Thomas LaRockI hope it is soon. It is not pain as much as it is just general discomfort. And I have had enough of it already. I know I will be fine in a couple of days, but until then every little thing will nag me. For those that were unaware, last Sunday I participated in … Read more
Well, I did it again. I participated in the Hartford Half-Marathon this past Saturday in spite of the devastating results last year. Truth be told, the events of last year in the rain did not deter me from entering races this year, with the Big One coming up in less than three weeks. That’s right, … Read more
Day two was a little shorter than day one, and we went through some demos covering some of the new features of SS2K5 in addition to our continuing discussion about upgrading. We covered SQL Agent job migration as well as the Big Kahuna, DTS package migration, and even talked about the new security features of … Read more
I spent the day today in class, learning about how best to prepare for an upgrade to SQL Server 2005 (SS2K5). The class is being held about 25 minutes from the office, just outside Waterbury. I was unfamiliar with the company offering the class, but decided to give them a try. The setting was remote, … Read more
Today was the final day for the conference, and I am looking forward to spending the next day and a half touring the city instead of listening to more talks about the SS2K5 service broker. I attended four more session today, and managed to take away quite a bit of good content, even more than … Read more
Well, the second day is drawing to a close. I attended four sessions today, one on data mining, one on data warehousing, one on reporting services, and one on CLR integration. You would think that I would have a lot to talk about, and I do (don’t I always?), but to be honest I am … Read more
