Month: December 2010

Goals? Where we’re going, we don’t need goals.

Last Updated December 30, 2010

Denis Gobo tagged me in his post about his 2010 goals, and challenged a few of us to gauge our success for 2010 too by revealing our yearly goals and how we did. I should have seen it coming, because he tagged me on this before. I’m all over the Getting Things Done philosophy, which…

Christmas Caption Contest

Last Updated February 12, 2017

Brent Ozar

Humor

It’s the holidays, and you’re not working that hard anyway. In the comments, give me your best caption for this photo by midnight GMT on Sunday, December 26th, 2010: Your caption here. I’ll pick the winner on Monday morning and post it here. The winner gets these stickers, SQLskills stickers, and the EFF prize pack…

PASS Summit Speaker Feedback

Last Updated February 7, 2018

Brent Ozar

SQL Server

The 2010 PASS Summit attendee feedback just arrived, and I’m very, very honored to have two sessions in the top 10. Last year, I had one session in the top 10. Based on the trends of this data, I look forward to the 2019 PASS Summit evals when I will have all 10 of the…

Jeremiah Peschka & Buck Woody Talk Database Communities

Last Updated December 17, 2010

Brent Ozar

Two of my favorite members and best speakers in the SQL Server community have made big changes – they’re refocusing their careers and their community work outside of SQL Server. Is it the beginning of a trend? What’s going on in the NoSQL and cloud database world that’s so attractive to these guys? I interviewed…

Who Won an iPad and @RedGate SQL Monitor?

Last Updated December 24, 2010

Brent Ozar

And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for. The select statement, please: I See Angry Birds In Your Future Congratulations to the lucky winners, who will each get an Apple iPad 16GB with 3G and Red Gate SQL Monitor! I’d like to thank Red Gate Software for making this contest possible and making our…

Happy One Year Anniversary, #SQLHelp!

Last Updated December 17, 2010

Brent Ozar

One year ago today, #SQLHelp was born. Aaron Nelson (Blog – @SQLVariant) had the brilliant idea to set up a hash tag on Twitter that anyone could use whenever they had a question. I thought it was sheer genius, so I explained how to use #SQLhelp on my blog, and it took off. These days,…

SQLskills MCM Videos: Behind the Scenes

Last Updated February 12, 2017

Brent Ozar

Microsoft Certified Master (MCM)

A few weeks ago, Microsoft unveiled changes to the Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) of SQL Server program and showed off new free video training materials by SQLskills. I was curious to hear what the community would think about the new certification and our training materials. Jason Strate (Blog – @StrateSQL) was the first to blog…

Happy Holidays from a Leather Merman Drinking a Cosmopolitan

The Twelve Days of SQL Series

Last Updated January 23, 2011

Brent Ozar

The holidays are a time for giving back, and several of us are giving back to the community this year by recognizing some of the best blog posts of 2010. Happy Holidays from a Leather Merman Drinking a Cosmopolitan. Because. On Thursday the 9th, Jeremiah Peschka (Blog – Twitter) will kick things off with his…

Resolving to Present More in 2011?

Last Updated February 12, 2017

Brent Ozar

Professional Development

If your New Year’s Resolution in 2011 is to get more active in the SQL Server community, you have to get started now. SQLSaturdays are an easy way to dip your toe in the water because they’re free multi-track events held pretty frequently all over the US. You can submit sessions online right now for…