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Microsoft Ignite 2016

Friday was the last day for the first annual Microsoft Ignite conference for enterprise and IT professionals. However, the company is already making plans for the second annual event, which will once again be held in Chicago. The dates for the conference will be May 9-13, 2016. Which means MCT…


Meet Exchange Server 2016

Made it to my first Ignite Session of the week – Meet Exchange Server 2016 which builds upon the architecture introduced in Exchange Server 2013, with the continued focus goal of improving the architecture to serve the needs of deployments at all scales.Click here to find out more.


Windows 10 Upgrade

Windows 10 is on the way and there is more information available about it all the time. In addition to all the great features included in Windows 10, one of the most exciting aspects of it is how quick and easy it is to upgrade from previous versions of Windows….


Guest Speaker – Brazil

Due to a cancellation, I was asked to be the Guest Speaker for the SQL Server User group in Recife, Brazil. As always I have attached the presentation. However, since I had such short noticed the powerpoints were borrowed from the Microsoft Virtual Academy video. Thanks again for all those who attended.



MCT Ambassadors

Very honored to be chosen as an MCT Ambassadors at Microsoft Ignite 2015.  What is an MCT Ambassador? They are a group of experienced IT pros and developers who have built their careers and businesses around learning, teaching, and consulting on various Microsoft (and other) technologies. As Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT), they…


MCP Party in Chicago

Microsoft Certified Professionals represent one of the largest and most important communities among Microsoft conference attendees. There will be thousands of MCPs at Ignite 2015. Are you one of them? If so, pencil in “MCP party” Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Find out more here.


Exchange 2013 Ports

This topic provides information about the network ports that are used by Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 for communication with email clients, Internet mail servers, and other services that are external to your local Exchange organization. Before we get into that, understand the following ground rules: To read more click here.


Fast and Furious Dynamic SQL

Fast and Furious Dynamic SQL (Tuesday March 17th 2015) Presenter: Jay Robinson We all appreciate a well-defined and well-tuned stored procedure. But sometimes the problem calls for a more dynamic solution. What are those problems and how do you generate SQL to solve them? After attending this session, you will…


SQL Saturday Pre-Conference Events

It’s Official we will have Four Pre-Conference Events on Friday August 7th the day before SQL Saturday.  New Horizons of Indianapolis host this all day event. Click here to register. Register before July 23rd for an Early Bird discount. And what a great line-up we have. When Bad Things Happen to Good…