A while back I wrote a blog post at the House of Brick technical blog that details talking points and reasons for why your DBAs need vCenter access when their mission-critical servers have been virtualized. Over the last year, this single post has become quite popular. As a follow up… Read more

WOW! I have not received the official confirmation yet, but last night John Troyer posted a new entry on the VMware blogs announcing the 2013 vExpert list, and I’m one of 579 on the list! My friend Tony Foster (b | l | t) noticed and shot… Read more

WOW! I was selected to present at the SQL PASS Summit 2013 in Charlotte, NC. in October! All I can do is keep repeating WOW. I’m in shock.

Even better, I was chosen for a spotlight session! I could not be more ecstatic! I received the email while I was… Read more

This past Saturday I was fortunate enough to present a session at the largest SQL Saturday EVER in Alpharetta GA. This was a special event for me – I grew up just three hours south of Atlanta, and it was great to be back in my old stomping grounds. Read more

A while back Kendal Van Dyke (b | l | t) asked me a great question regarding the ideal VMware vSphere networking configuration for a SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Group configuration. That’s a great topic for a blog post, so let’s go!

Normally, a fairly stock setup… Read more

WOW! SQL Saturday Atlanta this year is turning into one of the largest SQL Saturdays ever! I’m absolutely honored and pumped to be lucky enough to speak at this incredible event. May 18 is going to be a wild day at Georgia State University in Alpharetta, GA. I’m very excited to… Read more

Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak at the first ever SQL Saturday Fargo! Jason Strate (b | l | t) and his wonderful wife Sarah (t) and the rest of the team came together and coordinated the entire event. For a first event, this… Read more

Today has been quite the day! This afternoon I presented for the SQL PASS Performance Virtual Chapter and tonight I spoke to the Gulf Coast SQL Server Users Group. I presented my Virtualizing Business Critical SQL Servers presentation, and really enjoyed the conversation that we had. Thank you again,… Read more

Today I was fortunate enough to be able to give a new presentation to the SQL PASS Performance Virtual Chapter called ‘It’s All About the Performance, Right?’ The feedback I have received has been overwhelmingly positive, and I would like to thank the coordinators and all of the attendees! Your… Read more

Two weeks ago was a busy one. I helped coordinate and spoke at our second SQL Saturday Omaha on April 6, flew to Las Vegas for the new SQLintersection conference at the MGM Grand, and then flew to Chicago to speak at SQL Saturday Chicago. 

SQLintersection is part of a… Read more

This year is the first year that I have submitted a session to VMware’s VMworld 2013, to be held in San Francisco this August 25-29. They are cool enough to open up the submissions for the general public to vote on which sessions they would like to see at… Read more

Thank you TriPASS for a great SQL Server Users Group session tonight! Thank you all for attending, and your questions were great! I’ll get the books shipped out once I receive the information, and please contact me if you have any questions at all. I’ll see you all for the… Read more

I have a very busy next week in the works! Here are the upcoming speaking engagements that I am working on, and feel free to contact me if you wish to attend!

Tuesday evening, April 23, I am speaking remotely to the North Carolina Triangle SQL Server Users Group (TriPASS) Read more

This past Saturday I had the pleasure of speaking at one of the largest SQL Saturdays I have ever attended – SQL Saturday Chicago. I was happily blown away by the attendance of well over four hundred highly-motivated individuals, and really enjoyed all of the interactivity and questions in… Read more

WOW! This week I was featured on the ITCentralStation.com home page as their Reviewer of the Week with my review of Microsoft SQL Server! I am honored! 

As you all know, I really like this site. It is an up-and-coming site that focuses on real-world reviews of some of… Read more

Today I had the privilege of working with a great bunch of folks to help coordinate and host Omaha’s second SQL Saturday. I had an absolute blast. These events take a tremendous amount of time to plan and coordinate, and the team for this event is top-notch. I especially… Read more

I know I have been light on blog posting this year. They always say that life tends to get in the way of these sorts of tasks, and this year that is certainly true. Anyways, I want this blog to be more than just SQL Server virtualization with VMware vSphere,… Read more

April is going to be a fantastic month! I am slated to have quite a few speaking and training opportunities for the SQL Server community. I am thrilled to be able to speak this much. 

SQL Saturday – Omaha – April 6 (My home event!)

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Today I had the pleasure of speaking at the inaugural SQL Saturday event in Detroit, MI. I spoke on one of my favorite topics, Database Health and Performance. I had a great time speaking to a packed room, and kudos goes to the coordinators and volunteers. You all did… Read more

A few weeks ago (or longer, I’m behind on email again) Nate Palm (LinkedIn) messaged me after the most recent SQL PASS virtualization webinar and asked me a fantastic question. He asked how to get rid of the orphaned account SIDs that sometimes come about after a SQL… Read more