TechEd 2010 – Tuesday Morning

Leisurely morning, leaving for the convention center about 8 am. Bus service has been great, they have a staff person at each stop managing things, very short wait for a bus. Light breakfast again in the press room while reviewing plans for the day, asked if I could interview Torsten Grab from the StreamInsight presentation. […]

TechEd 2010 – Monday Afternoon/Evening

After the keynote went back to the press room to write up notes (which I posted already), check email, eat lunch (cajun meatloaf) and then off to wander the Expo area. Lots of vendors, though of course not many of the SQL specific, saw Red Gate/Idera/Solid Quality/Confio/Pragmatic Works, maybe others? Big area in the middle […]

TechEd 2010 – Monday Morning

One of the nice unplanned parts of the trip was walking out the front door of the hotel to realize that there was a TechEd bus stop right across the street at the Intercontinental. Saved the $6 taxi fee (or the .9 mile walk). Arrived early at the convention center around 7:45 am, looked around […]

Teched 2010 – Sunday Part 2

Checkin at TechEd was fast, people were moving through very quickly. Photo ID required, get your badge, and then down to a different set of people to get a backpack and shirt. From there grabbed a taxi back to the hotel, enough walking for the afternoon. Cooled off for a few minutes, went through the […]

TechEd 2010 – Sunday

Flew out of Orlando Sunday morning via Southwest. It was my first time flying SW, I usually go with whoever has the direct flight and don’t any loyalty to any particular airline, not flying enough to pay attention to the miles. The SW boarding process is mildly interesting, not sure it’s faster than the way […]

Authors Needed for the SQL Server Standard

As you may recall we relaunched this late last year, trying to fill a gap in both content on sqlpass.org and in the career progression of writing and participating in the community. We’re looking for detailed articles of 3000-4000 words. We’ve got copy and tech editors, just need you to do the upfront work of […]

TechEd Next Week

I’m flying out early Sunday morning, looking forward to four days at TechEd. It will be a break from the routine and hopefully some good learning, both technically and seeing how MS treats press representatives. Drop me a note on Twitter (@SQLandy) if you’re attending, good to catch up people I see all too rarely!

Notes about Server SSDs

Note: This isn’t a recommendation or endorsement, just notes from some research I’ve done. Please contact your vendor before making purchasing decisions! I’ve had an SSD (solid state drive) in my laptop for a while now. There are times when the performance is downright impressive. SSD’s have been making some inroads into the world of […]

PreCon Sessions at the PASS Summit

My friend Andy Leonard posted yesterday about the process of getting selected for one of the coveted slots as a pre-con speaker, voicing concern about the process. I encourage your to read his post and the replies, in particular the one from Steve Jones. We’ll start at the beginning. Pre-cons are $399 one day classes, […]

Follow Up On My Keynote Survey

Here are the results of the survey, 75% in favor of a non-technical keynote, with a less than stellar sampling of 32 votes! http://twtpoll.com/js/badge.jshttp://twtpoll.com/badge/?twt=3x3fq4&r=1&s=250&b=1 Thought twtpoll worked pretty well, haven’t compared to others, but very easy to use and I like the automatically tweet at the end reminding you that the poll is complete.

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