PASS O.C. Update

As the PASS Summit approaches I am getting excited about our efforts to help first time Summit attendees. This year we will have two new additions to our list of Summit events. First up is the new attendee orientation session, which will take place for 30 minutes prior to the Welcome Reception. We will do … Read more

Kansas City, Pork, and Performance Tuning

What do all three of those things have in common? Here’s a hint: it’s me! That’s right, this weekend I will be at SQL Saturday #53 in Kansas City. I am especially looking forward to the BBQ crawl on Friday afternoon followed by the Royals game that night. I’ll pick up a KC cap while … Read more

PASS Orientation Committee

Or, as I like to call it, the O.C. Well, the O.C. needs your help. Just to recap, here is what is happening. At the upcoming PASS Summit we want to implement a new program. It is an extension of the current Ambassador program (and until I get overruled I am going to call it … Read more

2004 PASS Summit Recap

In 2004 I went to the PASS Summit in Orlando. I happened to attend a pre-con seminar given by Kimberly Tripp (blog | @KimberlyLTripp) on Tuesday morning. Before the session I went down to breakfast, grabbed some food, and sat down with a couple of strangers. After a few minutes we were joined by someone … Read more

24 Hours of PASS-Chat

The next version of 24 Hours of PASS starts up at 8AM ET tomorrow. I currently have no plans to do a live UStream this time around. One of the reasons I liked the UStream was that it offered the ability for participants to have the ability to chat. But we don’t need tyhat for … Read more