24 HOP Session Recordings
Session Recordings are now available from the 24 Hours of PASS. You can also check out all the speakers at the upcoming PASS Summit.
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FREE Plan Explorer
SQL Sentry is introducing the new unified Plan Explorer! This edition includes all features of Plan Explorer PRO, plus two new and incredibly powerful features: Index Analysis and Performance Profiling. These new features were originally going to be part of Plan Explorer ULTIMATE at higher price point. However, they ultimately decided…
Pitfalls of Code Reuse
Don’t forget tonight at 11pm, Andy Yun will be presenting hour 16 of the 24 Hours of PASS .http://bit.ly/2boVHxb This session will be moderated by myself, but don’t miss out on the other 23 hours of this PASS Summit Preview.
Deep Dive into Data Science
This post was originally on Microsoft’s Born to Learn on September 1, 2016 Recently at the World Partner Conference in Toronto, Alison Cunard unveiled the Microsoft Professional Degree (MPD) program. Fortunately for myself, over the last three months I have been able to participate in the curriculum preview of Microsoft’s new endeavor as…
Conversational Azure
Conversational Microsoft Azure, written by Azure MVP Peter de Tender and cloud expert Ron Barrett, has now been released. Cloud Computing is more than a buzzword, learn about the different types of “clouds” and the various services they can provide and how Microsoft Azure’s cloud computing platform helps deliver on-demand services to…
24 Hours of PASS 2016
Well it looks like I will be moderating session 16 for the 24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview 2016 that takes place September 7–8, featuring 24 consecutive one-hour webinars from upcoming PASS Summit 2016 speakers. Whether you have attended Summit before, or are a newcomer who needs to convince your boss,…
SQL Saturday #531
Had a great time at the SQL Saturday in Louisville, KY. I always enjoy this one because it is only a two hour drive and I get to see the southern contingent of the #sqlfamily. I delivered my presentation on The PROCESS of Queries which seems to have become my most…
Database Engine Rankings
Whenever I am teaching a database class it seems I always get the question of what is the most popular Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS). I always refer to the DB-Engine Ranking monthly trend website. The problem is I keep forgetting where the website is located. So for myself and for…
Microsoft’s Professional Degree
Now that it has been publicly announced. I have been working on the accelerated pilot program for Microsoft’s Professional Degree Program in Data Science these last two months. I still have one class and a capstone project left to finish it up. Very excited to be a part of this…
The PROCESS of Queries
If you can’t make it to a SQL Saturday to see my presentation on The PROCESS of Queries? That is OK. Because I made it into a video. Just as a reminder, I will be delivering this presentation at the SQL Saturday in Columbus, Ohio on July 16th and then again…