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• #SQLVacation Follow-up Resources and Contest Details

  Kevin Kline (@KEKline) gives a recap of the #SQLVacation and links to all of his slide decks and SQL scripts. Read More... Posted Thursday, July 02, 2015 12:31 PM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: PASS, People, Speaking

• SQLVacation Postcard Day 8: Nashville, TN

  Kevin Kline (@kekline) wraps up the #SQLVacation speaking tour with a final stop in his hometown, Nashville TN. Read More... Posted Friday, June 26, 2015 11:10 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: PASS, People, Speaking

• SQLVacation Postcard Day 7: Evansville, IN

  Kevin Kline (@kekline) visits Evansville, Indiana to discuss SQL Server Internals & Architecture on his seventh stop of the SQLVacation. Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2015 8:10 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: PASS, People, Speaking

• SQLVacation Postcard Day 6: St. Louis, MO

  Kevin Kline (@kekline) delivers four sessions on data management topics in St. Louis. Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 23, 2015 8:25 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: PASS, People, Speaking

• SQLVacation Postcard Day 5: Springfield, IL

  Kevin Kline (@kekline) teaches Troubleshooting techniques and Top DBA Mistakes to avoid at the Cental Illinois SQLPASS meeting. Read More... Posted Monday, June 22, 2015 11:26 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: PASS, People, Speaking

• SQLVacation Postcard Day 4: Downtown Chicago

  Kevin Kline (@kekline) teaches Top 10 query tuning techniques and top DBA mistakes to avoid at the Chicago SQLPASS meeting. Read More... Posted Thursday, June 18, 2015 11:18 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: PASS, People, Speaking

• SQLVacation Postcard Day 3: Chicago Suburbs

  Kevin Kline (@kekline) teaches SQL Server performance troubleshooting in Downers Grove in the 'burbs of Chicago. Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2015 9:00 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: PASS, People, Speaking

• SQLVacation Postcard Day 2: Indianapolis, Indiana

  Kevin Kline (@kekline) teaches Top 10 Things SQL Devs Need to Know at the second stop of the #SQLVacation speaking tour in Indianapolis, IN. Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 16, 2015 9:00 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: PASS, People, Speaking, SQL Server 2014

• Come See Me. I'll Probably Be Just Down the Street Soon!

  Even though I've recently changed jobs, I'll still be speaking at a lot of SQL events across the country and internationally. There are still a few trips that I've yet to finalize, in particular with the fine folks in Houston, run by my friend Nancy Hidy Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2012 11:02 AM by KKline | 1 Comments Filed under: Administration, Best Practices, Conferences, DBA, DevConnections, Developer, Leadership, PASS, People, Professional Development, Speaking, SQL Server 2012, Video

• For Devs - Component Code Challenge and INETA Community Champs

  Two quick notes from our friends over at INETA : Component Code Challenge Ever had these two distinct thoughts - "I have a good idea for an application, however what can I get for it?" and "I would love to go to a big conference DevConnections or Tech·Ed, Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 15, 2012 9:25 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Conferences, DevConnections, Developer, INETA, People

• The Year that was - 2011

  See what Kevin Kline, database expert and author, did during the year 2011. Read More... Posted Friday, January 06, 2012 11:01 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Career, People, Professional Development, Speaking, SQLMag

• PASS Summit 2011, Day 3 - A Tribute to Wayne Snyder

  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... Posted Friday, October 14, 2011 11:51 AM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Big Data, Conferences, FutureWatch, NoSQL, PASS, People

• Here, There, and Everywhere; Speaking in Fall 2011, Part 1

  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... Posted Friday, September 02, 2011 12:33 PM by KKline | 2 Comments Filed under: Career, Conferences, PASS, People, Professional Development, Speaking

• Pulling real-time data from Twitter using StreamInsi​ght and Other Scandinavian Treasures

  On my recent trip to SQLBits with subsequent visits to Dublin, Cologne, and Malmo (southern Sweden), I enjoyed a chance to meet several SQL Server MVPs, including Peter Larsson and Thomas Ivarsson. Among them, I enjoyed Johan Ahlen's article on Pulling Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 03, 2011 11:43 AM by KKline | 1 Comments Filed under: People, Tips, Troubleshooting

• SQL People Interview

  Many thanks to Microsoft SQL Server MVP Andy Leonard ( blog | twitter ) for conducting a series of interviews of prominent SQL Server types, including me. The interview found here . ~~~ Enjoy! -Kev Twitter at kekline More content at http://KevinEKline.co Read More... Posted Thursday, April 28, 2011 9:35 AM by KKline | 2 Comments Filed under: Administration, Career, Goals, Opinion, People