Help Build an Amazing Summit in 2021
For a good portion of my career, I’ve been going to the annual Summit in the fall with lots of my fellow SQL Server/Data Platform professionals. I have been...
2021-04-13 (first published: 2021-04-07)
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Upcoming speaking engagements
The last time I presented a session was at the final PASS Summit in November 2020, so it is time to get back on the virtual conference trail again....
2021-04-07
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Daily Coping 7 Apr 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-04-07
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SSIS – Arithmetic overflow error converting IDENTITY to datatype int
I recently encountered a SSIS package that was failing due to an ‘arithmetic overflow error converting IDENTITY to datatype int’; Conversion/overflow errors aren’t that unusual – normally a data...
2021-04-06
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Bullet Journal Workshop for April/May!
Edit: The April 26 workshop will be at 10:30am Central Time, because right after that I get my second Covid […]
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2021-04-06
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Bullet Journal Workshop for April/May!
I’ve started up a monthly Bullet Journal workshop: a recurring meetup to talk organization, productivity, and tools to support mental health. All centered around Bullet Journals, of course. The...
2021-04-06
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Bullet Journal Workshop for April/May!
I’ve started up a monthly Bullet Journal workshop: a recurring meetup to talk organization, productivity, and tools to support mental health. All centered around Bullet Journals, of course. The...
2021-04-06
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Bullet Journal Workshop for April/May!
I’ve started up a monthly Bullet Journal workshop: a recurring meetup to talk organization, productivity, and tools to support mental health. All centered around Bullet Journals, of course. The...
2021-04-06
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Bullet Journal Workshop for April/May!
I’ve started up a monthly Bullet Journal workshop: a recurring meetup to talk organization, productivity, and tools to support mental health. All centered around Bullet Journals, of course. The...
2021-04-06
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Bullet Journal Workshop for April/May!
I’ve started up a monthly Bullet Journal workshop: a recurring meetup to talk organization, productivity, and tools to support mental health. All centered around Bullet Journals, of course. The...
2021-04-06
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Backing Up a DMK
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