Kevin Kline at MagicPASS Tonight (April 16, 2014)

Kevin Kline is speaking at MagicPASS tonight – on two topics! If you’re in the Orlando area I hope you’ll try to attend – Kevin is a top notch speaker, you won’t be disappointed.

Notes From the January 2014 MagicPass Meeting

I went 30 miles south last night for the first meeting of the year. Extra good night because I was taking someone with me for their first MagicPass meeting! Meeting went well, enjoyed the open floor time and also the idea of having a topic to discuss during the dinner break. Thanks to Bradley Ball […]

Bradley Ball at MagicPASS on January 15, 2014

First meeting of the year with Bradley Ball presenting Locking, Blocking, Latches, Deadlocks, and Spinlocks. Let them know you’ll be attending by registering at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/magicpass-january-2014-meeting-registration-10105352381?ref=website.

Notes from SQLSaturday #232 in Orlando

Our seventh annual SQLSaturday here in Orlando went well. To the casual observer it might appear to happen without effort, if only that were truly the case! Kudos to Shawn and Karla for a great job of leading the event and we couldn’t have done it without the help of volunteers either. Now, on to […]

Speaking Tomorrow Night at MagicPASS

I’ll be driving south a few miles tomorrow night to talk to the great group at MagicPASS about the basics of statistics in SQL Server – what they are, how they can help (or hurt) performance, and how to maintain them. I’m looking forward to it, hope to see you there!

Last Call To Register for SQLSaturday Orlando

This coming Saturday (September 29th) we’ll be having our sixth annual SQLSaturday at Seminole State College (our site partner since the beginning) with 7 great tracks of free learning. Pay the lunch fee of $10 and you’ll get a knock your socks off BBQ lunch plated up by the speakers, all wearing….SQLSaturday aprons! If you’ve […]

Schedule Announced for SQLSaturday #151 in Orlando

We had 45 speakers submit sessions this year. Sticking to our tradition here in Orlando, we accepted as many speakers as we could – all of them. We like the diversity and networking that happens with a large number of speakers and we’re lucky enough to have attendance levels high enough that every session will […]

Notes from the July 2012 MagicPASS Meeting

Quick notes from the MagicPASS meeting: Kendal Van Dyke still the king when it comes to explaining what’s going on with community, SQL, and even Windows 8 (if only he still blogged!) Dinner was macaroni and cheese with ham, salad, and chocolate cookies. No same old pizza here! Jose Chincilla (@SQLJoe) presented PowerPivot + Power […]

Marketing Ideas for Chapters & SQLSaturday

I’m part of the team putting together SQLSaturday #151 in Orlando this year, and one of the things Kendal Van Dyke asked if I could work on was marketing ideas. How do we reach more of those interested in SQL Server in or near Orlando? The task is to come up with ideas, then the […]

Speaking at MagicPASS on February 22, 2012

Next Wednesday I’ll be returning to MagicPASS to do a presentation on SQL security for developers. It’s an interesting topic, with the trick – in my view – to focus on things that developers care about or need to know, and not load them up on things that only a DBA would love. It’s a […]