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SQL Saturday #60 - Cleveland, Ohio
SQL Saturday is coming to Cleveland! The Ohio North SQL Server Users Group is excited to announce the date for SQL Saturday 60 in Cleveland, Ohio on February 5, 2011! The Call for Speakers is now open...
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Speaking about SQL Server and PowerShell
I'll be presenting my session on Use PowerShell to Get the Most out of SQL Server twice today. This session is a one-hour intro to PowerShell and how to use it to connect with and manage SQL Server....
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PASS Summit 2010 - SQL Server and PowerShell
Next week is the eagerly anticipated PASS Summit 2010 . I've attended every year since 2003, but this one is special, because I'm presenting both a Pre-Conference session and a Spotlight session! In...
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PASS PowerShell PreCon was a Success
I'd like to thank everyone who attended my pre-conference session at PASS on Using PowerShell to Get the Most Out Of SQL Server. It was a huge success, and (at the last count I heard) I had 63 people...
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The SQL Server Community
In case you weren't aware of it, I absolutely love the SQL Server community. The people I've gotten to know have amazing knowledge, and they love sharing that knowledge with anyone who wants to learn....
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SQL Rally Voting Open
The voting for sessions for SQL Rally has been going on for a couple of weeks now. This week the Enterprise Database Administration & Deployment sessions are up for voting. I didn't go into...
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The Team Behind SQL Saturday 60 In Cleveland
Last July I asked the assembled group at the Ohio North SQL Server Users Group meeting if they'd be interested in putting on a SQL Saturday. Enthusiastically, they said yes! A great group of people...
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Build Your Personal Network
Recently a few people have approached me privately about their careers, and how they can make the changes to allow them to do the kind of work they'd like to do, be it consulting or in a full-time...
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PASS Summit Session Selection is Open
This year the Program Committee decided to open up the selection process to the community. I'm anxious to see how well this is received, since it'll be the people who are actively online and aware of...
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[Speaking] Let Service Broker Help You Scale Your Application
I'll be presenting at tomorrow's PASS DBA Virtual Chapter. Here's the abstract: How your business applications interact with the corporate database directly can have a dramatic impact on how successful...
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[OT] On Community
Last fall, and winter, and spring I was part of the PASS Election Review Committee . It was interesting, sometimes fun, sometimes frustrating, but a very rewarding experience. My first PASS conference...
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[Speaking] Lots of Speaking Engagements in September and October
As Adam Machanic said, Fall is the busy season for speaking, and it will be for me. Here's a brief list of what's coming up: On Saturday, September 17 I'll be in Kalamazoo, Michigan for SQL Saturday...
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We Are SQLFamily
On Monday, Tom LaRock ( b /@sqlrockstar) presented his #MemeMonday topic as What #SQLFamily Means To Me . The #sqlfamily hash tag is a relatively new one, but is amazingly appropriate. I've been...
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Speaking about Performance and PowerShell
I'll be presenting at the South East Michigan SQL Server User Group (SEMSSUG) tonight. The session will be Gather SQL Server Performance Data with PowerShell . We all know how important it is to keep a...
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[Speaking] Manage SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server Core with PowerShell
This evening I'll be presenting a brand new session on installing and managing SQL Server 2012 with PowerShell. Here's the abstract: Windows Server 2008 introduced Server Core, the operating system...
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T-SQL Tuesday #41 - Presenting and Loving it!
For this T-SQL Tuesday Bob Pusateri asked us to share how we came to love presenting. Before I ever got involved in computing technology I had (and still have) a love for the theatre, specifically...
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Developing New Speakers
There's a lot of discussion about the process of bringing new speakers to a level that allows them to be ready and able to present at major conferences like the PASS Summit . Andy Warren (@sqlandy)...
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Open Letter to the Ohio North SQL Server Users Group
Hi, It's been ten days since our SQL Saturday, when I announced that I was stepping down from my position as President of the Ohio North SQL Server Users Group, and feel I should share some of my...
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