This Saturday I will be speaking at SQL Saturday #59 in New York City. I only have one session, at 9AM(!) and I need to be done and out of the room before 10AM because that is the time for the next session to start and I need to make certain the next speaker has … Read more
Many people seem intimidated to make a presentation. Lots of times they will say they are nervous to speak in front of others. That’s natural, we all get a little nervous before we go on stage, no matter what your performance or venue. But the other reason people are timid has to do with the … Read more
It’s time for another PASS Summit preview and that can mean only one thing: movie quotes! This time we are going with ‘Back to School’ starring Rodney Dangerfield and in a supporting role a mostly sober Robert Downey, Jr. Why that movie? Because whenever I head off to a conference such as the PASS Summit … Read more
One things that really bothers me is when people cannot step outside of a process or system and examine the overall flow to look for ways to make improvements. Maybe this is something that goes back to my basketball roots, I don’t know, but I have always looked for ways to be efficient in whatever … Read more
Then SQL Saturday #53 (Kansas City) would be ranked quite highly. In fact, they would be number one for all the SQL Saturday’s I have attended to date. Everything about the event was done as well as anyone else and in most cases they were far ahead of others. Let’s recap the event starting from … Read more
I was reading Jen McCown’s post the other day and something struck me as…well…missing. It’s the part that has to do with how you would talk to your mechanic, and how that relates to questions that get posed to IT support folk. What do I think is missing? Great question. What’s missing is the fact … Read more
