Category Archives: Microsoft Training

Three Sessions at Spring 2012 Connections Conference

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Glenn Berry

I will be a busy little beaver today, presenting three sessions at the Spring 2012 Connections Conference, the first one at 8AM! Hopefully enough people will be able to get up by then and join me. It should be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer Hardware, Microsoft Training, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012, Storage Subsystems | Tagged | 9 Comments

Promoted to MSDB Rockstar Blogger

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Glenn Berry

I just found out this morning that I was promoted from TempDB to MSDB on Thomas LaRock’s (blog|Twitter) Rockstar blogger rankings. It is very nice to get some public recognition for your efforts, so I really appreciate this. It is … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Glenn Berry

My good friend, Kevin Cox, of Microsoft’s SQLCAT (SQL Customer Advisory Team) will be giving a presentation on what is new in SQL Server “Denali” at the Denver SQL Server User’s Group Meeting on Thursday, January 2011. The meeting place … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Certified Master in SQL Server 2008 Knowledge Exam

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Glenn Berry

I woke up bright and early Saturday to take the beta version of the Microsoft Certified Master in SQL Server 2008 Knowledge Exam at a Prometric Testing center in Greenwood Village, CO. Since 1995, I have passed about 25 different … Continue reading →

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Why is SQLSaturday Such a Big Secret?

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Glenn Berry

One of the small mysteries of the universe that I have been pondering lately is the fact that so many SQL Server professionals have never heard of SQLSaturday. When I was at SQLConnections in Las Vegas last week, I heard … Continue reading →

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Official Blogger at 2010 PASS Summit

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Glenn Berry

I will be one of the “official” bloggers during the 2010 PASS Summit, which means that I get to sit at the blogger’s table during the morning keynotes, where I will be expected to live tweet and live blog as … Continue reading →

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Project Phoenix For Unemployed and Underemployed Developers

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Glenn Berry

SQL Server MVP Arnie Rowland (blog/twitter) has put a lot of effort into conceiving, organizing, and publicizing Project Phoenix over the past several months. Just in case you have never heard of this effort, the gist of it is to … Continue reading →

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Second Shot Promotion For Microsoft Certification Exams

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Glenn Berry

Microsoft and Prometric have renewed their Second Shot promotion for certification exams. This allows you to retake a failed exam a second time for free, (which is pretty good insurance since the regular exam fee is $125.00). You can get … Continue reading →

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Denver SQL Server User’s Group Meeting On April 16, 2009

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Glenn Berry

The Denver SQL Server User’s Group will be holding their monthly meeting in the Microsoft office in the Denver Tech Center, located at 7595 Technology Way, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80237. Kevin Cox, from the Microsoft SQLCAT Team will be … Continue reading →

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Free Microsoft Ramp Up Training

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Glenn Berry

Microsoft has a free online training program called MSDN Ramp Up, which teaches you important skills in a guided path, making the learning process easier and more efficient. The available tracks are pretty developer focused (which makes sense, since it … Continue reading →

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