I’ve been working with Windows Azure SQL Database (WASD) on and off for about three years. This past year I’ve been a bit more involved. I did the technical review of Pro SQL Database for Windows Azure last year. I also delivered a precon seminar along with Dandy Weyn (blog | @ilikesql), Grant Fritchey (blog | @gfritchey) and … Read more
This week marks my 4th MVP Summit, having earned the award in April of 2009 and attended every Summit since. I’ve written before about my MVP Summit experiences and how much I really enjoy attending. It’s great to see so many familiar faces and say hello to folks I haven’t seen for months (or longer). … Read more
Not everyone consumes information in the same exact way. So whenever I hear about people that say “here’s how you should study” it bothers me because they aren’t taking the time to know what works best for the individual. That’s how I shared my MCM prep tips last week; I told you what worked for me. … Read more
Last week I found out that I had passed the SQL Server 2008 MCM lab exam, the final hurdle to earning my MCM certification. I actually started the process over two years ago, back in 2010. What I wrote back then still very much applies for today as well, except for one thing. The lab … Read more
Well, now I’ve gone and done it: I’ve earned the Microsoft Certified Master certification for SQL Server 2008. It took a bit longer than I had originally planned, but I have often found that milestones in life have always been more rewarding when you take the path that is less traveled. I think my SQL MCM … Read more
Cojones. That’s about all I could think of when reading this article posted to Forbes.com. [UPDATE: The link at Forbes has been taken down, probably right after this response from Microsoft went live. You can find the original Forbes article in Google’s cache by clicking here.] It was written by Bob Evans who, as luck … Read more
