My latest SQL Server Magazine commentary discussed the fact that many people are reluctant to spend money for technical education. You can read it here: http://www.sqlmag.com/Articles/ArticleID/102670/102670.html?Ad=1 In that commentary, I could only mention peripherally that I have a vested interest in the topic, as I primarily make my living ...

In case you missed Kalen's post, we're excited to announce that she will be joining us here on the East Coast in October to deliver her SQL Server 2005/2008 Internals and Query Tuning seminar. This is, to my knowledge, the most advanced public SQL Server course to be offered in the Boston area in the last 5 years, and this is the first time that ...

I receive a lot of requests for classes on the East Coast, and I am very pleased to announce my first new public training partner in the US in more than 5 years! Since I am drastically cutting back on my travel, this will probably be my last new public training partner.  I am excited to be able to offer my SQL Server 2005/2008 Internals and ...

I know it's been a while since my last post, and there is a specific reason for that, which I am going to tell you about. On February 5th, I emailed to my editor the LAST chapter of my new book, after the author reviews and all comments from the editors were answered. I was technically done, except for a bit of work on the Intro, etc. Less than an ...

  Last December, I announced that my SQL Server Internals course was being made into a DVD series, and I then had several follow up posts over the next few months. I flew to NY 3 times, and have filmed 3 lessons. I was waiting to film the 4th, for which I already have the slides and the scripts, until the 2nd one was released, or at least ...

I almost titled this one with OT, but then I realized that this MY BLOG, and nothing is really off-topic, right? It's my blog and I can say whatever I want. :-) I get a real big kick out of seeing places in movies where I have actually been. I took my husband to NYC for his birthday in early March, and the first night, in our hotel room, the ...

I just got back from New York, where I filmed Lesson 3 in my DVD series. This one was on the Logging and Recovery. I am finally getting the hang of this whole filming thing, and we finally finished one before it got too dark outside. So Chuck and I went outside and filmed a commercial. It was great fun! Maybe I'll do more of those, and forget all ...

Most of my trips to the Southern Hemisphere have been in my summer, or their winter, which doesn't lend itself to the best weather conditions. Although on my last trip, I was able to take a week holiday with my husband and travel North to the Whitsunday Islands, where the weather was wonderful even in the middle of winter, as you can ...

I thought I would be able to post this as a special Independence Day announcement, but it wasn't final until July 6th. Then I was teaching for 5 solid days the following week, so now on Monday I am making my announcement. I am no longer working with Solid Quality Learning (or Solid Quality Mentors, as they have changed their name ...