Ed

Ed Leighton-Dick is a SQL Server performance and architecture expert and Founder/Principal Consultant of Kingfisher Technologies, a consultancy focused on SQL Server performance, architecture, and security. He is a frequent volunteer with PASS, including roles as regional mentor, chapter leader of I-380 PASS SQL Server User Group, and organizer of SQL Saturday Iowa City. He can often be found teaching sessions at local, regional, and national events, including user groups, SQL Saturday events, and Iowa Code Camp. Ed can be reached through his blog, edleightondick.com, and on Twitter at @eleightondick.

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SQLNewBlogger, Week 3

I have a confession to make: I haven’t been writing much this week.
Last weekend, I didn’t feel well and didn’t...

2015-11-15

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Blog Post

SQLNewBlogger, Week 3

I have a confession to make: I haven’t been writing much this week.
Last weekend, I didn’t feel well and didn’t...

2015-11-15

218 reads

Blog Post

SQLNewBlogger, Week 3

I have a confession to make: I haven’t been writing much this week.
Last weekend, I didn’t feel well and didn’t...

2015-11-15

320 reads

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