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• Attend a SQL Server User Group Meeting - Today (Nov 12) - From Virtually Anywhere

  I posted earlier that we are holding an organizational meeting in a virtual world called "Second Life". Second Life is a Virtual World where you interact with others by voice or typing or gestures. Here are the details: Where: Microsoft User Group Island Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:27 AM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Community, Education, Events, Community, Conferences, fun, User Group Meetings

• Preview the Sessions at PASS

  Several Presenters have been kind enough to share a "preview" of their sessions at PASS. These are availabile in the "PASSTips" section at www.sqlpass.org . One of the featured previews today is one from Peter DeBetta on security. Check it out. Hopefully, Read More... Posted Monday, November 10, 2008 2:39 PM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Community, Education, Events, Community, Conferences

• SQL Server 2000 - Still Pervasive

  I know this isn't scientific, but I did a webcast last week with about 40 folks attending on the topic of Consolidation. I often ask polling questions to keep the audience involved. As has been the case for the past few years, I ask "What percent of your Read More... Posted Friday, November 07, 2008 3:51 PM by RickHeiges | 4 Comments Filed under: SQL 2000

• Virtual User Group

  Are you interested in SQL Server? Have you heard about User Group Meetings (perhaps in your area), but it is difficult to get there? Do you like the idea of webcasts, but get bored due to little interaction? Come join us in establishing an Official PASS Read More... Posted Thursday, November 06, 2008 3:56 PM by RickHeiges | 1 Comments Filed under: SQL Community, Education, Events, Community, fun, User Group Meetings, Social Networking

• New PASS Preview posted - CSS Team at PASS

  Customer Support Services always has a big presence at PASS. This year is no exception. Recently, Bob Ward was kind enough to provide a PASS Preview of the pre-confernece session (all day event) and an overview of the other activities that the CSS Team Read More... Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 3:54 PM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Community, Education, Events, Community, Conferences

• Get a Sneak Peak of the Sessions at PASS

  PASS has started to ask Speakers to record a 5-minute overview of their sessions to be presented at PASS in november. Currently, the speakers who have previews up are: Peter DeBetta Paul Randal/Kimberly Tripp John Welch Greg Low Rick Heiges New "PASSPreviews" Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:11 PM by RickHeiges | 3 Comments Filed under: SQL Community, Education, Events, Community, Conferences

• Updated Support Policy for SQL Server on VMs

  As virtualization grows stronger in the marketplace, the question of SQL Server performance and support on Virtual Machines appears more often. Bob Ward has a great post here . Enjoy! Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008 11:27 AM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: VM, SQL 2008, SQL 2005, KB

• PASS Conference Stories - Tagging Rushabh

  At the European Conference Eventin Munch, Germany, Rushabh and I decided to go back out since everyone else seemed to be too tired. Some of the attendees had given us an address of a place where they were going to be for the night. Rushabh's German skills Read More... Posted Thursday, October 02, 2008 5:49 PM by RickHeiges | 3 Comments Filed under: Conferences, fun, Off Topic, Humor

• SQL-Nomics

  For years, I have been keeping an ear open on the local job market for SQL Server Professionals. I live in the Triad Area of NC (Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem). With many job hunting sites, you can set up alerts to send the various job postings. Read More... Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 10:14 AM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Community, Community, User Group Meetings, Social Networking

• PASS Website Overhaul

  PASS has launched its new website. There has been a lot of hard work behind the scenes over the past year to be ready for this. Nothing ever goes as planned, but I believe that you will agree with me that the improvements made are huge. If you are not Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:25 PM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Community, Education, Events, Community, Conferences, User Group Meetings, New Features

• This past Tuesday Night at the Triad SSUG

  This past Tuesday, I was finally able to attend my local user group meeting. My travel schedule never seemed to match up with the meeting dates this year. It was good to see old friends and meet new faces. John Welch, SQL Server MVP, from Mariner presented Read More... Posted Thursday, September 18, 2008 10:46 AM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Community, Education, Events, Community, SQL 2008, User Group Meetings

• OT: Last Minute Fantasy Football

  Only one slot left for the SQLBLOGGERS league.... To join, visit http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1 League ID: 540668 Password: rssfeed ALSO - We need at least 4 teams for this league, we have three right now.... It has to be an even number of Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 02, 2008 5:55 PM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Community, Community, fun

• OT: Fantasy Football 2008 for SQLBlog folks

  It is that time of year again. Time for Fantasy Football. Last year, we had a big surprise in the playoffs! To join, visit http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1 League ID: 540668 Password: rssfeed We already have 4 teams! Sign up now so that the Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:29 PM by RickHeiges | 2 Comments Filed under: Community, fun, Off Topic

• IMTC Presentation Posted

  Earlier this year, I was fortunate to visit Dublin, Ireland to speak at the Irish Microsoft Technical Conference (IMTC). Chuck Boyce from www.SQLServerDVD.com was there recording and streaming sessions. He was unable to stream my session live, but he Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 2:56 PM by RickHeiges | 1 Comments Filed under: SQL Community, Education, Events, Community, Conferences, Express, SQL 2005

• Thoughts after the presentation in Greensboro's VMUG

  Earlier tonight I co-presented to the Greensboro VMWare User Group. A former colleague of mine heads the group and we thought it would be an excellent topic. Another Consultant, Dan Weiss from Varrow, was the co-presenter. The venue was a party deck at Read More... Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:01 PM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: VM, Education, Events, Community, User Group Meetings