Category Archives: PASS

Speaking at SQLSaturday #197 in Omaha on April 5-6

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

I will be speaking on both Friday and Saturday (April 5-6) at SQLSaturday #197 in Omaha, Nebraska. I will be delivering a full day pre-con on Friday, and then doing Hardware 201 on Saturday. Here is the abstract for my … Continue reading →

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Scaling SQL Server 2012 in Lisbon, Portugal

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

I had the opportunity to present a full-day preconference session on Friday, March 15, 2013 for SQLSaturday #188 in Lisbon, Portugal. This was the first time I have spoken at a SQLSaturday outside of the United States, and I really … Continue reading →

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Speaking at PASS Database Administration Virtual Chapter

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

I will be speaking at the PASS Database Administration Virtual Chapter on February 13, 2013 at 12PM MST. I will be presenting the latest version of my Hardware 301: Diving Deeper into Database Hardware deck. The LiveMeeting link is here. … Continue reading →

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Migrating to SQL Server 2012

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

I had the opportunity to deliver my Migrating to SQL Server 2012 presentation at the PASS 2012 Summit last Friday in Seattle. Although I was in the TCC annex of the convention center, I had pretty good attendance, and it … Continue reading →

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Book Signing at SQLSentry Booth at PASS Summit 2012

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

A new book that I wrote a couple of chapters for has just been released. It is Professional SQL Server 2012 Internals and Troubleshooting from Wrox. I really believe this is a high quality book from a collection of great … Continue reading →

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Day One Key Note at PASS 2012 Summit

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

This is the 14th PASS Summit, and there are nearly 4000 attendees from 57 countries. There are 127K members in PASS now. Those figures are really pretty amazing, showing very good growth over the past several years. SQL PASS President, … Continue reading →

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Behemoth of the Server Room?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Back during the PASS 2011 Summit in Seattle, I was interviewed by Tony Davis, Andrew Clark, and Rodney Landrum about hardware, storage subsystems and virtualization.  This was a fun little impromptu interview, filmed in a somewhat quiet location during the … Continue reading →

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Scaling SQL Server Presentation from SQLSaturday #104 Precon

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

On Friday, January 6, 2012, I got the opportunity to present an expanded version of my “Scaling SQL Server” presentation down in Colorado Springs. I think it went pretty well, and I got some nice feedback from the attendees. Being … Continue reading →

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Scaling SQL Server – SQL Saturday #104 Precon

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

I will be presenting a day long preconference session on Scaling SQL Server for SQLSaturday #104 on Friday, January 6, 2012 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (MT) in Colorado Springs, CO. This will be a revised and expanded version … Continue reading →

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Denver SQL Server User’s Group Meeting on October 20, 2011

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

The Denver SQL Server User’s Group will be having their monthly meeting tonight at the Microsoft office in the Denver Tech Center. It will be a PASS Summit 2011 Debrief, where a number of members will give their impressions and … Continue reading →

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