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…
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,…
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…
Finished scheduling travel plans for the next two months and am very excited. I will check Wyoming and South Dakota off my bucket list, as well as Mount Rushmore. I will be making a stop in 15 cities. Two SQL Saturdays, A project in Chicago, Microsoft Ignite, and then PASS…
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…
Had the chance to teach two weeks of SQL Server in Phoenix, Arizona with a weekend off in between the two weeks. I took the opportunity to drive up through Sedona and Flagstaff to stay a night at the Grand Canyon. It was such a surreal experience as if I…