I am honored to present at SQL Saturday #46 in Raleigh 18 Sep 2010! I get to deliver two talks: Building Your First SSIS Package (Beginner) Database Design for Developers (Intermediate) If you read this blog and will be attending SQL Saturday #46, introduce yourself!  :{> Andy

  Introduction Andy Waren (Blog | @sqlAndy), Jack Corbett (Blog | @unclebiguns), and Kendall Van Dyke (Blog | @SQLDBA) have been busy. They're working on SQLRally - a regional PASS event scheduled for May 2011 in Orlando. Andy does a good job explaining the thinking behind the event in his 31 Aug 2010 post: Positioning SQLRally in the PASS ...

Introduction Andy Warren (Blog - @sqlAndy) is a DBA's DBA. He is a friend and mentor. He calls 'em like he sees 'em, and I haven't seen him pull a punch yet. I requested an interview with Andy before I learned of the transfer of SQL Saturday to PASS. Sometimes life works out that way... The Interview How did you, Brian, and Steve come ...

If you're going to be in the Richmond Virginia area Thursday afternoon / evening, drop by the RichmondSQL meeting and hear Tim Ford (aka SqlAgentMan) present! Tim is awesome. He hosts and moderates the SQL Quiz Bowl at the PASS Summit every year, and we are fortunate to have him coming to Richmond. Welcome Tim! :{> Andy

Introduction I was tagged by Joe Webb for this question circulating through the inter-tubes. Joe and I shared a cab to the airport after the PASS Summit 2008. If you've never had the opportunity to share a cab with Joe, I highly recommend it. He's one of those people. You know the type - they talk to you for a few minutes and ...

I am honored to be selected to present at the 2008 PASS Summit! I'm presenting two sessions: Test-Driven Development For Database Professionals and SSIS Scripting. I've been working on the presentations recently and realize there will be a few minutes left in the SSIS Scripting talk unless I talk slow. (Some people say I talk slow enough ...

Eric Wise drew some heat from the developer community at CodeBetter.com with this post about the need for a DBA during development (see my post on the subject here). I think Eric makes a couple good points, one explicit, one implied: 1. (Explicit) A DBA - or Database Developer, more accurately (and there is a difference) - adds ...