Speaking at SQL Server Connections in Las Vegas Next Week

I will be giving two presentations next week at the SQL Server Connections conference in Las Vegas. There is a...

WorldWide Online Tech Day 2010

Hate to post this late but just wanted to let everyone know I’ll be presenting for Brazil’s Worldwide Online Tech...

Scary DBA Halloween Special

Not so much my special as SQL Saturday #59's Special. These guys in NYC are pulling out all the stops....

SQLBIGeek’s Function Friday – Convert Job Duration to Seconds

Brian K. McDonald
SQLBIGeek
Twitter: @briankmcdonald

Welcome to the second post of my “SQLBIGeek’s Function Friday” blog series. In this series, I am...

Live, Loud, and In Stereo

If you followed the PASS Summit activities last year, you’ll probably remember the “blogger table”.  This was an area designated...

Warning: Two Way Traffic

I saw this at the college where we held SQLSaturday #49 on the restroom door. I’m not sure what to...

Why You Should Vote for My SQLRally Pre-Con

Self-marketing is not my strong suit. I don't feel very comfortable doing it, but Andy Warren (twitter | blog) suggests that we...

SQLRally, Pre-Cons, and Taking Risks

Before I get into my thoughts, go vote! Here are the options this year for the SQLRally pre-cons:
BI Sessions: http://www.sqlpass.org/sqlrally/2011/PreConsforVotingBI.aspxDBA...

SQL Saturday 58 TODAY! #sqlsat58

Don’t forget the Minnesota SQL Saturday is TODAY.  Obviously, this was written before today and I’m hoping to catch a...

Free SQL Server Training for the Week of November 1, 2010

Tuesday
PASS Performance Virtual Chapter - Five Fast Fixes for Fatal Flaws - Brent Ozar
 
Wednesday
SQL Lunch - Data Mining in SQL Server and Power...