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SQL Saturday – Nashville

Starting the year off right by travelling down to Nashville to meet up with the #SQLFamily and spread a little information on Batches, Transactions, and Errors. Added an extra 30 minutes to go over Transaction Isolation Levels.


SQL Saturday – Kansas City

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.


SQL Saturday – Spartanburg

Another SQL Saturday, this time in Spartanburg, SC. I will be presenting TWO sessions this time. I have uploaded both presentations and sample code files to the SQL Saturday website. But you can always check out my SQL Code section while you are here.


24 Hours of PASS

All signed up for the 24 Hours of PASS, obviously I can’t stay awake for the entire 24 hours… Not to mention they make me work around here. So these are the only sessions I will get to watch. But of course I can always go back later to see…


SQL Saturday – Louisville

This is my Working with Data Types presentation for the SQL Saturday – Louisville on August 22nd, 2015. Some helpful links. Character Data Type Demonstration Integer Data Type Demonstration Date and Time Data Type Demonstration Data Type Conversion Demonstration How Rows are Stored in a Data Page Data Type Precedence SQL…


SQL Saturday – Indianapolis 2015

Once again excited to be speaking at SQL Saturday – Indianapolis 2015. This is my favorite SQL Saturday event, since it is about 2 miles from my house. As always I have attached my presentation as well as the pdf of the demonstrations.


Indy PASS 10th Anniversary

It’s the Indy PASS 10th Anniversary Summer BBQ! Join us for an evening of fun, networking and like every month you are bound to learn a little something. SQL Sentry is sending Kevin Kline on a Summer SQL Vacation and Indy is one of the stops. They will be providing great…


SQL Server 2016 Public Preview

SQL Server 2016 public preview now available! Three weeks ago at Microsoft Ignite the next major release of Microsoft’s flagship database and analytics platform was announced. Today over at the SQL Server Blog they are announcing the first public Community Technology Preview (CTP2) for SQL Server 2016.  This public preview gives…


SQL Server 2016 preview

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, announced SQL Server 2016, an intelligent platform for a mobile first, cloud first world.  The next major release of Microsoft’s flagship database and analytics platform provides breakthrough performance for mission critical applications and deeper insights on your data across on-premises and cloud. Find out more…


Guest Speaker – Brazil

Due to a cancellation, I was asked to be the Guest Speaker for the SQL Server User group in Recife, Brazil. As always I have attached the presentation. However, since I had such short noticed the powerpoints were borrowed from the Microsoft Virtual Academy video. Thanks again for all those who attended.