I am looking forward to my trip to Richmond, VA this coming weekend!  I will be able to meet up with some of my peeps from the area plus be able to deliver a presentation that is still in the works as we are still testing . The presentation is based on some work that I have been doing with Fusion-IO and the MTC Chicago on the develpment of ...

It has been confirmed that I will be delivering a webcast on ''What to Expect at the PASS SUmmit 2013'' on Oct 3, 2013 at 12:30pm ET.  Here is the link to register for the event. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7411380526146008833 This is targeted at First Time Attendees of the summit, but all are welcome to join.  This ...

Next week, I am tentatively planning a webcast on Oct 3, 2013 @ 12:30pm ET as I have done over the past couple of years aimed at First Time Attendees.  Once I get things confirmed, I will post a link for registration.  I updated my PPT Deck with the new information and realized that most of the message and events / timings are ...

The organizers of SQL Saturday #250 in Pittsburgh did a great job at putting on their second SQL Saturday.  Well Done! I volunteered to perform a keynote for this event.  I blogged about developing it here.   I had practiced and tweaked the dellivery about 10 times before Saturday.  I was told that the time available ...

I volunteered to help out and present a keynote at SQL Saturday #250.  It worked out that they couldn't find anyone better.  :-)  I am really looking forward to it and hope that I do not disappoint. The time available is about 40 minutes so it can't get too technical. Although I have been a part of 2 keynotes at the PASS Summit, I ...

As a friend of mine tells ''The first time that something happens is a fortuity, the second time that it happens again is a probability and the third one is a certainty!'' Therefore, this year, SQL Saturday in Italy is a certainty! From October to December in Italy there will be three SQL Saturday events! The first one: October 8th 2013, ...

The sessions of the event 24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview (which was held on last July 31) were recorded and now they are available for online streaming! If you have missed one session in particular or the entire live event, you can view and review your preferred sessions; you can find all details here. This edition of 24 Hours of PASS wants ...

Tomorrow will mark another chapter in the 24 Hours of PASS series.I am involved once again - this time in a moderator role. The event begins at 8am ET for me.  I will be introducing Alberto Ferrari who will be speaking on ''Excel 2013 Power Pivot in Action'' which is a great self-service BI story. This 24hop event will be in a different ...

Last year, I had a series of blog posts that matched up with a webcast I did targeting First Timers to the PASS Summit 2011.  Here is a link to the final blog post which is a summary of those posts and links to the main points in the series. A good deal of the information in those posts are still relevant.  I am in the process of ...

Just a reminder that I will be speaking at the SF UG SQL Server User Group on Sep 12.  Here is a link with all of the details.  If you are in the area, It would be great to see you!