I’ve written, tweeted, and had several conversations recently about leading and serving. Pictured above is my friend and brother Kevin Hazzard (Blog | @KevinHazzard) at this past Saturday’s Richmond Code Camp (photo used by permission from Brock Barnett, another servant-leader and founder of MaconIT in Richmond VA). The Developer and SQL ...

Introduction I am honored to once again be selected to present at Roanoke Code Camp! An Introductory Topic One of my presentations is titled ''I See a Control Flow Tab. Now What?'' It's a Level 100 talk for those wishing to learn how to build their very first SSIS package. This highly-interactive, demo-intense presentation is for beginners and ...

Introduction  The tenth Richmond Code Camp was held today at the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College campus on Parham Road. It. was. awesome! With 40 sessions and over 400 registered, this #RichCC was arguably the best one yet! There's a lot that goes into planning an event of this magnitude. I commend the Code Camp Leadership Team for ...

I can't believe it - Richmond Code Camp 2010.1 is less than two one weeks away! Once again, the leadership team has outdone themselves. We have a bunch of great speakers, 9 tracks, 45 sessions - there's something for everyone. If you're going to be in the area and are interested, register today. :{>

Introduction Even though the weather outside is frightful and despite the predictions of the ground hog, there are signs of Spring in southern Virginia. Our ornamental pear tree has small buds appearing on the branches, the birds are fidgety, and my friends in Roanoke are busy coordinating another Roanoke Code Camp! A Cool ...

I am honored to present Database Design for Developers tomorrow at Raleigh Code Camp (Register)! I'm just one of a whole list of cool speakers presenting tomorrow in Raleigh. If you've never been to a Code Camp, the Raleigh leadership puts on a good show. If you're in attendance and read this blog, please introduce yourself! :{> Andy

Can you believe it's time for another Richmond Code Camp? Wow - time flies when you're having fun! Richmond Code Camp returns to the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College campus on Parham Road in Richmond, VA. Since this is our second RCC at JSR's excellent facilities, we've figured out how best to utilize the rooms and layout. We have an ...

I am honored to again be presenting at Roanoke Code Camp tomorrow, 7 Mar 2009! I'll be talking about Incremental Loads, a presentation very close to my first blog post at SqlBlog.com: SSIS Design Pattern: Incremental Loads. I'm also honored to be co-presenting with Jessica Moss, MVP. We will be reprising our PASS Summit 2008 presentation on SSIS ...

Code Camp RDU Fall 2008 is tomorrow (15 Nov 2008)! If you're going to be in the Raleigh area tomorrow and are interested in anything related to Microsoft technology, register and check out the sessions. I always have a blast in Raleigh! I will be presenting my popular session: Incremental Loads, Change Data Capture, and SSIS 2008. Hope to ...

Kudos to the Richmond Code Camp Steering Committee for a record turnout and fantastic event! Throughout the day we had 113 people drop by for the event, breaking the previous record of 110. By three whole people. It was a great day. It was good to see everyone - we'll do it again in October!  :{> Andy