Rick Heiges

Rick Review: Day 3 Keynote PASS Summit 2011 - Big Data-What's the Big Deal?

RickHeiges — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:40:00 GMT

I recently did a Rick Review of the Day 3 Keynote from the 2008 PASS Community Summit that featured Dr. DeWitt speaking on new technology that ended up in the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) edition of SQL Server 2008 R2. I decided to also listen again...(read more)

Rick Review: Day 3 Keynote of the 2008 PASS Community Summit

RickHeiges — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:04:00 GMT

Am I stuck in the past? Not really, but I like to blog about the recordings that I have recently watched. There are a lot of recordings out there on the PASS website and other places. Recently I have had the good fortune of exploring some of the neat...(read more)

Rick Review: SQLBits7: Consolidating Data Collection with SQLDIAG and SQLNexus

RickHeiges — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:54:00 GMT

I ran across this recording about 3 months ago. It is a recording that is open to everyone. It was recorded at SQLBits 7 with Christian Bolton as the speaker for a session entitled: "Consolidating data collection with SQLDIAG and analysing it all with...(read more)

Rick Review: PASS Summit 2011 - DBA-104-S

RickHeiges — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:34:00 GMT

I recently got my DVD set from the PASS 2011 Summit and started to look through all of the sessions that I missed. Wow! I can't wait to go through all of these! It will take me a while. Since this is a new year and many people are often greeted with new...(read more)

Rick's Review - Goal for 2012

RickHeiges — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:14:00 GMT

One of my goals in 2012 is to blog on a more consistent basis. One idea that I have for keep this goal is to blog about a webcast or session recording that I listened to. I often listen to webcasts / session recordings while working. It helps to keep...(read more)

Be Prepared to ask the CSS and SQLCAT folks your toughest questions....

RickHeiges — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:02:00 GMT

As I alluded to in my blog series on "What to expect at the 2001 PASS Community Summit", the SQL Clinic will once again be in full swing. See the following blog post on how to best be prepared to get your question answered. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/psssql/archive/2011/09/19/inside-the-sql-server-clinic.asp...(read more)

PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Summary

RickHeiges — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:30:00 GMT

As I finish up preparing for the Sep 20 (@1pm ET) webcast, I thought a final blog post may be appropriate in order to quickly reference many of the areas that I have touched upon. Naturally, much of this information is geared towards First Timers, but...(read more)

PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Part 8

RickHeiges — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:30:00 GMT

In this post, Logistics centered around how to get to downtown from the airport (SEA - commonly referred to as SEA-TAC for Seattle - Tacoma). As you would expect, the Seattle airport is almost always busy. Some airports have periods where almost no activitiy...(read more)

PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Part 7

RickHeiges — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:30:00 GMT

I really don't think that you can get the full flavor of the Summit unless you delve into Social Networking. There are multiple vehicles for social networking. Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, LinkedIn, and Yelp are all tools in the Social Networking Toolbox....(read more)

PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Part 6

RickHeiges — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:30:00 GMT

Now that I have covered just about all of the "official" Summit activities, it is time for a blog post about "After Hours" activities. There is a webpage that lists some of the activities that we are currently aware of. You can find that page here . Monday...(read more)

PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Part 5

RickHeiges — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:30:00 GMT

One of the most valuable parts of the entire Summit experience is the networking that goes on. In this post, I will go over some of the opportunities for you to network with others. Once again, this post will not focus on "after hours" activities which...(read more)

PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Part 4

RickHeiges — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:30:00 GMT

The Summit is much more than just geat content from excellent speakers. There is a great deal of other stuff going on at the Summit to really enhance your experience. In this post, I will not focus on the "after hours" events. Do you want to get your...(read more)

PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Part 3

RickHeiges — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:30:00 GMT

Another question that you may have is "What about food? What meals are included? Should I budget for meals?" Breakfast: A Continental Breakfast will be served from 7-8am in the Meal Hall on the 4th floor across from Registration Wed - Fri Lunch: This...(read more)

PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Part 2

RickHeiges — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:11:00 GMT

One of the things that you should do is map out your "Learning Itinerary" before coming to the summit. It probably will change once you get onsite, but having a plan will save you time and perhaps some frustration. You can go to the Summit website and...(read more)

PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Part 1

RickHeiges — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:19:00 GMT

This is the first in series of blog posts about getting ready for the PASS Summit 2011. Why am I doing this? I am preparing for my webcast on Sep 20 @ 1pm ET (Details to come) about this subject. I thought that I'd get this information out in a blog format...(read more)