I managed to pick up some endorsements from two of the “liberal elite bloggers”, Brent Ozar and Grant Fritchey. I appreciate their kind words and wanted to make sure I dropped a quick “Thank You”. I was also mentioned by TJ Belt on his blog. Thanks guys, i know we can get through this upgrade. … Read more
Still no word from the nomination committee, I wish I had something to report. I have had an interesting conversation with Brent Ozar. He emailed me earlier this week and wanted to know what I was thinking when I applied. If I get on the ballot I will put our email exchange into a blog … Read more
Looks like I got tagged by Brent Ozar today. Apparently I need to share some mistakes I have made in my career, and then tag someone else to do the same. Okay then, here goes. Mistake #1: Ignoring the pager. Back before I became SQLBatman, I was a new DBA. You could call me a junior … Read more
Yep, my stickers and moo cards have arrived. I look forward to handing these out at PASS in two weeks. Drop me a tweet if you want to meet up to get one. Or, better yet, stop by … Read more
Yesterday marked the soft launch of a new technical resource, the SQLServerPedia Wiki. The official launch will happen during the PASS conference next month, but I wanted to help spread the word now. Why? Good question. In addition to my crime fighting duties, I also happen to be the Monitoring Editor for the wiki. Brent asked me … Read more
There is another Virtual Conference hosted by SSWUG.org coming up in November. No, yours truly is not presenting during this conference, but perhaps I will return in the Spring. However, I was given a discount code for anyone to use, should they be interested in attending the conference next month. The code is good for … Read more
