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First things first, Wayne Snyder is rolling off the board of directors for PASS this year. We'd worked together, shoulder to shoulder along with Joe Webb ( blog | @ joewebb ) and other outstanding members of the SQL Server community, for many years of Read More...
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The last quarter of the year is usually my busiest due to the fantastic PASS Summit and SQLBits events. The fall looks a little different ... BECAUSE IT WILL BE EVEN BUSIER! Here's a rundown of where I'll be this fall through mid-October: BASTA! SQLCON.NET Read More...
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I read the PASS Officer Election announcement from June 15th with a bit of trepidation. There was something about the announcement which made me uncomfortable, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. As a bit of background, the PASS "officers" are also Read More...
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A bit of background: Those aren't grand daughters of the Clampetts in the picture at right. Those are my three daughters and three stepdaughters, all of whom I want to inherit the world - as little or as much as they want to take hold of. (I already talked Read More...
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As soon as your data loading process involves some difficult or sophisticated cleansing or transformations, it gets really, really hard. I've found a cool, free tool - expressor studio - that shields your data integration application, with its associated business and transformation rules, from changes that might occur to underlying target or source files. Read More...
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Several attendees at the SQLRally were asking about NoSQL ("Not Only SQL") and its benefits. This article gives a quick overview: HERE . Also, two good resources have come out from my friend Guy Harrison. This piece on Cassandra , one of the most popular Read More...
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Transparency - A Great Leadership Quality I've always appreciated how Andy Warren ( blog | twitter ) operates in the most transparent manner, especially as it relates to his role as a director for the Professional Association for SQL Server . For example, Read More...
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I always enjoy spending time with my friends from Atlanta, as well as meeting folks and making new friends. If you live in the Atlanta area, I hope you'll join me on the evening of Wednesday, February 9th, 2011. Details are at the Atlanta SQL Server user Read More...
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Sometimes I'm timely in getting the news out on useful resources. And, other times, I'm a bit slower on the draw. As I told my friends back at New Year's Day, "As an official member of the Procrastinators Club, welcome to 2008!" On the other hand, it's Read More...
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I've done a poor job lately in keeping my SQLBlog posts synchronized with my professional blog . As a result, you probably haven't seen a column I've been doing on professional development for the database professional called Plays Well With Others . Read More...
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The topic that never seems to lie low for long - the selection and election process for PASS governing directors. (I also wrote extensively on the qualities of a good director-level candidate in this blog post ). I decided to create a spoke on my blog Read More...
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Pardon me, sir. Do I have a dog in this fight? Do I have a dog in this Fight? If I did, it'd be the Warner Brothers Barnyard Dog. After my term of service on the PASS board of directors ended in December of 2009, I fully intended to stay far, far out Read More...
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I'm speaking tonight on Top 10 Mistakes DBAs Make at the Atlanta SQL Server User Group meeting in Alpharetta, GA. You can find all of the details here . The Best Dang Design Book for SQL Server Professionals - EVER! I thought I'd liven things up a bit Read More...
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Ok, I admit it. I've done about as good a job publicizing my monthly professional development column, Plays Well With Others , as NBC did when the transitioned Jay Leno back to the Tonight Show. So I'm going to try to better, henceforth and forever more! Read More...
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How 'Bout a Little Context? Let me be direct with you. I love SQL Saturday . If it were a woman , I'd marry it. (Avoiding all extraneous thoughts of what my real wife would say, etc etc). Check out this fun Flickr Feed from the recent SQL Saturday in Read More...
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