24 HOP Diary

Much like last time, I decided to keep a running diary of events as the day unfolds, so check back frequently for updates. I will also be on UStream, you can watch me watching the sessions by going to: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/24-hours-of-pass The broadcast will get started in just a few minutes… 6:55AM I’m awake, and so … Read more

PASS Call For Speakers Is Open!

PASS has announced that the call for speakers is now open. You can get more details at: http://sqlpass.eventpoint.com/cft There are five tracks for this year’s Summit: Enterprise Database Administration and Deployment Application and Database Development BI Platform Architecture, Development and Administration BI Information Delivery Professional Development I am thinking of submitting 2-3 abstracts myself and … Read more

24 Hours of PASS Is Coming

In case you haven’t heard there is an upcoming 24 Hours of PASS event to be held on May 19th and 20th. Here is a reminder of the features in SQL 2008 R2 that will be discussed: PowerPivot PerformancePoint Utility Control Point Parallel Data Warehouse StreamInsight Master Data Management Multi-Server Management Report Builder Data Tier … Read more

You’re Doing It Wrong

A wise man once said “praise publicly, criticize privately.” This week we saw a handful of blog posts and associated comments regarding the PASS Summit survey results. If you review the posts and comments I think you would find them more along the lines of “criticize publicly, remain silent privately”, because that’s how I feel … Read more