Last week, the latest iteration of ''24 Hours of PASS'' was held.  It was ''Different'' for me.  Why?  Because I was not an active participant on the days of the event other than being an attendee.  I was involved in some aspects of the planning for the event when deciding the theme and format, etc.  I was on many calls ...

Since the MVP Summit was this past week, I decided to head out to the West Coast a little earlier and attended SQLSat#65. I did not submit to speak at the conference, but I did help out some by introducing speakers in one of the rooms and a few other places where I could. I started out in a session by Scott Klein about SQLAzure.  BTW, ...

I've been working on my presentation for SQL Saturday in Charlotte - http://www.sqlsaturday.com/33/eventhome.aspx.  I will be presenting a session on using the basics of Perfmon to monitor your environment.  There is a great line-up of speakers.  If you are in the area (or you can find a cheap flight to CLT), don't miss this ...

SQL Saturday is coming to Charlotte next month!  If you are in the area, come on by.  We have a great line-up of speakers.  Find out more information at http://www.sqlsaturday.com/33/eventhome.aspx  

Sep 15 is the last day to be a part of history for 24 Hours of PASS.  Louis and Paul will be doing a 2nd take of their session for 24 Hours of PASS.  Register at the following link :  https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/8000181573/Registration.aspx?pageName=qh37c3hrckwswsj5 This event takes place on Sep 15 at 8pm EDT.  At this ...

As I reviewed the sessions by our pre/post-con speakers who also participated in the 24 Hours of PASS event, I was disturbed that the single session with the MOST attendees during the event had no audio (no one can hear you scream in cyber-space).  Immediately, I conferred with Pual and Louis.  We decided that a ''redo'' was the best ...

I have been busy on organizing an event which I hope that many in the community will find useful.  The event will consist of 24 1-hour webcasts featuring some of the best community speakers on SQL Server.  The event will begin 2-September-2009 at Midnight (GMT - no daylight time - so that is also UTC).  I am in the Eastern Time zone ...

I have volunteered to be a part of the THRIVE campaign for several months now.  In June, Chuck Heinzelman and I did a webcast based on SQL Server Express and how it could be used to enhance your skills for SQL Server.  I have been on vacation for a couple of weeks and found out during that time that I was named Thrive's IT Pro of the ...

I have been attending Teched every year since 2005. Last year, I really did not like the separation that was ''forced'' between IT Pro and Dev.  I like to attend sessions from both areas - SQL covers both areas.  I am glad they combined it this year (as it should be IMHO).  Once again, I will be in the TLC area where I LOVE to ...

While working on several other items earlier tonight, I remembered that the PASS Keynotes were on the PASS website from this past Summit.  Perhaps one of the best keynotes that I had heard in sometime was by Dr. David DeWitt.  This keynote was more like a classroom lecture than a marketing keynote.  If you had slept in on Friday ...