It sounds simple and logical doesn’t it. One could say it is common sense right? How many of us are failing to do this simple task? It could be things as simple as having a monitor tracking successful backups, amount for free disk space on a drive or the amount of free space in your […]
Data Warehousing with SSIS
As a DBA why would I consider attending a pre-con by John Welch at SQL Saturday 89 titled Data Warehousing with SSIS? For starters lets look at what all the session entails. – Laying out a framework for your ETL Logging, Restartability and Recoverability, Auditing – Common SSIS Tasks Using FTP to Retrieve Files, Copying and Archiving Files, Executing SQL Statements, Moving Data […]
I Am Going to Be a Big Brother #sqlpass #firsttimers
Well at the PASS Summit at least. The Summit is trying to make sure that all of our first timers get the full experience of the Summit. It can be a bit overwhelming the first time you attend the largest SQL Server event in the world. I know it was for me. There is so […]
Register for 24 Hours of PASS NOW! #sqlpass
Do you need to perfect your SQL Server skills? Would you like to get 24 hours of free SQL Server training from some of the top names in Business Intelligence and SQL Server? Then you are in luck. 24 Hours of PASS is a free event delivered right to your computer. All you have to do […]
I deem September 2011 – SQL Server Month
If you haven’t visited the SQL Saturday website you should take a look. There are SEVEN events planned during September around the globe. SQL Saturday 88, September 3rd, Western Cape South Africa SQL Saturday 94, September 10th, Salt Lake City UT – USA SQL Saturday 95, September 17th, San Diego CA – USA SQL Saturday 89, […]
Spoke at #sqlsat81
I presented two sessions this weekend in Birmingham AL at SQL Saturday 81. I was in the first slot of the day with my “You Inherited a Database, Now What” session. The room was pretty full so I was excited. I had a great group that was very interactive. My next session was brand new […]
Thank you PASS Community
This has been a great week for me. I had a lot of new faces come out for the Columbus GA SQL Users Group meeting Tuesday night as well as being notified that I have been made a PASS Regional Mentor for South Central US. Mark Ginnebaugh sent out the official communication to the Regional […]
Build a schedule for SQL Saturday
A new feature has been added to SQL Saturday. Now when you register for an event you can build your schedule on the website. I used it tonight to build my schedule for SQL Saturday 81. This will be a huge help for attendees in preparing for their big day of SQL learning. Great job […]