Announcement from #MSDataAmp SQL Server 2017 is here. Also check out this blog post on AI built into data services. Watch the entire #MSdataAmp webinar as well as a series of deep dive sessions on each of the new SQL Server 2017 features. Available here.
I didn’t even know there was such a thing. But apparently, my paper for my marketing class won the WGU Excellence Award for April. The email I received stated: Congratulations! Your recent submission for Marketing has been selected by the WGU Evaluation faculty for recognition due to the exceptional nature of the…
T-SQL Tuesday #89 – The times they are a-changing Thank you to Koen Verbeeck for hosting this month’s T-SQL Tuesday. The topic for this month is the role of the DBA in a cloud based world. Will there be less jobs in the future for the traditional DBA? As with…
Passed two exams this week during the MCT Summit. I started with the 70-740: Installation, Storage, & Compute with Windows Server 2016. This was the one I studied for on the train, because I thought I was a little rusty on Virtual Machines and Clustering. But it was the simple stuff like…
Tomorrow night, I will be speaking at the Indianapolis SQL Server User Group on “How to get Microsoft Certified”. The meeting starts at 6:00pm at Apparatus HQ 1401 North Meridian St. Indianapolis, IN 46202. More details at http://indiana.pass.org
From the Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Security Bulletins, and Patch Tuesdays, Microsoft has had a long history in being a leader with security updates. In an effort to modernize the process of informing organizations with needed information, Microsoft is introducing the new Security Update Guide, which is a searchable database…
Passed my “Managing Human Capital” exam and have finished the first term objectives for my MBA three months early. Which means I can start working on my second term earlier. I will have two Marketing courses and an Accounting course. I am sure to find those more interesting.
I will be speaking tonight at 7pm EST for the Lincoln, Nebraska SQL User Group. Here is a link to my powerpoint presentaion. You can also watch my YouTube version of this presentation here.
I am surprised I have not posted this before, but here it is… The Exchange Server 2016 Quick Start Guide from Paul Cunningham. And if you are planning on taking the 70-345 exam, I highly recommend both his book and videos for preparation resources.
Passed the Exchange 2016 exam today with a very high score.What is humorous is that I thought it was tomorrow and had not really studied that much. I would say I took it cold, but I did just teach the Exchange 2013 class two weeks ago. One thing I was…