I have been working remotely for Confio Software since last June. The past eight months have been an adjustment after having worked in an office for the previous 12 years of my professional career. I’ve learned what works best for me, and what doesn’t work well for others that need to work with me remotely. … Read more
At the most recent PASS Summit I was presented a gift from Andrew Clarke. It was a simple gift, really: a pen. But to me it meant much more than I think Andrew understood at the time. A long time ago I stumbled upon the Simple-Talk website which has a wonderful collection of blog posts … Read more
Welcome to another week of SQL University. I will continue to step outside my comfort zone by giving you some advice on how to get started with SQL Server Reporting Services. I am by no means an expert, but I have dabbled with SSRS from time to time. I know just enough to be dangerous, … Read more
I am not sure at what point in the speaker dinner at SQL Saturday #46 (Raleigh) that Allen White (blog | @SQLRunr) decided to put the moves on me but I do recall most of the conversation: “Hey Tom, we want to do a SQL Saturday in Cleveland. Would you be willing to come speak?” … Read more
[This is a re-post from the last SQLU SSIS week, because I haven’t learned anything new since then!] Welcome back to SQL University! This week I am going to step *way* outside my comfort zone and talk about SSIS. I am not embarrassed to say that I have little to no practical experience as an … Read more
[Note: I took my original SQLU blog post for Powershell and updated it for use this week. So, if you’ve heard me say all these things before, now you know why.] Welcome back to SQL University, the only university conducted entirely through blog posts, has no exams, and is organized by a chicken. This week … Read more
