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Proud and loud to announce...
With a certain level of proud, I am happy to announce that I am following up to my commitment as a Microsoft Certfied Master on SQL Server 2008.While I promised the current program manager Joe Sack,...
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SQL Momentum at SQLPASS
With great announcements on what to come next the SQL PASS keynote will be interesting to follow.If you are not attending you can follow the keynote live right here -...
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SQL Momentum at SQLPASS - Key Announcements
Today at SQLPASS - Ted Kummert made some great announcements, bringing great momentum in the informationplatform industry.Microsoft SQL Server "Denali"Microsoft is announcing plans for the next release...
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BareMetal Hands-on-Labs and workshop - current and futures
Anyone who attended TechED, SQL PASS Summit, any internal Microsoft events or the MVP Summit on SQL must have heard about BareMetal hands-on-labs.Based on the interest, feedback and request to add the...
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Firewall Configurations for SQL Server
I've been asked the question many times, and you probably have seen it before ...The "warning" message that displays during a SQL Server installation and warns you about "Firewall" configurations.To...
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Just Announced - SQL Server 2012 - coming to you in 2012
SQL Server 2012 is coming!Today at SQL PASS SUMMIT 2011, our CVP Ted Kummert revealed the product name of the next version of SQL Server code name "Denali".As it might not come to any surprise we are...
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SQL Server 2012 BareMetal Workshop - Are you an MCT?
Are you a Microsoft Certified Trainer that teaches SQL Server 2012?Based on the succes of our BareMetal Hands-on-Labs and Instructor Led Labs we are building a 2 Day Workshop for Business Intelligence...
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by popular demand - SQL BareMetal scripts
If you ever attended any of our SQL BareMetal Hands-on-Labs or Workshop, pretty sure you were excited about some of the scripting.On popular demand I have looked at an easy way to distribute some of...
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SQL Server Special Ops Tour
CALLING ALL SQL Server PROFESSIONALS: SQL Server 2012 is the most important release ever of SQL Server with its’ mission critical, breakthroughinsight and cloud on your terms features. Do your part to...
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What goes into my bag when presenting at an event or roadshow
When presenting at an event such as TechED, or any roadshow events you see your favorite presenters appear at, a lot of the skills, quality of the presentation comes down to:- presentation skills-...
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SQL Server 2012 Certification
Value of CertificationThe payout on certification in the IT Industry has been a key value to my professional career for many years. As I became certified on Windows NT and SQL Server 7.0 in 1999,...
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About my Lenovo W520, presenting, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 drivers and...
The issue of getting the right drivers for your OSAs an OEM System Builder in my early computer days, I spent quite a significant time finding the right drivers for a specific motherboard or a graphics...
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custom skins for Surface and Surface Pro
As I wanted to give a more personal touch to our Surface and my Surface Pro, I decided to look for custom skins.There actually is a great offer that runs through the Microsoft Stores.The store offers a...
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TechEd North America and TechED Europe Registration is open - register for my...
Join us for a rock solid pre-conference at TechED! At Microsoft Teched (www.msteched.com), I will copresent with @SQLRockstar Thomas LaRock and @scarydba Grant Fritchey.Our pre-conference will focus...
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I am probably the worst content submitter for an event…
I am probably the worst content submitter for an event…Some blog readers will likely disagree with this, but if your purpose of writing a session title and abstract for a conference is “To get the...
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Thank you Microsoft, reflecting on over 8 years on Microsoft Campus!
The road to Redmond...When I was 16, like many other kids I studying and getting A+ grades wasn't really my first priority, but 'things' rather came naturally for me, and with very little effort...
View ArticleThe importance of understanding DAX
The importance of understanding DAX…. The DAX language is the foundation of self-service Business Intelligence using the Microsoft stack. It is the language used to query and program both Microsoft...
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How Data Quality can make you feel less of a "donky"
I first wanted to highlight, specifically in this post, that I am a Microsoft Employee, not a spokesman for the company, and that this opinion is pure personal and might be different from the...
View ArticleThis presentation is all about me – presentation skills part 1: Food for...
As content owner for some of the public facing events at Microsoft, I have the great honor to work with very respectful people in our industry, and big names that drive a significant amount of...
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the Grinch that stole our Christmas – gone viral – data insights
The joy of online shopping versus trying to find a parking spot at the mall Just like many other people, for this year's Christmas, we decided to order some items online to avoid busy shopping lines at...
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