I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday 470 in Bethesda, MD at the Microsoft MTC on Dec 5!  The event is already sold out with a waiting list!http://www.sqlsaturday.com/470/eventhome.aspxMy topic is ''First Look at SQL Server 2016''.  Microsoft has been busy working on the next version of SQL Server - ...

I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday 452 in Charlotte on Oct 17!  Last year, this event had a great turnout.  Be a part of it this year! Register Now! http://www.sqlsaturday.com/452/eventhome.aspx  My topic is ''First Look at SQL Server 2016''.  Microsoft has been busy working on the next ...

I will once again be going to the PASS Summit.  This year I will have a 10 minute Lightning Talk on Rethinking the Resume. Essentially, we will discuss various ways to make your Resume stand out and show some examples of how others have rethought their resume.  I have reviewed 100s of resumes over the years and I want to share ...

SQL Saturday finally comes to South Dakota!  Register Now! - http://www.sqlsaturday.com/427/eventhome.aspx  Here are some of the other featured speakers: Database Snapshots - Making Your Job Easier            Paul Timmerman Continuous Integration for ...

Once again, I am serving on the PASS Program Committee this year for the App Dev Track.  As we are about to start the reviewing process, I had some thoughts that I wanted to share.  Last year, we had approximately 200 abstracts to review.  It should be a similar volume this year.  For me, abstracts usually go into three piles - ...

I wanted to re-publish an old blog post that is still fairly accurate.  It is actually a summary of blog posts I did back in 2011.  http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rick_heiges/archive/2011/09/19/pass-summit-2011-what-you-can-expect-at-the-conference-summary.aspx  A great deal of the information is still relevant. I hope that you find the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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!