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Vote For The SQLRally Pre-Con Seminars
Do you know a real-life Pointy Haired Boss? Maybe you don’t work for him, but I bet you’ve met one. In my consulting practice I’ve met a lot of them. They were once good technical people. So good in...
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The Future Of PASS Elections
Am I stirring up a hornets nest or beating a dead horse bringing up a the PASS elections the day before over 2,500 SQL Server professional converge on Seattle for the 2010 PASS Community Summit? I’m...
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Join Me This Week At PASS
This week at the PASS Community Summit in Seattle, I’m delivering two full length sessions, one lightening session, and chairing a committee meeting to discuss the election process. If you’re attending...
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The PowerShell CookBook
“A script club.” That’s what a friend of mine said when he was telling me how he’d learned the basics of PowerShell. I did a double take. “You had a user group meeting at a strip club?!?!” He laughed...
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The World’s Largest
Each year, the Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida Gators meet on the college grid iron in what’s called the world’s largest cocktail party. I’ve never been; in fact I’m probably not welcomed since I’m an...
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How To Choose A Topic For Speaking
“The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.” observed Academy Award winning movie producer George Jessel. I think there is some truth...
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Meet Me In Florida!
While much of North America is bracing for the Snowpocalypse 2011, my thoughts are turning to sunny Florida. I’m not just thinking of an escape from the cold, dreary weather that February brings with...
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My devLINK Abstracts
For the past few years, I’ve spoken at a great event in Nashville called devLINK. I’ve really enjoyed speaking there. Although it more developer oriented, it’s got a great SQLSaturday kind of feel....
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How To Write Better Queries WebCast
One character. That’s all it takes; just one character in a Transact-SQL query can make the difference between an index seek and an index scan. Transact-SQL is easy to learn. But to truly get the best...
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Writing Better Queries Presentation Materials
I delivered a webcast for the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter yesterday. It was called Tips & Tricks for Writing Better Queries. I really appreciated everyone who made the time to attend. I hope you found...
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The Future Of PASS Elections
Am I stirring up a hornets nest or beating a dead horse bringing up a the PASS elections the day before over 2,500 SQL Server professional converge on Seattle for the 2010 PASS Community Summit? I’m...
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The PowerShell CookBook
“A script club.” That’s what a friend of mine said when he was telling me how he’d learned the basics of PowerShell. I did a double take. “You had a user group meeting at a strip club?!?!” He laughed...
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The World’s Largest
Each year, the Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida Gators meet on the college grid iron in what’s called the world’s largest cocktail party. I’ve never been; in fact I’m probably not welcomed since I’m an...
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How To Choose A Topic For Speaking
“The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.” observed Academy Award winning movie producer George Jessel. I think there is some truth...
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