Last week I attended the PASS Summit in Seattle. I blogged from both keynotes (Keynote #1 and Keynote #2), as well as the WIT Luncheon - which SQL Sentry sponsored. I had a fantastic time at the conference, even though these days I attend far fewer sessions that I used to. As a company, we were overwhelmed by the positive energy in the Expo ...

My final stint at the Summit Blogger's Table(tm) is for the annual WIT luncheon. I do appreciate the honor that PASS conferred on me by inviting me to the ''table'' for the event, it's been a lot of fun (even if there were some moments that weren't.)Newly-elected board member Wendy Pastrick is the MC for this year's luncheon, and the panel ...

On Tuesday I presented an all-day pre-conference session on using PowerShell to automate and manage SQL Server.  It was a very full day and we had a lot of great questions.  One discussion in Module 6 was around scripting all the objects in a database, and I'd mentioned the script I wrote for the book The Red Gate Guide to SQL Server ...

Summit day two is upon us and we're anticipating another exciting keynote.  Nice video of international attendees at the start of the keynote focusing on the global community.  Doug McDowell came out and talked about how much great content is going on simultaneously at the Summit.  In the last five years PASS has incorporated SQL ...

Today is the official start to the 2012 PASS Summit and I'm honored to have a seat at the Blogger's Table again. This is a set of tables set up in the back of the keynote room for people who blog frequently (I know) to share their thoughts on the keynote with the public, and appreciate the invitation from PASS to participate again.The lights go ...

Next week is the annual PASS Summit, the event of the year for those of us in the SQL Server community. We get to see our old friends, make new friends, and learn an amazing amount about SQL Server, and it'll be in Seattle, so it's close to the mother ship. I love having Microsoft close, because it's easier to get to know the people who actually ...

Thanks to everyone who came out for the session today.  It was a lot of fun and I hope you had a great experience as well.  I've attached the demo scripts and slide deck to this post, and I look forward to seeing you in November at the PASS Summit! Allen

There's so much to learn to be effective with SQL Server, and you have an opportunity to immerse yourselves in 24 hours of free technical training this week from PASS, via the 24 Hours of PASS event. I'll be presenting an introductory session on PowerShell called PowerShell 101 for the SQL Server DBA. Here's the abstract: The more you have to ...

This year will be my tenth year attending the annual PASS Summit. It's in Seattle again this year, which to me is important because of the proximity to the Microsoft offices and the people on the SQL Server dev team, as well as the CX (formerly CAT) teams that help so many people get the most out of SQL Server. The conference is the biggest ...

As I drove to Dallas for this year's SQL Rally conference (yes, I like to drive) I got a call asking if I could step in for another presenter who had to cancel at the last minute.  Life happens, and it's best to be flexible, and I said sure, I can do that. Which presentation would you like me to do? (I'd submitted a few presentations, so it ...