by David | Jul 20, 2021 | Best Practices, Business, Cloud, SQL Server, Technology, User Groups
I’m pleased to announce that this month’s presentation for the Microsoft Data Platform Continuity Virtual Group will be on July 29th at 2pm Eastern time. This presentation from Edwin Sarmiento is entitled “3 Reasons Why Focusing on Tech Is The Worst...
by David | Jul 17, 2020 | Business, Personal, Professional Development, SQL Server, Technology
I have been fortunate enough to be renewed as a Microsoft Data Platform MVP for the calendar year July 2020 to June 2021. I’m honored, humbled, and thrilled that Microsoft values my little piece of the SQL Server community contributions to have awarded me this...
by David | Dec 3, 2019 | Cloud, Performance, SQL Server, Technology, Virtualization
GigaOm, an independent research firm that I highly respect, released a study today comparing performance and price between a SQL Server VM on Microsoft’s Azure platform and a SQL Server VM on Amazon’s AWS EC2 platform. Azure is the clear winner. But,...
by David | Nov 9, 2019 | Technology
I’m happy to announce that I’ll be presenting an in-person session for Omaha’s Azure Users Group on Monday, November 18 at 3:00pm, entitled “SQL Server in the Microsoft Cloud”. Session Details: Microsoft’s SQL Server database platform...
by David | Jul 9, 2019 | Technology
I are thrilled to announce that I has been renewed for the sixth time as a Microsoft Data Platform MVP for 2019 to 2020. The MVP award remains incredibly special to me, and I feel very lucky to be part of this program. It’s truly an honor to be included in this...