Virtual Communities

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 [...]

I Got Nowhere To Go

Just over forty years ago Joseph Owades, working for Rheingold Breweries, invented what we now refer to as “lite” beer; beer that “tastes great, less filling“. His invention eventually became known as Miller Lite, which proved popular enough that other breweries followed suit and started producing their own brands. Today it seems as if every [...]

PASS BOD Update

Well, it did not take long for me to screw up on the PASS Board of Directors. I missed my deadline for reporting on my monthly progress. However, I have not been inactive since taking office two months ago. In fact, the PASS SIGs have made some progress over the past eight weeks. A lot of work [...]