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• A SQL Saturday in Cambridge – Buck Woody’s Ragtime Database Workshop

  The SQL Server community is really engaged. They are an active bunch on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, they help each other on forums, they attend conferences. But that isn’t enough interaction – the community started a grass-roots effort Read More... Posted Monday, July 30, 2012 2:49 PM by BuckWoody | 0 Comments Filed under: Career, Community, Conferences, Customer Contact, Data Professional, DBA, Developer, Real World DBA, SQL Server, SQLServer

• Preparation is key to a successful cloud deployment

  If you want to be wise, watch the actions and outcomes of others. Emulate the successful actions, and avoid the actions that cause failure. That’s true in life in general - and in technology projects in specific.  I’ve worked with several clients Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 01, 2012 7:09 AM by BuckWoody | 0 Comments Filed under: Azure, Best Practices, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Concepts, Customer Contact, Design, Development, Planning, Process, SOA, Tips, Windows Azure

• How I Prepare For Presentations, And My Speaking Schedule For This Quarter

  I do a little speaking here and there and I’ve been asked about the method I use to get ready for a talk. I thought I might share the method I use, although as you read through this remember that not everyone has the same style, processes and procedures Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 16, 2011 8:04 AM by BuckWoody | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Career, Community, Conferences, Customer Contact, How I work, Process, Tips

• The Conundrum of Cloud Computing Evidence

  “Who is using Windows Azure? How are they doing it?” I get asked this all the time as I speak to our clients when we mention Windows or SQL Azure as a possible solutions to an architectural problem the company has. I completely understand the question. Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 26, 2011 6:56 AM by BuckWoody | 0 Comments Filed under: Azure, Azure Use Cases, Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Customer Contact, Windows Azure

• SQL Saturday 27 (Portland, Oregon)

  I’m sitting in the Seattle airport, waiting for my flight to Silicon Valley California for the SQL Server 2008 R2 Launch Event. By some quirk of nature, they are asking me to Emcee the event – but that’s another post entirely. I’m reflecting on the SQL Read More... Posted Monday, May 24, 2010 7:49 AM by BuckWoody | 0 Comments Filed under: Career, Conferences, Customer Contact, PASS, SQL Server

• How to get Microsoft to speak at your event

  If you’re holding a special event, such as a SQL Saturday or a user group, one of the challenges is to get speakers for the event. Now, the best speakers come from the community – people who use the product day-in, day-out. They have a wealth of expertise, Read More... Posted Monday, February 22, 2010 7:35 AM by BuckWoody | 0 Comments Filed under: Customer Contact, Microsoft, PASS, SQL Server, Tips

• The SQL Server Health Check

  My friend Brent Ozar, who is a top-notch SQL Server Professional, mentioned on his blog ( http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2007/04/sql-server-health-check/comment-page-1/#comment-17520 ) that he brought in Microsoft Support to do a “Health Check”. There Read More... Posted Thursday, February 11, 2010 7:16 AM by BuckWoody | 3 Comments Filed under: Customer Contact, Maintenance, Management, Microsoft, Performance Tuning, SQL Server