Back to Work, and ain’t it Great?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand a month goes by.  ðŸ™‚ PASS Summit 2013 was a great experience, made several contacts, a few friends, and learned a lot about SQL, and lot more about this I.T. industry we are in. It’s a big place, and the rules are continually changing.   It was a pleasure to volunteer as an MCT Ambassador […]

Off to SQLPASS 2013!

This year I’m volunteering at SQL PASS Summit 2013 as an MCT Volunteer, to assist those interested in certifying for SQL Server 2012.  Being an MCT means keeping up with certifications, which means keeping up with tests, and since 2002 I’ve certified on SQL 2000,2005 and 2008. This May I achieved my MCSE: Data Platform this […]

Presenting on SQL 2014 New Features

Life has been so busy, haven’t kept up with the blog. Have been researching SQL 2014 new features for CTP1, lots of great material out there. Presenting today at New Horizons in Fort Lauderdale

Free SQL 2012 hands on learning!

Tech Ed 2013 is over, and now the fun begins for those who could not attend. Dozens of Hands-On labs are available online for us to learn new technologies! Here’s a list of the SQL 2012 Hands-On Labs I’m starting with the Hekaton lab!

PowerShell brain teaser

I’ve been following the buzz about the PowerShell Scripting Games on Twitter, and came across this PowerShell brain teaser from beefycode. Here’s my answer, wish me luck! In PowerShell, when is the following statement true? Explain why.        ( $a -eq $b ) -ne ( $b -eq $a )   The key to this puzzle can […]

Great time at Florida .Net UG in West Palm

Whew! Presentation on PowerShell for Developers to the Florida .Net user group went well, and it was a very lively group. I went in expecting to dig deep into applying PowerShell for GUI application development, deployment and the like. But we had a lot of folks very new to PowerShell, and we had a very […]

Presenting PowerShell for Developers to Florida.net UG in West Palm

I’ve been asked to present to the Florida.Net user group in West Palm this week, and chose to present on PowerShell for Developers, and here’s why. There are incredible possibilities and utility in PowerShell, most of the marketing and discussion on the web is for I.T. administrators, rather than developers (though there are some signs […]

My First PowerShell Script

Presenting tonight for Florida PowerShell User Group.  “A DBA’s first PowerShell script: lessons learned” Edit* It went great! Slides here Would love any feedback or questions.

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