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#SQLSATATL simply rocked…

So, last Saturday, I went to the first SQL Saturday in Atlanta that I had absolutely no responsibility on the actual day of the event.  I wasn’t an organizer, I didn’t really even volunteer.  As a chapter leader for AtlantaMDF, I do have to go in and pay the bills later this week, but for [...]

May 20, 2013 · stuart · No Comments
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Couple of upcoming presentations

I know; I suck at blogging. Anyway, I have a couple of upcoming presentations this month, so I figured I needed to get back and gear and at least post a notice about them.  First, I’ll be presenting at A Bunch of Devs (http://www.meetup.com/A-Bunch-of-Devs/) on the Red Gate development suite of tools.  Funny story; I [...]

May 7, 2013 · stuart · No Comments
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#SQLSatATL SQLSaturday Atlanta 220–May 18, 2013

Just a quick note; SQLSaturday is coming back to Atlanta on May 18, 2013.  This free (lunch is optional) event usually sells out way in advance, so you may want to go ahead and sign up.  Also, the speaker lineup tends to fill up pretty quickly (call for speakers closes 2/24), so if you’re a [...]

February 7, 2013 · stuart · No Comments
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MaTT: You have to start somewhere

So, January came and went, and no post from me.  I continue to suffer from writer’s block, but I’ve finally cobbled together enough ideas that I feel like I can put a couple of quick posts out there.  I’m still struggling with learning how to manage a technical team (MaTT) as opposed to being a [...]

February 6, 2013 · stuart · No Comments
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Transitioning into Management; lessons learned…

This has been a busy year for me; apart from all of the personal news, I’ve spent the last year feeling out my new position as a manager.  While is not my first job as a manager (I spent about 3 months as a manager working for a department in a death spiral in 2002), [...]

November 20, 2012 · stuart · 5 Comments
Posted in: Professional Development, SQLServerPedia Syndication

post #summit12 write-up

Everyone does one, so I figured I should   Unfortunately, I barely recovered from my trip to Seattle, and am now rushing out the door to Dallas for company training, so I’m afraid this will be brief.  I do intend to blog more in the future (promises, promises), but for now, here’s the highlights: Day [...]

November 12, 2012 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web

Finally putting together my #SQLPASS Summit schedule

It’s hard to believe that the Summit is next week; I’m just now pulling together my schedule, and I’ve got some tough choices to make.  I have noticed a pattern, however; this year, I’m going to sessions for new features and possible solutions as opposed to “OMG, I have to solve this problem NOW” kinds [...]

November 1, 2012 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Conferences, PASS, SQL Server, SQLServerPedia Syndication

Dear #SQLPass Board…

Like most PASS members, I got the email yesterday announcing the PASS board elections, and it looks like a great slate of candidates.  To all of them, I want to say thanks for volunteering your time and energy to run.  Three of you will be elected to help shepherd an influential and active community, and [...]

September 20, 2012 · stuart · One Comment
Posted in: Election2012, SQLServerPedia Syndication

What’s your mantra?

I’ve been busy lately making the shift from “hands-on engineer” to “hands-off manager”; it’s been tough, because I’m not accustomed to stepping away from a problem and letting someone else figure it out.  Even though I’ve got an education background, and have been (inconsistently) involved in technical communities helping other people solve problems, I’ve never [...]

June 25, 2012 · stuart · One Comment
Posted in: Good Habits, Professional Development, SQLServerPedia Syndication

#TSQL2sDay.. For Whom Do You Log?

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is being hosted by Aaron Nelson [blog | twitter]; since I’m posting this late in the day, I got a chance to sneak a peek at some of the other entries, and most of them were great technical discussions on how to log, what to log, and why you should log.  [...]

June 12, 2012 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: SQLServerPedia Syndication, TSQL2sDay