Wanted to post so that you'd know I was interested, we can always use feedback. I try to always use "PASS Summit" and agree with Jack that just calling it...

Ok, I'm working on my third attempt at a reply!

First, I like the discussion and appreciate the time everyone is putting into it. Next, if I could wish for something...

I'd be mildly tempted by Google, but only if they had an office in Orlando. Not many jobs worth moving for - for me anyway.

I think you'd be good at...

My stance is that everyone should own responsibility for training and career growth. It's definitely good, maybe even fair, for an employer to participate in that, but many employees do...

Michael, I agree with most of that. I think MS would be smart to add one step to the install where they prompt the person installing to activate a default...

Jason, the person at the meeting was a developer and my take was that he had a real interest in learning things that would help him at work, didn't feel...

Good write up Tim!

Well said. That's the...

Im in favor of giving them as much access as possible. "As possible" contains a lot of variables of course, but it's why when a DBA is hired they should...

I won't get excited until the software does something with the promised speed. I use a four processor machine for my dev workstation and there are plenty of times when...

Absolutely. If it looks like a fit and they'll pay me for my time, I think it works to good advantage for both parties. As a potential employee I get...

Organizations need both. No, we don't want developers experimenting on a production server, but they do need a sandbox where they can try whatever comes to mind. Whether that's a...

Dan, starting a group takes some work, but lots of fun too. Worth doing and doing a SQLSat is a great membership drive too.

As far as sponsors at user group...

One of the reasons we've focused on Saturday events is to be able to get a good group of speakers. Many speakers have trouble taking off from work to participate,...

There's definitely a different value proposition for user group meetings vs an all day event. User groups typically only have a single presenter and if turns out not be what...