Upcoming Speaking Engagements for Q4

In the next few months, I’ll be giving a couple of talks on SQL Server business intelligence.  For October, I...

Skipping Items in a Foreach Loop

Recently, my friend Jack Corbett asked a question on Twitter:

In a nutshell, the SSIS foreach loop will enumerate a given...

Getting Into the Biz, Part 3

In a couple of previous posts (Part One and Part Two), I shared some thoughts about starting a career path...

North Texas SQL Server User Group Meeting on Thursday

The monthly North Texas SQL Server User Group (NTSSUG) meeting will be held this Thursday, September 17, at 7:00pm at...

SQL Saturday Dallas Update

Just a quick update on the SQL Saturday event we are planning for the Dallas area next year.  Late last...

Updating Existing Data with SSIS

I see a lot of questions on the forums about updating existing data in SSIS.  When the update is dynamic...

SpeakerRate – Need Your Feedback

Everybody loves a compliment.  Not everyone enjoys criticism, even if it’s constructive and politely delivered, but the fact is that...

24 Hours of PASS - Recap

At times it felt like a party, it had enough content to be a mini-conference, and we learned that some...

Keeping a Low Profile

I’ve been mostly offline for the last ten days or so, cutting back on blogging and forum participation and mostly...

Pass Board of Directors

As you’ve no doubt heard or read, the call for nominations for the PASS Board of Directors is open until...