Notes on Mentoring

Being a good mentor is hard, perhaps harder than being a parent, because with children it’s fair to share with...

The SQL Rally Logo Vote

I like way that the SQL Rally is being run. Having the community interact with the organizers and try to...

SQL Saturday Advice - Keynotes

Continuing on with my Thursday series of SQL Saturday posts, this time I wanted to talk about keynotes.
I’ve been to...

Testing Native Backup Compression in Combination with SQL Server 2008 R2 Data Compression

SQL Server 2008 introduced native backup compression and data compression as features that were only available in the Enterprise Edition...

August S3OLV UG Meeting

It is nearly UG meeting time once again.  The S3OLV UG will be meeting Thursday August 12 at 6:00.  Come...

Pragmatic Works descends on SSWUG VConference

Hey There Gang,

 I have been pumping the SSWUG VConference the last few weeks but the reason I'm so excited about...

SSWUG Fall VConference – Coming Soon

SSWUG, or the SQL Server Worldwide Users’ Group, is one of the largest and most respected SQL Server communities on...

SSWUG Fall VConference – Get Registered

Hey There Gang!

 For those of you who are not familiar with SSWUG I don’t know what to say. SSWUG or...

Vote For The PASS SQLRally Logo

We received over 100 submissions for our 99designs contest to design the SQLRally logo. The SQLRally planning team, with help...

So I Got Promoted, Now What? Employ the Same Successful Tactics

[This is part three in a series of posts about how to effectively transition to your new role after being...