One aspect of the PASS Summit that often gets overlooked are the hands-on labs provided by Microsoft. Now, truth be told, I’ve only taken part in the labs once, back in 2005. I did so because SQL 2005 was coming out and I wanted to walk through a handful of scenarios in the labs so that I … Read more
One thing I learned early on is that when you pack your bags for the PASS Summit you ALWAYS leave room for the swag that you will be taking back home. I’ve made the mistake of packing for the week and forgetting this fact. One year I had a bunch of things shipped home because there was … Read more
At the 2008 PASS Summit in Seattle I decided to take advantage of the Seahawks playing at home that weekend. They were hosting the Arizona Cardinals and as luck would have it I had a very good friend Scott who happens to be a Cardinal season ticket holder. Scott agreed to fly up to Seattle … Read more
In 2008 the PASS Summit returned to Seattle. A handful of the folks in my social circle decided to spend Monday morning and afternoon by doing a photowalk. It was one of the standard Fall days in Seattle, you know the type: beautiful clear sky, bright and warm sunshine on your face. We walked for … Read more
I wrote a book and it was published in early 2010. In the time since that book was written I have had well over one hundred people come up and say “thank you” to me for putting down into words the very same things they see and feel every day as a DBA. I wanted … Read more
This memory is much more vivid for me because it happened just last year. I met Rob Farley (blog | @rob_farley) at the airport just after I arrived in Seattle. I had spoken with Rob via the phone, and through email and Twitter, but had not actually met him in person until we arrived at … Read more
