Powershell and Passionate Evangelism
Back in July we had Chad Miller visit oPASS to do a presentation on Powershell. It was well received and...
2009-09-23
858 reads
Blog Posts
Presentation Skills from Brent Ozar
If you present at any level, read this. If you’re thinking about presenting, read this. If you’d like to start...
2009-09-23
1,075 reads
SQL Lunch – Pick your favorite Logo
We have been working on the logo for a month now, but instead of making the final decision I have...
2009-09-23
772 reads
SSIS - Data Provider Does Not Allow Parameters in OLE DB Source
I recently worked on a project that involved loading a Data Warehouse from a DB2 source. In this project we...
2009-09-23
1,834 reads
Travel for 2010
Lately I’ve been thinking that I need to try harder to focus on doing the things I both want to...
2009-09-23
574 reads
Venturing into Powershell
As you probably know if you read my blog regularly, I recently put together a presentation called, Dive into the...
2009-09-23
498 reads
ADO.NET in PowerShell
I've had to rework some logic for gathering database information in my serverstatus.ps1 script, because SMO doesn't exactly do things...
2009-09-22
741 reads
Cape Cod .NET Users Group
Tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 23, I’m going to present on “Best Practices for Working with SQL Server Execution Plans” for the...
2009-09-22
840 reads
Estimated rows, actual rows and execution count
It’s often said that a major discrepancy between estimated and actual row counts in a query’s execution plan is a...
2009-09-22
2,260 reads
Free eBook: “Protecting SQL Server Data”
SQL Server security expert, John Magnabosco, has just authored the new book, Protecting SQL Server Data, the first book of...
2009-09-22
718 reads
Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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A Fun Computer Quote
Which movie featured this quote?
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