by David | Jun 15, 2021 | Announcements, Best Practices, Cloud, Events, Performance, Professional Development, SQL Server, Technology, User Groups
(Things come out of nowhere with only moments of warning, if at all!) Disasters big and small happen, and as data professionals, you should be prepared for the worst! I’m thrilled to announce that we’re launching the Microsoft Data Platform Continuity...
by David | May 18, 2021 | Events, Personal, Professional Development, Technology
I’m thrilled to have recently recorded a podcast with Nick Korte from Nerd Journey. He recently recorded a different podcast that talks about the journey from being an IT generalist to an IT specialist. I joke that I’m strangely both, and we recorded a...
by David | May 17, 2021 | Announcements, Best Practices, Business, Events, Performance, Professional Development, SQL Server, Technology
April 21 to 23 saw a new milestone for me. I was a new delegate for the 23rd Tech Field Day! It’s an absolute honor and thrill to be part of this amazing event. I’ve been watching from afar for years as some of the best and new tech companies come together...
by David | Feb 2, 2021 | Announcements, Best Practices, Business, Events, Performance, Professional Development, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization
I am thrilled to announce the launch of a new education initiative called SQLibrium. For years, I’ve traveled the world educating technical audiences on deep-dive topics around how data and infrastructure / cloud technologies converge. With the pandemic, the...
by David | Nov 17, 2020 | Cloud, Events, Performance, Professional Development, SQL Server, User Groups, Virtualization
Whether you caught a single session, took a pre-con, or filled your schedule last week with multiple sessions, l’m going to review last week’s PASS Virtual Summit 2020 conference! The week of November 9th to 13th held the annual PASS Summit conference this year....
by David | Nov 11, 2020 | Best Practices, Cloud, Events, Professional Development, SQL Server, Storage, Technology, Virtualization
An attendee at my PASS Summit precon on virtualized SQL Server performance tuning on Monday asked a great question. “Do you have a list of the tools and scripts that you’re using in this precon?” Now I do! This list is an abbreviated list of the...
