Post Event Notes on SQLSaturday #5 & SQLSaturday #9, and Future Plans
Thought I'd post these notes based on feedback from the event organizers, wasn't able to attend myself due to scheduling...
2008-10-13
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Blog Posts
Should I Run for the PASS Board of Directors?
I saw the recent Call for Nominations for the election this year, so the title of this post is only...
2008-10-13
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SQL Server MVP
Can't say I ever expected to say this, but as of October 1st I'm a SQL Server MVP. A nice...
2008-10-13
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SQL Saturday in Olympia , WA Pulls in Crowd of over 130 DBAs and Developers
A SQL Saturday event was held Saturday, October 11, 2008 in Olympia, WA. Sponsored by the Olympia Area SQL Server...
2008-10-11
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Database Health - Why Did I Write This?
Why did I write this? I got challenged by Andy Warren
to write a bit about why I wrote something. I...
2008-10-10
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One File Per Core?
For a long time in my career I heard various advice on how many files you should create for a...
2008-10-10
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Do You Understand Microsoft Licenses?
I had an email from a friend recently asking about a licensing question pertaining to Microsoft. It reminded me of...
2008-10-09
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Meeting My Goal
Last year I was talking about goals and changes for the site as I was negotiating my continued employment with...
2008-10-09
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Project Management Management - Why Did I Write This?
Why did I write this? I got challenged by Andy Warren
to write a bit about why I wrote something. I...
2008-10-09
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Tulsa TechFest Draws a Crowd of Over 500
The annual Tulsa TechFest (Tulsa, OK) had over 500 attendees today (Thursday), and is expecting another 500+ attendees on Friday....
2008-10-09
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Blogs
The Benefits of Teaching
By Brian Kelley
Even preparing for a class or seminar with set materials takes a lot of...
Power BI, Excel, OneLake – Dreams Do Come True!
By DataOnWheels
I can’t believe it’s finally here! A way to have Excel live in OneDrive...
The Book of Redgate: What Our Staff Says
By Steve Jones
This image is from 2010, and it goes along with my last post of...
Forums
Website Stability 2025/12/05
All week we've had issues with the site being up and down. There's been...
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I created a post (or tried) in the 2022 Admin forum. https://www.sqlservercentral.com/?post_type=topic&p=4694880 But it's...
Question of the Day
Fabric Mirroring
In which versions can I mirror a database from an on-premises SQL Server to a Fabric data warehouse?
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