Excited about SQLRally 2011
I am very pleased/ proud to announce that I have submitted 2 abstracts for presentations to SQLRally and should I be chosen they will be given in Orlando, Florida between May 11th to May 13th. For...
View ArticleSQLRally, just proud to be in there with you
What did I submit? Several months ago, I submitted two sessions to SQLRally with great enthusiasm as detailed in this post. The first “The Great High Availability Hustle” I had been thinking about for...
View ArticleSQLBits 7 the forgotten photos part 2
dazed and confused – my normal condition Well SQLBits 8 voting has now ended so perhaps it is a good time to publish the second and final post of the series. I wonder if any of my sessions will get...
View ArticleSQLRally area is live
Over the coming weeks and months leading up to SQLRally, I will be adding information, news and more detail about my presentation. For now though the root area is live which is effectively the “press...
View ArticleThe REAL value of attending SQLRally
(This post was written primarily whilst travelling back from SQLRally and subsequently edited, amended and added to where necessary before publishing) I’m currently sat here at Orlando Airport and I am...
View ArticleSQLRally Scalable Shared Database Demo Redux
Several weeks ago now I had the honour of presenting at the very first ever SQLRally event in Orlando Florida and I gave a presentation around the very large (no pun intended) subject of scaling out...
View ArticleThe Sun isn’t shining for the Solstice
So today I was surprised (slightly) to pick up a tweet by the excellent Grant Fritchey (blog|twitter) regarding the fact that SQL Solstice had been cancelled due to a lack of interest. I say that I was...
View ArticleSQLRally and beyond
I am almost ashamed to say that I have let over a month pass since my last post and truth be told I have come close a few times without never actually pressing that submit button. I shan’t bore you...
View ArticleChange and make a difference
Let me tell you a story… It is a drizzly night in November and I am sat with a bunch of people I have never met before. They are all eating and I am not (one too many Whiskys the night before). They...
View ArticleBig up to Karla!
I’m sad Well the day I’ve been dreading for the last few weeks has finally arrived, and it is with great sadness and joy to read Karla’s announcement that she will be leaving her current role in the...
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