Saw this review today and wanted to share it with everyone here:
http://www.mikefal.net/2012/01/03/dba-survivor-learning-how-to-rock-out-with-databases/
I’m touched that Mike would take the time to write such a wonderful (and unsolicited) review of “that little book” I wrote almost two years ago now. I’d like for you to read his entire review, but I am going to share his last [...]
Professional Development
The DBA Plate
It’s Thanksgiving week here in the USA. I have two things I want to mention.
First, last Wednesday I did a product demo for Confio Software, you can read more details about that inside my post title Help Me To Feed Others. We raised close to $1,000 for Community Food Share, which will help to feed [...]
Just What is Training?
I see the phrase “SQL Server training” tossed around a lot these days and often times it makes me want to stick a fork in my eye because I know what is being offered is not training, but something different. I was discussing this recently with some colleagues and being the set-based geeks we are [...]
Microsoft TechNet Virtual Labs for SQL Server
If you are not one of the few lucky folks who scored a ticket to SQL Inspire this weekend (where I will be giving my talk that I have simply named “SQL Someday”) and you are looking for something to do this weekend with all your spare time, I have a suggestion for you: go [...]
Book Review: The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
Yeah, the other Steve Jobs book which you can order by clicking on this link: The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience
I recently picked up a copy of this book. And by “picked up” I mean it was a gift from the amazing Suzanne Larocque (blog | @FemmeFoto) [...]
Wanna Get Good at SQL Server?
In his book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell mentions about how most people need roughly 10,000 hours of training at something before they are an expert. Despite my disagreeing with many of the book’s assertions, that was one statement I did not take issue with. I know that it takes dedication and hard [...]