Introduction This post is the forty-seventh part of a ramble-rant about the software business. The current posts in this series can be found on the series landing page. This post is about creation. Creating is Hard Work Building something from nothing is difficult, to say the least. But often it’s even more difficult to conceive an idea worth ...

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 ...

Introduction I just looked at the calendar and Wow! I have a lot of presentations and pre-cons coming up in the next few months. I blame Karla Landrum (Blog | @KarlaKay22 | SQLPeople) for the pre-cons – she started all this with her invitation for me to present a pre-con to SQL Saturday – Pensacola (thanks Karla!). Week-Long Presentations 17-21 ...

I am honored to present Designing an SSIS Framework to Hampton Roads SQL Server and SharePoint Users Group tomorrow, 20 Jul 2011! You can register here. Details: Infotec 100 Constitution Dr Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 6:30 PM (ET) If you read this blog and will be there, introduce yourself! I’m the fat ...

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 ...

Matt Masson, Tim Mitchell, and I are presenting A Day of SSIS in the Enterprise Monday 10 Oct 2011! The following is cross-posted from the PASS Blog: Today's post is from Andy Leonard who, along with Tim Mitchell, will be presenting "A Day of SSIS in the Enterprise". You can read more about his session here: ...

Introduction I am honored to present two SSIS sessions at SQL Saturday #80 in Wheeling West Virginia 23 Jul 2011! I’m delivering “I See a Control Flow Tab. Now What?” and Designing an SSIS Framework. “I See a Control Flow Tab. Now What?” This highly-interactive, demo-intense presentation is for beginners and developers just getting started ...

My friend Matt Masson is also presenting a SQLBits 9 precon! Cross-posted from Matt’s blog: SSIS Performance Design Patterns with Matt Masson Need a fast data integration solution, but don't have the time or budget for heavy performance tuning? By selecting the right design, 90% of SSIS customers will achieve their ETL performance goals ...

Introduction 2011 is turning into The Year of Pre-Cons! SQLBits 9, Here I Come! (Love this graphic!) There are some awesome pre-conference sessions lined up for SQLBits 9 Training Day by presenters such as: Allen White, Maciej Pilecki, Matt Masson, Christian Bolton, Satya SK Jayanty, Marco Russo, Duncan Sutcliffe, Jeremy Kashel, and Martijn ...