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The Future of PASS

• by Andy Warren

• SQLAndy

2020 has been a tough year for PASS. It’s primary fund raiser – the PASS Summit – was converted to a virtual event that attracted fewer attendees and far...

2020-11-21

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Notes on the PASS 2020 Virtual Summit – Conclusions

• by Andy Warren

• SQLAndy

I waited a week to write this, letting the experience settle some. Looking back, it wasn’t a terrible experience. Content was findable and as far as I could tell...

2020-11-21

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Notes on the 2020 PASS Virtual Summit – Part 6

• by Andy Warren

• SQLAndy

Mostly Friday notes here. This morning I was the moderator for Continuous Integration with Local Agents and Azure DevOps by Steve Jones. The way the Summit worked this year...

2020-11-14

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Notes on the 2020 PASS Virtual Summit – Part 5

• by Andy Warren

• SQLAndy

Thursday evening, writing a few more notes. Felt like I struggled more to stay engaged and attentive today, which is above average for day 4 of a 5 day...

2020-11-13

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Notes on the 2020 PASS Virtual Summit – Part 4

• by Andy Warren

• SQLAndy

Last night (Tuesday) was the main reception and then “networking bubbles”. The reception consisted of DJ Leanne playing assorted music (and seeming to have a good time doing so)...

2020-11-13

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Serious Thoughts About PASS

• by Andy Warren

• SQLAndy

Back when Covid started I guessed that this might be yet another live-or-die challenge for PASS. PASS is heavily dependent on Summit revenue and uses it to fund all...

2020-11-23 (first published: 2020-11-12)

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Vote in the PASS Election

• by Andy Warren

• SQLAndy

If you login to pass.org AND have previously met the criteria to vote this year, you’ll see this. Click the button and you’ll be off to the voting page...

2020-11-12

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Notes on the 2020 PASS Virtual Summit – Part 3

• by Andy Warren

• SQLAndy

Tuesday notes! Today I’m in Execution Plans in Depth by Hugo Kornelis. Notes: Today the presenter is using the Cadmium/EventScribe platform instead of GotoWebinar Started off with a lot...

2020-11-11

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Notes on the 2020 PASS Virtual Summit – Part 2

• by Andy Warren

• SQLAndy

Writing most of this Monday afternoon while on lunch break. I’m attending the Advanced T-SQL Querying and Query Tuning pre-con by Itzik Ben-Gan. You access pre-cons via the Virtual...

2020-11-10

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Notes on the 2020 PASS Virtual Summit – Part 1

• by Andy Warren

• SQLAndy

I’m in learning mode this week, scheduled for two full day pre-cons plus the Summit. I’ve been to a couple of virtual events already this year, but they were...

2020-11-09

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