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…
Switching gears, hotels, and summits. It looks like about 45 of the 100 MCT Regional Leads showed up to the summit this year. Always a great time to see my friends from around the world. I can’t believe they seriously make fun of my Indiana accent. So far we have discussed the…
What a fun, educational, and entertaining MCT Day. I arrived at the Embassy Suites a few hours early to help set up the projectors and other tech stuff (moving tables). It was so great to see all my old friends and meeting some new friends. The session with Larry Kaye…
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…
For the third year, I am not only helping to organize the MCT Day event at Microsoft Ignite, but I have once again helped create the logo which is being seen here first. For my MCT friends, save the date. More information is coming soon. .
Last year, there were 566,308 computing jobs open in the U.S. alone, while only 42,969 computer science students graduated into the workforce. As we witness the growing role of technology in almost every aspect of our daily lives, we fall short of meeting workforce demand. Find out more from my…
It is time for a long overdue MCT update. First of all you may noticed that we are now just under 10,000 active Microsoft Certified Trainers out there in the world. Click here if you would like to see the breakdown by country. . Next up, the new Microsoft Official…
Finished my Capstone project for my Bachelors Degree. The project consisted of upgrading the existing messaging system from an old server with Windows 2003 Server operating system and the Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 messaging software installed to a new separate server with the Windows 2012 Server operating system and the…
Stopping by SQL Saturday – Kansas City on my way home from the MCT Summit. One last time for my presentation on The Process of Queries and how this effects Batches, Transactions and Error Handling. You can find the PowerPoints here and the handout of the lecture here.
What another great week getting together with my fellow MCTs. The first three days were spent picking up presentations tips and tricks. There were also many sessions covering a variety of technical skills (Including of course my two sessions on SQL Server coding.) The last two days was for the…