Today I was going to post a quick quote and I wanted to do some research to make sure I gave credit to the right person. The quote is “always remember those on your way up, because they’ll remember you on your way down”, and it is something my father used to tell me frequently [...]
Professional Development
Top Ten Presentation Mistakes
I have been giving presentations of one form or another for many years now. In fact, you could go back to my days in college when I took a public speaking course, and that was half a lifetime ago (but it is still relevant). Over the years I have learned a handful of things when [...]
SQL University – Advanced Troubleshooting Week
Welcome back to another week of SQL University. This week we will cover advanced troubleshooting. When I first started as a DBA “advanced troubleshooting” was something that you performed while someone else was on the other end of a phone line yelling at you for their own mistakes. Yeah, it really was that much fun. [...]
The 24 HOP Strikes Back
This Wednesday, May 19th, PASS will be hosting their second 24 Hours of PASS event. The first event last September was quite successful. So successful, in fact, that when PASS decided to do it again my first thought was about how difficult it is for sequels to be as successful as the original. For example, [...]
Book Review: The Education of an Accidental CEO
This past weekend while doing some Spring cleaning I came across this book on my bookshelf. I read it last year and found it to be a great read but for one reason or another I never got around to writing up a review. I forget how I came across the book to begin with, [...]
24 Hours of PASS: Celebrating SQL Server 2008 R2
I am happy to write this semi-official announcement regarding the upcoming 24 Hours of PASS event to be held on May 19th and 20th. This is the second event of this type that PASS has put together and the first one that I have had the privilege to help pull together. I know that I [...]