Allen White : PASS Summit

PASS Summit 2012 Women In Technology Luncheon

AllenMWhite — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:26:00 GMT

My final stint at the Summit Blogger's Table(tm) is for the annual WIT luncheon. I do appreciate the honor that PASS conferred on me by inviting me to the "table" for the event, it's been a lot of fun (even if there were some moments that weren't.) Newly-elected...(read more)

PASS Summit 2012 PreCon - DBA-298-P Automate and Manage SQL Server with PowerShell

AllenMWhite — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:56:00 GMT

On Tuesday I presented an all-day pre-conference session on using PowerShell to automate and manage SQL Server. It was a very full day and we had a lot of great questions. One discussion in Module 6 was around scripting all the objects in a database,...(read more)

PASS Summit 2012 Day Two Keynote

AllenMWhite — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:02:00 GMT

Summit day two is upon us and we're anticipating another exciting keynote. Nice video of international attendees at the start of the keynote focusing on the global community. Doug McDowell came out and talked about how much great content is going on simultaneously...(read more)

PASS Summit 2012 Day One Keynote

AllenMWhite — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:53:00 GMT

Today is the official start to the 2012 PASS Summit and I'm honored to have a seat at the Blogger's Table again. This is a set of tables set up in the back of the keynote room for people who blog frequently (I know) to share their thoughts on the keynote...(read more)

[Speaking] PowerShell at the PASS Summit

AllenMWhite — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:49:00 GMT

Next week is the annual PASS Summit , the event of the year for those of us in the SQL Server community. We get to see our old friends, make new friends, and learn an amazing amount about SQL Server, and it'll be in Seattle, so it's close to the mother...(read more)

24 Hours of PASS - PowerShell 101 for the SQL Server DBA

AllenMWhite — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:32:00 GMT

Thanks to everyone who came out for the session today. It was a lot of fun and I hope you had a great experience as well. I've attached the demo scripts and slide deck to this post, and I look forward to seeing you in November at the PASS Summit! Alle...(read more)

Speaking - 24 Hours of PASS, Summit Preview Edition

AllenMWhite — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:26:00 GMT

There's so much to learn to be effective with SQL Server, and you have an opportunity to immerse yourselves in 24 hours of free technical training this week from PASS, via the 24 Hours of PASS event. I'll be presenting an introductory session on PowerShell...(read more)

Your Presence Matters at the PASS Summit

AllenMWhite — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:16:00 GMT

This year will be my tenth year attending the annual PASS Summit. It's in Seattle again this year, which to me is important because of the proximity to the Microsoft offices and the people on the SQL Server dev team, as well as the CX (formerly CAT) teams...(read more)

SQL Rally Presentations

AllenMWhite — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:48:00 GMT

As I drove to Dallas for this year's SQL Rally conference (yes, I like to drive) I got a call asking if I could step in for another presenter who had to cancel at the last minute. Life happens, and it's best to be flexible, and I said sure, I can do that....(read more)

We Are SQLFamily

AllenMWhite — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:14:00 GMT

On Monday, Tom LaRock ( b /@sqlrockstar) presented his #MemeMonday topic as What #SQLFamily Means To Me . The #sqlfamily hash tag is a relatively new one, but is amazingly appropriate. I've been working with relational databases for almost 20 years, and...(read more)

PASS Summit 2011 - The Final Day

AllenMWhite — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:19:00 GMT

Today's the last day of the Summit, and Rick Heiges introduced Rob Farley and Buck Woody, who sang Rob's "Query Sucks" song. As is everything done by these two, it was way too much fun. Rick also did a retrospective of Wayne Snyder, PASS Immediate Past...(read more)

PASS Summit 2011 Day 2 - Women In Technology & SQLKilt Day

AllenMWhite — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:57:00 GMT

The second full day at the Summit is the day we recognize Women in Technology, and (merely by coincidence) the day we wear kilts to the event. This latter tradition started two years ago when Grant Fritchey, Steve Jones and Bill Fellows wore their kilts...(read more)

PASS Summit 2011 Day 1 - At the Blogger's Table

AllenMWhite — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:23:00 GMT

PASS selected me this year for a seat at the blogger's table for the keynote address each day. This is a singular honor, to be able to share with you my thoughts almost in real time. (How close to real remains to be seen - I'm having a bit of trouble...(read more)