Monthly Archives: May 2011

An Unexpected Service Gotcha

Recently I was participating in a round of storage rearranging with a client (aka the storage dance) which consisted of temporarily moving the log files to a different drive and verifying the original drive was empty, then handing it over … Continue reading

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SQLSaturday #85 in Orlando!

It’s that time of year again, actually a little earlier than in previous years as we’ll be holding our fifth annual event this year on September, 24, 2011, at Seminole State College in Lake Mary, FL. We’re moving to a … Continue reading

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Survival Mode & Dodging Burn Out

One of the benefits of experience is that you can see problems coming, that doesn’t mean you have enough experience to avoid the problem altogether! That’s been the case for me over the past 6 months or so. I elected … Continue reading

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Looking Back at SQLRally Orlando

It’s been almost two weeks since we wrapped up our first SQLRally, and in some ways it hasn’t quite sunk in that it’s done, and done successfully. It was a long project, one that started with the PASS Board of … Continue reading

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Doing Good Isn’t Easy Some Days

A few weeks back I was on a short trip with my family and as some trips go, it had been mildly chaotic getting out of the house, with the crest of the chaos being the moment when we had … Continue reading

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The 2013 PASS Summit Goes to Charlotte

Just in case you didn’t catch the news yesterday on Twitter, the PASS blog, or via the PASS Connector, we announced that the 2013 Summit will be held in Charlotte, NC. It’s a decision that has been a couple years … Continue reading

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Updated SQLSaturday Advisory Council

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SQLRally Nordic

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Notes from SQLRally Orlando–Part 3

Our last day went well, even extremely well. By day 2 (or day 3 if you attended a seminar) everyone knows where everything is at and it all just flows well. It was a busy day for me, several meetings … Continue reading

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Notes from SQLRally Orlando–Part 2

Everything went well on Thursday. No major delays at check-in was a good start, and everything going according to plan. We had one speaker cancellation, but we had a reserve list and Jack Corbett was able to pick a speaker … Continue reading

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