Louis Davidson : User's Group

A wee bit exhausted… time to reenergize

drsql — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:26:00 GMT

I admit it. I am tired and I have not blogged nearly enough. This has been a crazy year, with the book I finished writing , the pre-cons I have done (teaching is NOT my primary profession so I do a lot more prep than some others probably do), lots of...(read more)

PASS Nomination Committee

drsql — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Edit: Well, I didn't get elected, and at this point, seeing who won (great choices in Angela, Stephanie, and Jason) and what else I have going on between now and the end of the year (presentations, grand childen being born, etc), I couldn't be more pleased...(read more)

SQL Rally Relational Database Design Pre-Con Preview

drsql — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:58:10 GMT

On May 9, 2012, I will be presenting a pre-con session at the SQL Rally in Dallas, TX on relational database design. The fact is, database design is a topic that demands more than a simple one hour session to really do it right. So in my Relational Database...(read more)

PASS First Timer Advice–Make it worth it!

drsql — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:45:41 GMT

I have seen a lot of other people giving advice about what to do on your first trip to the SQL PASS Conference and I want to give you my two cents worth as well. Many people will be pushing the social aspects of the conference and that is excellent advice...(read more)

SQLPASS Submissions

drsql — Sat, 07 May 2011 01:20:14 GMT

So I am a bit hesitant to post this because the past few times I have posted about something I have submitted they have failed to occur. But hey, I might as well. If I don’t I might get all 5 sessions I submitted and have to do them.. and that would...(read more)

Allen White to speak at our Nashville SQL Server User’s group April 24

drsql — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:18:00 GMT

I am scheduled to be the opening act, with a short 5-10 minute tip/trick session entitled “Tips – Taking Care of ‘Future You’”, and then the illustrious Allen White will take over and give a presentation on the new administration features of SQL Server 2008. Frankly I am glad that he is going after me, because I know he is going to be quite a bit better than me :) (This being based on what I have heard and the fact the he is a professional trainer and I am just a rank amateur!)

If you don’t know Allen, his bio is:

Allen is a SQL Server Trainer for Scalability Experts, a leading provider of scalable solutions, training and services based on Microsoft SQL Server. He's spent over 30 years in IT, including operations, development, telecommunications, network admin and database design and administration. He's been using SQL Server since 1992 and is certified MCITP:Database Administrator, MCITP: Database Developer and MCT. Allen has been awarded Microsoft’s MVP Award for his work in the SQL Server community for the last two years. He's active in the Ohio North SQL Server User's Group and contributes in the MSDN Forums, answering questions about SMO and PowerShell, and maintains a blog at http://sqlblog.com/blogs/allen_white/default.aspx.

He is a great guy, and I am looking forward to getting an opportunity to hear him speak. He is coming to see us because he happened to be in town for the weekend to run the Country Music Marathon. I was going to run it, but then I realized I was going to be in Atlanta for SQL Saturday. (Okay, to be honest if you know me you would be fairly certain that I won’t even be walking 26 miles anytime soon.)

If you want to come out and see Allen too, we will be at Nova Copy, 15 Lindsley Ave. Nashville 37210. RSVP to Shelton Dickson (shelton@dicksonresources.com) as soon as you can if you are coming so we will know how much pizza to order.