Kalen Delaney : DVD

Did You Know: I am now the sole distributor of my DVDs

Kalen Delaney — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:29:00 GMT

I've had several posts about my DVDs, which I'm sure have aggravated Steve Dassin enormously. Way back in June, I told you that I had to break off from my DVD producer and just this week, I finally received all the remaining DVDs. They showed up on my doorstep in 3 huge boxes.

So what do I do with them?

I will be trying to sell them directly (because I still haven't even recouped all my travel expenses flying to New Jersey to record the training), and after I get back from London I'll post info on how to buy one. You can read some of the reviews here.

But there are SO many of them! So, I decided I will be giving one away to anyone who takes a seminar or class from me, from now until they are all gone. I will bring enough to London for all the registered delegates for my seminars: www.SQLKnowHow.com (It's a good thing I have Premiere Executive status on United, so I can bring extra luggage for no additional charge.)

I will also be bringing enough to give away to all attendees at my pre-conference seminar at PASS, later in November. (I can drive to the conference, so I don't have to worry about luggage restrictions for this one.)

And in every public class I teach, I will give one to all students. Check my schedule at http://schedule.kalendelaney.com

Thanks!

~Kalen

Did You Know? What Happened to My DVDs?

Kalen Delaney — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:23:00 GMT

Last December, I announced that my SQL Server Internals course was being made into a DVD series, and I then had several follow up posts over the next few months. I flew to NY 3 times, and have filmed 3 lessons. I was waiting to film the 4th, for which I already have the slides and the scripts, until the 2nd one was released, or at least until the editing of the 2nd was done.

It is with deep regret that I have to announce that the rest of the series will not be available any time soon. Due to problems with the editing and production, I am going to have to find another producer.

I am currently spending all my spare time working on my next book, so I have no bandwidth to organize another production situation. If I could have just kept recording under the same conditions as the first 3, I probably could have squeezed out the time to keep making new lessons. As it is, I will not be able to start negotiating with a new producer until the bulk of the work on the new book is done. At this time, I anticipate that will be sometime in October.

(In the meantime, don't forget the I offer this training live in the classroom. I have several public training partners, and can offer private deliveries as well. My schedule is available on my website. )

Thanks for all your support!

~Kalen

Did You Know? I'm in a Commercial!

Kalen Delaney — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:56:00 GMT

I just got back from New York, where I filmed Lesson 3 in my DVD series. This one was on the Logging and Recovery. I am finally getting the hang of this whole filming thing, and we finally finished one before it got too dark outside. So Chuck and I went outside and filmed a commercial. It was great fun! Maybe I'll do more of those, and forget all this tech stuff. :-)

You can see it at www.SQLServerDVD.com

Lesson 1 is now shipping (as you'll see if you watch the commercial) and post production of Lesson 2 is almost completed.

Thanks!

~Kalen