQL Server and SharePoint Users Group tomorrow, 20 Jul 2011! You can register here. Details: Infotec 100 Constitution Dr Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 6:30 PM (ET) If you read this blog and will be there, introduce yourself! I’m …
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Ed Hickey and other cool folks at Microsoft want you to try SQL Azure for a month – free! I’m told you will not be prompted to enter a credit card number, all you need to do is: 1.      Go to http://www.windowsazurepass.com. 2.      Enter your country of residence. 3.      Enter the code: “ANDYLEONARD” (without the …
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You’ve read the interviews. You’ve laughed. You’ve identified. You’ve thought “They’re just like me!” And some of you have wondered “How do you become a SQLPeople Person?” Some of you – like today’s interviewee Brian K. McDonald – have even contacted me and asked that very question. And look what happened to Brian (click the …
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