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Public Speaking
With the deadline to submit a presentation for SQL Saturday Tampa looming over the next two weeks, I am faced with a dilemma. Do I scrap my previous presentation and start over or come up with another...
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SQL Saturday Updates
It is an honor and privilege to be selected to present at SQL Saturday Tampa on March 2, 2013. We will be at a new location this year, Hillsborough Community College in beautiful Ybor City, due to our...
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SQL Saturday #192 Tampa
We interrupt our series on replication, to remind everyone that next week is SQL Saturday Tampa. Our Tampa user groups are proud to present a stellar lineup and three pre-con trainings this year...
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SQL Saturday #192 Tampa in a Few Days
We interrupt our series on replication, to remind everyone that this Saturday is SQL Saturday Tampa. Our Tampa user groups are proud to present a stellar lineup and three pre-con trainings this year...
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SQLSat86 Session Review: Andy Warren's 'Building a Professional Development...
Reblogged from SQL Swampland: Before we begin, I must first admit that when I saw 'Building a Professional Development Plan' in the SQL Saturday 85 Schedule in Orlando back in September, I was not...
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SQL Saturday 192, Tampa Has Come and Gone But Left Its Mark!
This past weekend was SQL Saturday 192 in Tampa. Being my home user group event always makes this event special, however this was the first time I spoke at my home SQL Saturday and that made it an...
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Jacksonville SQL Saturday
In less than a month from today, I am honored to be presenting a new session called “Backup Strategies are for Losers!” at SQL Saturday #215 in Jacksonville, Florida. This is a new session and the...
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Looking for Humorous Backup/Recovery Stories
While preparing my newest presentation, I thought the best way to teach backup and recovery is through humorous stories revolving around horrific backup and/or recovery incidents. I have a couple, but...
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T-SQL Tuesday #41 – Why I Love Presenting
T-SQL Tuesday This month’s T-SQL Tuesday blog meme is brought to us by Bob Pusateri (blog|twitter) and the subject is “how did you come to love presenting?“ For me I am not sure that I am at that...
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The Chocolate Beach: SQL Style
I am humbled and honored to have been selected to present my “Backup Strategies are for Losers” presentation at the inaugural SQL Saturday for Cocoa Beach, Florida. This is SQL Saturday #231 as well...
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A Month, Really?
Wow, I just realized this morning that an entire month has passed since I last blogged. Surprisingly, much has happened yet I could barely find time to blog. That isn’t necessarily true, but it...
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Presenting for SQL Saturday Orlando
This Saturday, I will be presenting “Backup Strategies Are For Losers” at 7:30AM in Orlando. It should be noted that my first ever SQL Saturday that I attended was in Orlando, so I have a special...
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Presenting for SQL Saturday Nashville
Recently, I was humbled to be selected to speak at SQL Saturday Nashville over the Martin Luther King, Jr weekend. I will be presenting “Backup Strategies Are For Losers” at 10:30AM. This will be my...
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Presenting in Louisville for SQL Saturday #286!!!
Wow, I cannot believe that I have not blogged since the beginning of the year. I will follow-up next week with an article about what I have been doing the first half of the year. However, today I...
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Presenting in Birmingham for SQL Saturday #328!!!
I am humbled and genuinely excited to be selected to speak for the first time in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday, August 23rd, 2014. Since moving to Atlanta, I am trying to spread my speaking...
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Presenting in Orlando for SQL Saturday #318!!! Extra #SQLHugs for ALL!
I am humbled and genuinely excited to be returning to Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, September 27th, 2014. This was the first ever SQL Saturday that I attended as well as a year later it was where I...
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First Pre-Con is in the Books! What a Blast!
On Thursday, January 15, 2015, my good friend Mike Lawell (b|t) and I embarked upon our first pre-conference training for SQL Saturday Nashville. The event was a smashing success with a fabulous...
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Branching Out in Louisville
This weekend I will be branching out and presenting a business intelligence (BI) session at SQL Saturday Louisville. By profession, I was a programmer turned DBA turned SQL Server consultant. As a...
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Pre-Con: Performance Tuning Training in Spartanburg, SC for #SQLSat431
On Friday, September 25th, 2015, Mike Lawell (b|t) and I will be giving our “Getting the New DBA Up to Speed with Performance Tuning” pre-con training for the inaugural SQL Saturday Spartanburg. We...
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Taking Atlanta to a New Level… #SQLSatATLBI
Having moved from Tampa a couple of years ago, I always wondered why Atlanta only had one SQL Saturday per year. While Tampa has two SQL Saturdays, one regular event and one specifically for Business...
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