It was 2005 and I had the honor of listening to Jim Gray give one of the keynote sessions at the PASS Summit. I remember but a few details in the talk itself. What stands out the most to me here is how I remember feeling enlightened after he shared his insights into where our [...]

It’s 2005 and one morning I am standing at a table talking with Chuck Heinzelman (profile | @SQLBoyWonder), asking him some questions about technical writing and such. Chuck did a masterful job in redirecting me to someone that could actually help and introduced me to Kathi Kellenberger (profile | @auntkathi). [Note: it just occurred to [...]

Last year I changed jobs and went to work for Confio Software. It was a wonderful transition, and when I showed up at the PASS Summit I was proud to have my badge tell everyone that I was now with Confio. I was also on the Board of Directors, so I had a ribbon displaying [...]

I think there is at least one moment during each of my previous PASS Summits where I gain at least one piece of technical knowledge that I can immediately apply to a specific scenario. This was especially true back when I was still a production DBA and kept chained to my cubicle desk and tasked [...]