ACM Lecture at SELU

Had the pleasure of presenting to Dr. Ghassan Alkadi and a full house at the Southeastern La. University ACM group. Big thanks to the bright student organizers for inviting...

What's New in SQL 2019? at the Santa Fe SQL Server User Group

Hi Santa Fe! My first remote presentation for the Santa Fe SQL Server UG was on "What's New in SQL Server 2019?" Thanks to my friend Adrian Mee for...

Ethics in Modern Data presentation at SQLSaturday Austin BI Edition 2020

Excited to launch another new presentation, the first co-presented with my wife, on Ethics in Modern Data. We'll explore the ethical considerations around historical bias, ethics in analysis and...

ANSI_WARNINGS = OFF can break update statements with some SQL features

Working on a SQL 2017 database where an external, non-Microsoft application has direct access to read/write data via the ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server.

They suddenly began to experience...

Our SQL Server 2019 Administration Inside Out Fun Author Survey

SQL Server 2019 Administration Inside Out
Honored again to be leading the talented SQL Server 2019 Administration Inside Out author team, and share some fun insights from the team as...

What's New in SQL 2019? at the Data Architecture Virtual User Group and Q&A followup

Thanks to all 180+ of you who joined the Data Architecture Virtual User Group for a hour all about SQL Server 2019! We reviewed everyone's favorite new features of...

Practical Personal Cybersecurity at Activate Conference Lightning Night

Thanks to the organizers and many attendees of tonight's Activate Conference Lightning Night at LSU, the first of many series of short-format talks on technology put on by the creatives...

What's New In SQL 2019? at the Little Rock, AR SQL Server User Group

Thanks to everyone who joined the Little Rock SQL Server User Group for a night all about SQL Server 2019! We got off into tangents and use cases for...

What's New in SQL 2019? at BRSSUG

Thanks to everyone who joined the BRSSUG for a night all about SQL Server 2019! We got off into tangents and use cases for Big Data Clusters, columnstore, graph...

Tips to build a your-departure-proof leadership team in your tech community

This is a fairly poignant issue for many technical community leaders who feel alone in what can be a thankless job. Let's talk about some guidance and tips for...