Customer Facing Skills Initiative
The Customer Facing Skills Initiative (CFSI) is a series of four soft skills courses for Microsoft employees to help them excel in their role
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Opportunities for Query Optimization
Optimize your SQL Server queries for maximum performance. Learn how to troubleshoot query plans and identify optimization opportunities.
Query Optimizer Phases
The SQL Server Query Optimizer uses cost-based optimization to create an execution plan with the least cost.
Summer Tour 2021
Before the pandemic I had planned and scheduled a summer tour to hit the last remaining State (Louisianna) on my list of continental states to visit and several landmarks I had yet to see. Well, after an 18-month delay to the plan, I finally set off on an adventure. Starting…
Azure Data Engineer
John Deardurff passed the DP-200 and DP-201 exam for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer certification.
Microsoft Azure Certification Summer
During the summer of 2020, I earned four new Microsoft certifications. This brings me to over sixty in total with 86 Microsoft exams passed.
Accessibility in Action
Earners of the Accessibility in Action digital badge have demonstrated their knowledge and skills in creating an inclusive culture.
Teaching in San Francisco
This isn’t my first time in California, but the first time outside the airport. I got to spend the first week of December 2019 in San Francisco teaching a SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization course. This is quickly becoming my favorite workshop to teach. What makes this class unusual…
MCT DAY and PASS Summit
What an amazing two weeks that started in Orlando for MCT Day the Saturday before Microsoft Ignite, then a quick trip to Seattle for the PASS Summit, and then finally to Kansas City to teach a dedicated SQL Performance Tuning and Optimization workshop. MCT Day: As you can see above,…
How I spent my Summer Vacation 2019
I just realized that I have not written a blog post since the beginning of May. Instead of backfilling let’s just start again here towards the end of September. First, the big news. After 17 years as a Senior Technical Instructor for New Horizons, I made the decision to make…