SQL MCSA Name Changes
The Four new SQL MCSA certifications coming out this fall have had a last minute name change. http://bit.ly/2q8lWPj
Exchange Powershell Cmdlets
Exchange administrators can really take advantage of the Exchange Management Shell for the administration of their messaging infrastructure on-premises or in the cloud. Here is a reference to the Exchange 2016 Powershell Cmdlets. For some older links on working with PowerShell and Exchange, I really liked this quick reference sheet from…
Yooper PASS Session
Tonight, I will be speaking remotely for the Yooper SQL Server User Group. I am assuming that Yooper refers to Upper Michigan. You can watch my recorded session on “The PROCESS of Queries” on YouTube.
MVP Day in Chicago
Great Community day event for the Central US MVPs in Chicago. #MVPBuzz
SQL Server 2017 Released
Announcement from #MSDataAmp SQL Server 2017 is here. Also check out this blog post on AI built into data services. Watch the entire #MSdataAmp webinar as well as a series of deep dive sessions on each of the new SQL Server 2017 features. Available here.
WGU Excellence Award
I didn’t even know there was such a thing. But apparently, my paper for my marketing class won the WGU Excellence Award for April. The email I received stated: Congratulations! Your recent submission for Marketing has been selected by the WGU Evaluation faculty for recognition due to the exceptional nature of the…
Get Certified on SQL Server
T-SQL Tuesday #89 – The times they are a-changing Thank you to Koen Verbeeck for hosting this month’s T-SQL Tuesday. The topic for this month is the role of the DBA in a cloud based world. Will there be less jobs in the future for the traditional DBA? As with…
MCSA: Windows 2016
Passed two exams this week during the MCT Summit. I started with the 70-740: Installation, Storage, & Compute with Windows Server 2016. This was the one I studied for on the train, because I thought I was a little rusty on Virtual Machines and Clustering. But it was the simple stuff like…
March – INDY PASS
Tomorrow night, I will be speaking at the Indianapolis SQL Server User Group on “How to get Microsoft Certified”. The meeting starts at 6:00pm at Apparatus HQ 1401 North Meridian St. Indianapolis, IN 46202. More details at http://indiana.pass.org
Security Update Guide
From the Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Security Bulletins, and Patch Tuesdays, Microsoft has had a long history in being a leader with security updates. In an effort to modernize the process of informing organizations with needed information, Microsoft is introducing the new Security Update Guide, which is a searchable database…