Introduction I received some awesome responses from I Am Here To Help™! One of them was an email from Josh Breinlinger, founder of QwikTalk.com. Josh and I spoke on the phone later that day to discuss using QwikTalk’s platform to provide free support to folks with SQL Server-related questions. It’s Like #SQLHelp on the Phone! QwikTalk connects ...

Inspired by Grant Fritchey (Blog | @GFritchey), I am hosting a Google+ hangout tomorrow (9 Aug 2011) at 11:00 AM EDT. :{>

Last night, after the weekly planning call for the next SQLPeople event (no, it hasn’t been announced yet!), I was catching up on email and read Just a Myth from Seth Godin’s blog. We’ve been communicating with potential event sponsors and the response has been awesome. There’s a hunger for something fresh and new and different, and SQLPeople is ...

You’ve read the interviews. You’ve laughed. You’ve identified. You’ve thought “They’re just like me!” And some of you have wondered “How do you become a SQLPeople Person?” Some of you – like today’s interviewee Brian K. McDonald - have even contacted me and asked that very question. And look what happened to Brian (click the link)! You too can ...

The SQLPeople website experienced a blip this weekend. I shuffled some interviews earlier and one result was the publication dates and integer keys on the tables holding the interviews got out of sync. As a result, Shahryar G. Hashemi’s interview was destined to remain on the front page and in the topmost position for a while. It was my fault – I ...

Late last year I announced an exciting new endeavor called SQLPeople. At the end of 2010 I announced the 2010 SQLPeople Person of the Year.   SQLPeople's third month is off to a great start! Check out these interviews: Stuart AinsworthAndie LetourneauRobert C. Cain :{>

Late last year I announced an exciting new endeavor called SQLPeople. At the end of 2010 I announced the 2010 SQLPeople Person of the Year.   SQLPeople is off to a great start. Thanks to all who have made our second month awesome - those willing to share and respond to interview requests and those who are enjoying the ...

Introduction Seth Godin's latest book is called Poke the Box. I'm still reading it, but I have these thoughts to share: Initiate The theme of the book is to start something. Initiate. Engage. Don't wait to be picked - pick yourself. I so identify with this sentiment. It's a driving tenet behind SQLPeople. Seth points out the (dying) ...

Introduction Late last year I announced an exciting new endeavor called SQLPeople. At the end of 2010 I announced the 2010 SQLPeople Person of the Year. Interviews I'm pleased to announce the first two interviews have been posted. They are with my friend and co-SSIS-professional Jamie Thomson and Rob Farley, someone I had the pleasure of ...

Introduction This is not a post about children. I was feeling plucky when I wrote this post at the end of last year. Sometimes when I feel plucky I'm inspired to create awesome blog post titles and ideas. Other times, this happens.  2011 Is Here! I was born in 1963. As I child I watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the ...