Events
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Summit 2011 Day 1
Morning I got up at 6am PT this morning, got ready, got some coffee from Starbucks, and made it to the convention center by 7AM. I had no problem following the signs to registration and there was no wait in getting registered. I wish I had gotten in early enough yesterday to make registration, but no…
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Summit 2011 Day 4 LIVE!
Today I will be LIVE blogging the keynote from the PASS Summit 2011 conference. Keep your browser tuned in here and refresh often. Today’s keynote is being delivered by Quentin Clark. Quentin is Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of the SQL Server database systems group. I will also try to tweet updates as I can so make…
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SQLSaturday #97 Wrap-up
#97 This was a great event! This was Austin’s first SQLSaturday, so it’s quite an accomplishment and something to celebrate. I brought my family with me since my wife wanted to do some shopping in San Marcos. The drive down went well and we only had two hickups. The first was just a minor hold…
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #97
I will be speaking at SQLSaturday #97 in Austin, TX on October 1st, 2011. I will be delivering my presentation on database mirroring. I know the event team for this SQLSaturday and I can say without a doubt that it will be an event to be remembered. Wes Brown (Blog|Twitter), Jim Murphy (Blog|Twitter), and AJ Mendo (Blog|Twitter) are…
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SQLSaturday #90 Wrap-up
#90 This was a fantastic event! This was Oklahoma City’s first SQLSaturday, so it’s quite an accomplishment and something to celebrate. Tim Mitchell, Russell Loski, and I started off by heading from Dallas to Oklahoma City which only took about 3 hours. The speaker dinner was held at the Embassy Suites hotel restaurant. The hotel and restaurant…
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SSWUG and PBM
On September 7th, 2011 at 1pm Central Time the SQL Server Worldwide User Group will be airing my presentation on how to Manage your shop with CMS and PBM. The webcast is free for SSWUG members and $29 for non-members. As an added bonus, I will be in the live chat room ready to answer…
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Speaking at PASS DBA Virtual Chapter
I will be speaking for the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter on August 24th, 2011 at 11AM CT. I will be delivering my presentation on Central Management Server and Policy Based Management. If you have not checked out the virtual chapters that PASS has, then you need to Go Check Them Out. These chapters are designed to fill…
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #90
I will be speaking at SQLSaturday #90 in Oklahoma City on August 27th, 2011. I will be delivering my presentation on Central Management Server and Policy Based Management. I’m looking forward to this event since I lived in the western Oklahoma City suburb of Yukon for about 5 years. I’m hoping to visit some of…
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Dallas TechFest 2011 Wrap-up
Dallas TechFest was a 2 day event full of great content! I’m a SQL guy and most of the conferences I go to are SQL centric. This event, however, had something for everyone. There was everything including SQL, .Net, SharePoint, Security, Kinect, and even Windows phone. Overall, everything seemed to go very well. I delivered two sessions for the event. …
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Speaking at Dallas TechFest
I will be presenting two sessions at Dallas TechFest! I am honored and excited to be speaking. Dallas TechFest is a premiere technology conference that includes many technology areas like .Net, Java, Windows Phone, and of course SQL Server. This year the conference has grown and expanded from one day to two days, and is…