So, the first exam of the year is 70-742 – Identity with Windows Server 2016. A particularly good exam on Active Directory and Group Policy. I am taking the Window Server 2016 MCSA exams out of order, only because that seems easier for me. I am going to take an…
So Kendra Little is starting a SQL Workbooks website where she will be helping people learn SQL Server by solving problems. I have always enjoyed her presentations and hope she is very successful in this new adventure.Visit her website and check out the courses.
I’m kind of upset by this, because I actually paid for three of these books already. But that means there are 47 more I can read. It seems the selection leans towards Machine Learning. Click here for the entire list.
Keeping up with changes to the Cloud Data Platform is very difficult as changes happen all the time. Fortunately, Microsoft now has a Cloud Platform Roadmap to show what they are working on and what will be coming down the road. I’m really starting to like this open and transparent…
One of the interesting things about participating in a beta program is that not all the bugs are figured out. For those who participated in the three month accelerated data science program that finished on August 26, 2016, we finally received our certificates today. I have no idea what the…
I am very excited to be helping others learn new technologies and asisst them in earning new certifications. On January 19, 2017, I will be delivering two exam prep session at the Microsoft Tech Summit in Chicago. The first is for the 70-473: Cloud Data Platform exam and the second…
Last September I took the BETA exams for 70-761: Querying Data with Transact-SQL and 70-762: Developing SQL Databases. Well it looks like I passed them, because today I received an email saying I have earned my MCSA: SQL Server 2016 Database Development. I always like when I pick up a new…
Two weeks from today, I will be delivering Prep sessions on the 70-473 (Cloud Data Solutions) exam and the 70-475 (Big Data Analytics) exam at the Chicago Tech Summit. There are so many other great Azure and Office 365 sessions to attend if you are in the area.
Well, I am off and running on my Masters of Business Administration degree from Western Governors University. Finished my first course, Managing Organizations and Leading People. I was required to write two papers, the first I evaluated my fictional boss Roscoe P. Coltrane on his leadership style. The second paper,…
So I was planning my trip to the MCT Summit which is in Bellevue, Washington from March 28 -30, 2017. I was originally going to fly to Phoenix and speak at a SQL Saturday. But instead, I figured I would take the scenic route on a train trip through the…