Even though I've recently changed jobs, I'll still be speaking at a lot of SQL events across the country and internationally.  There are still a few trips that I've yet to finalize, in particular with the fine folks in Houston, run by my friend Nancy Hidy (blog | twitter), and my friends in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, run by ...

I was recently chatting with Megan Keller, my long-time editor for the Tool Time column and Executive Editor at SQL Server Pro,DevProConnections, and SharePoint Pro.I've subscribed to SQLMag ever since it was first put to print back in the late 1990's.  (That's a pic of me, on the right, in the shirt given my by ...

Two quick notes from our friends over at INETA: Component Code ChallengeEver had these two distinct thoughts - ''I have a good idea for an application, however what can I get for it?'' and ''I would love to go to a big conference DevConnections or Tech·Ed, but how would I pay for it?''. Haven't we all had thoughts like that at some time or ...

Introduction I was honored thrice in recent days and have sadly been too busy to blog about them until today. My apologies! 1. Presenting at SQLConnections First, I was honored to be selected as a presenter for the Spring 2011 SQLConnections conference in sunny Orlando Florida. When Christy (Blog | @ChristyLeonard) and I left Richmond ...

Introduction This year I'm honored to present at SQLConnections in Orlando 27-30 Mar 2011! My topics are Database Design for Developers, Build Your First SSIS Package, and Introduction to Incremental Loads. Database Design for Developers This interactive session is for software developers tasked with database development. Attend and learn ...