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 training on Data Warehousing topics (from Ralph Kimball, Bob Becker, and Stacia Misner, to name ...

Later this week I will be doing an episode of the Greg Low’s excellent SQL Down Under podcast (http://www.sqldownunder.com/Resources/Podcast.aspx), something I did once before back in 2006.  If you haven’t listened to any of the previous editions, there are some amazing people who have been on his podcast. On Thursday at 12:00 Central Time, ...

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 Design Workshop, we will have seven times the amount of time in the typical session, giving ...

As announced here and at the inaugural SQLRally by Andy Warren (Blog | @sqlAndy), you can unleash your inner Viking at SQLRally Nordic 8-9 Nov 2011 in Stockholm! Interested? Register today! :{>

Yesterday I spoke at SQLRally in Orlando on new engine and tools features in the next version of SQL Server - codenamed Denali. We nearly filled the room with 70+ people, and I got to hand out a slew of cool giveaways from the SQL Server team - coffee decanters, umbrellas, backpacks, and this cool recycled notebook modeled by Jason Strate (blog | ...

… but a couple are almost sold out! Kendal Van Dyke (Blog | @SQLDBA) wrote a great post about the presenters for the inaugural SQLRally scheduled for 11-13 May 2011 in sunny Orlando! $199 for a day-long pre-conference session by these presenters is a great deal. I encourage you to check it out! :{>

Introduction The SQLRally pre-conference selections should be public knowledge at the time of publication. I'm actually writing this a week earlier - at lunchtime 3 Nov 2010. Not Selected My session, A Day of SSIS, was not selected for the BI track. I wish it had been selected, but it wasn't. Instead, Full Day Business Intelligence Workshop by ...

Rick Heiges comes on stage and talks about the way the Board of Directors works. He sent off Lynda Rab, a director since 2007.  He introduces the new Directors-at-Large: Douglas McDowell, Andy Warren, and Allen Kinsel.  A PASS goal over the next 5 years is to deliver 1 million hours of training, grow the PASS Summit to 7,500 attendees, ...

... you still have time to vote for your favorite SQLRally pre-conference seminars! Whether you plan to attend or not, you can still vote - it's open to all. There are some really good sessions out there - plus mine! Voting ends at 8:00 AM PT 2 Nov 2010. :{>

Introduction I could run through the abstract for my submission to the SQLRally pre-con - and I will include much of it in this post. But Wait There's More! It's difficult to convey in writing my passion for SQL Server Integration Services. I like the platform - a lot. I love sharing SSIS with others for a bunch of reasons; chief among ...