After a few hours of much needed rest, day two has kicked off. I was invited to a vendor breakfast which made me feel special. I looked forward to having something different, other than the regular banana bread, mixed fruit, muffins, and croissants that have made up every breakfast to date. I had dreams of … Read more
Well, here we go. The first full day of the conference is in swing, and I have four sessions to attend, along with some additional duties to handle as a PASS volunteer. This is one of the longer days, and I ended up being involved in activities for about seventeen hours. Is it worth it? … Read more
The 2006 PASS conference has begun. This year we are located in sunny Seattle. It feels good to be back in the Pacific Northwest, having attended graduate school at Washington State University ten years ago. Hard to believe it has been that long since I was last here, and even longer since the last time … 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
