For those in or around the Dallas area tomorrow (Thursday) evening, I'll be speaking at the North Texas SQL Server User Group meeting at the Microsoft campus in Irving at 7pm.  I'll be giving my talk on Scripting in SSIS, one of my favorite topics.  Sean McCown will also be… Read more

I received my notification from the PASS Program Committee on Friday evening, and found out that I will not be speaking at the PASS summit this year.  It’s a little disappointing but not entirely surprising; it’s only been in the past year or so that I’ve committed to speaking professionally,… Read more

I was tagged by Scary DBA and recent MVP awardee Grant Fritchey with the latest viral question:

“So You’re On A Deserted Island With WiFi and you’re still on the clock at work.  Okay, so not a very good situational exercise here, but let’s roll with it; we’ll call it… Read more

I received my evaluation summary from Karla Remail for this weekend's SQL Saturday event.  The results are as follows:

Expectations:  0 Did not Meet, 2 met, 7 Exceeded. 
 
Overall quality:  Zero 1's, Zero 2's, Zero 3's, 2 4's, 7 5's.
 
Comments:
"Great session!"  "Very knowledgable presenter. Kept on… Read more

The SQL Saturday Pensacola pics are up!  Visit the SQL Saturday Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=58052797867&ref=ts
and tag or leave your comments. Read more

I’ve just arrived home from a quick trip to Pensacola to speak at SQL Saturday 14 in Pensacola, FL.  I’m quite happy with the event; the planning and organization was handled very well, and I believe the event was a big success in the eyes of the attendees.

I flew… Read more

For those who are interested, I've got a couple of speaking engagements coming up in the next two weeks. I'll be speaking about one of my favorite topics, scripting in SSIS.

The first event is this coming Saturday, June 6, at the SQL Saturday in Pensacola. This free all-day event has dozens… Read more