Cleveland Schedule Released

The schedule for SQL Saturday for Cleveland has been released. Looks like I will be doing my presentation on Data Types at 3:00pm in Training Room 5. Click here for the complete schedule. SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. This…


Dec – Jan College Update

Guess it is time for my semi-monthly college update. What a busy two weeks it has been. On December 23, 2014, I had 15 courses left to complete my degree. I was informed that my degree program was being adjusted. They combined my two Communications courses into a single class…


Net Neutrality Preservation

The World Wide Web has emerged as an increasingly large and open network of creativity, connectivity, and free speech. This has led to a conflict between those who provide internet broadband services with those who provide content. The content providers wish to keep their ideas and creations freely open and…


MCT Day in Chicago

First public unveil of the MCT Day logo for Chicago. Thanks to my brother Frank for all the hard work. (I did the Blues Brother part.) But as the logo says, we are happy to announce the MCT Day will be on May 2, 2015 at the Microsoft Technology Center in…


January Speaker for IndyPASS

It has been confirmed that I will be the Guest Speaker for the IndyPASS meeting on January 20th, 2015. The topic of the night will be on How to obtain Microsoft SQL Certification. I will be starting with discussing the certification paths and the electives availabe for both the Database Platform…


First Guest Speaker for Brazil

What a fun time I had being the first ever guest speaker for the first SQL PASS chapter meeting in Recife, Brazil. It went much smoother than I thought considering Armando had to translate everything into Portuguese. I have written blog posts on the topics covered and have listed them…


November College Update

Finally, after months of getting sidetracked, I finished the Web Design course. Yes, I know I missed a couple of questions. I Probably overthought the answers. Anyway, on to the JavaScript course. Hoping to have it done by the end of the year.


Catching Fire

Just finished registering for Microsoft Ignite. In case you didn’t hear, Microsoft has combined multiple events including TechEd into one big event. Five days of all the best speakers on the future of Microsoft products. In addition, we will be holding the annual MCT Day on May 2nd. Several of…


SQL Haiku

Poetry and SQL. I finished 2nd.  I could not afford paying for another trip to Seattle anyway. But I will take being a notable mention. cic.ms/i4jF4a


Good Night Seattle!

What a fun and rewarding week it has been at the MCT Summit. It was great to see many friends again and make some new ones. That is what is great about the MCT community. Where we come together as a team and help each other learn and grow. But…