Archive for November, 2010

How many licks DOES it take…?

So, it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I’ve finally managed to eke out some time after Summit 2010, and wanted to follow up on a conversation that Tim Mitchell, Arnie Rowland, and I had at the Friends of Red Gate dinner.  We were doing a SQL Server oriented trivia contest which asked the [...]

November 23, 2010 · stuart · 2 Comments
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#SQLPASS Summit 2010… Here we go again…

Just finished the first night of PASS Summit, and it’s been a great day.  Saw a lot of friends that I don’t get to spend enough time with, and it was a real blessing to talk about all of the changes that had happened in my life over the past year.  It’s hard to believe [...]

November 9, 2010 · stuart · One Comment
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#sqlpass #awesomesauce Moving up to the big leagues…

Just got word that my XML session was moved from an alternate topic to a full-fledged presentation.   The only problem?  I already submitted a trimmed down version as a Chalk Talk, and it got accepted.  Soooooo… here’s my plan:  I’ve got the weekend to beef up the XML presentation and add some spiffy new material [...]

November 6, 2010 · stuart · One Comment
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#sqlpass Less than an hour to go…

Till I drive to the airport.  I’m looking forward to this year’s Summit in a lot of ways, and I hope that it will energize me into blogging again.  It’s been a rough few weeks, and I’m looking forward to getting excited about my craft again.  I’m also looking forward to the few extra days [...]

November 4, 2010 · stuart · No Comments
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