The second day of the Summit was full of even more pre-con’s. Word on the street last night is that the PASS Summit 2011 had a record number of attendees to the pre-con’s as well as to the Summit in general. I heard that Adam Machanic had around 240 people in his pre-con. Sounds like […]
Day three of Summit Keynote
Last year we set out some very high goals. 1 million technical training hours, 250k members in the community, and 5 global regions. In 1 year our community has provided 430k hours of training, added 20k members to bring us up to 80k, and created a new global region. There is a reason why the […]
First Day of Summit
My first day in Seattle has ended. My flight arrived around 12:30 and I was in good company with John Lang and Julie Smith on the same flight. We rode the light rail into the city and got settled in. Once I was checked in I strolled across the street to the Washington State Convention […]
The PASS Summit is HERE!
Watching the twitter sphere it is apparent that many of the SQL Nation are in route to Seattle WA today. Those would be a lot of the organizers, volunteers, and those speaking or attending a Monday pre-con. I will be leaving Monday morning to start my journey. I am very excited to be attending my […]
It is all about giving so why not #sqlgive
Last year at the Summit I missed out on this really cool concept. Donate your unused items from your hotel. You know the little bars of soap, shampoo, conditioner, etc. There are several places setup at the Summit where you can drop off these items to be donated to a local charity. Want to take […]
Collect Database File Size with Powershell
I decided to start monitoring the amount of free space in my database files so that I can make sure all my databases are set to auto grow by the right amount and to monitor the amount of free space so I can schedule the expansion of the files rather than let them auto grow. […]
SQL Saturday 97 has ended
Well it isn’t quite over for me just yet, I still have a flight home tomorrow and can’t wait to get home and hug my wife and kiddo’s. I have to commend Wes and his crew for pulling off a great event. The location was great and not to difficult to find, the rooms were […]
SQL Saturday 97 starts in 7 hours
I flew into Austin Texas today and got to spend time with a lot of great people. The journey started in ATL with Thomas LaRock and myself being on the same flight. When we landed in Austin we were graciously picked up by Amy Muehleman and driven to the hotel that a large group of […]