SQLSaturday #15 is May 2nd, 2009 in Jacksonville

My friend Brian Knight is leading the 2nd annual SQLSaturday in Jacksonville on May 2nd. Right now it looks like...

The #1 Secret to Building Your Skill Set is...

Self-Discipline
Yes, I've said it: self-discipline.
I'm reading a book called Disciplines of a Godly Man by R. Kent Hughes. Now...

The Industry’s Best IT Certification

The Best 10 IT Certification
Every IT Technology has the importance and positive values to use for the business.So the people...

Bonuses – Management Inequalities

If you own a business, I believe that you have a right to make more money than the rest of...

Chicago relocated to Florida!

European PASS Conference 2009 Has 254 Attendees

The 2009 European PASS Conference, which was held April 22-24, 2009, had 254 attendees from 22 different countries. In spite...

Security Basics: Defense-in-Depth

In my security presentations, another basic I talk about is defense-in-depth. The idea here is to produce multiple layers of...

Starting Conversations - Part 3

If you haven't already, start with Part 1 and Part 2. In Part 2 I mentioned that I have hired...

Asymmetric Keys in SQL Server

I've been tech editing an encryption book for SQL Server. It's long overdue, and I think it will be a...

Making Forums Work

I saw this post about Why I Dislike Newsgroups from Tom Larock and he did a pretty good job of...