The #Coronavirus chronicles, part 2: The work-at-home environment #COVID19

Several years ago, I had a job for a virtual company. There was no brick-and-mortar location; the entire job was work-from-home. To accommodate myself for the position, I went out and bought a new, comfortable office chair. If I was going to work-from-home, I wanted to make sure I was comfortable. I made sure my …

The #Coronavirus chronicles, part 1 #COVID19

I'll admit that I haven't been doing a very good job of staying on top of my 'blog lately. This is an article I've tried to start several times during the past couple of weeks of confinement, but I've fallen into some bad habits during this ordeal. I won't get into them right now; it's …

How I’m dealing with #Coronavirus #COVID-19

As is the rest of the world at this moment, the current COVID-19 crisis is affecting my world. It is, indeed, an unnerving event; I've seen Outbreak and read The Stand, and never did I think I'd be living in an environment akin to the 1918 flu outbreak or the Black Plague. I've already had …

Chicago #SQLSaturday postponed until August 15 #SQLSat945

I was hoping to post a 'blog article saying that I'll be presenting in Chicago a week from Saturday, but alas, that is not going to happen. Yesterday, I got the news that, due to the COVID-19 crisis, SQL Saturday Chicago is postponed until August 15. I am not yet 100% sure whether or not …

It ain’t sexy, but it’s critical

(Photo credit: By Kenny Louie, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10535248) Think, for a moment, about things that are never talked about -- I don't mean taboo topics, but rather, things that are boring, "ain't sexy," and so on -- yet are absolutely critical if we want to maintain or move ahead our current standing. Off the …

Quarterly Bar Hop at River Street Market, March 18 #NYTechLoop #Networking

CASSUG member Susan Lundberg and our friends at NY Tech Loop are hosting the Quarterly Bar Hop at the River Street Market, 433 River Street, Troy, NY, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 5:30-7:30 pm! Join us and other software professionals for beer, beverages, and networking! For more information, see http://bit.ly/32JYXKG

Leaping before you look

(Image courtesy of The Telegraph) Not long ago (I don't remember how long -- I'll say a couple of weeks), I stumbled across a 'blog post that someone had written. Apparently, this person was a new SQL Saturday speaker. I don't remember his name, and from what you're about to read, it's probably just as …

#SQLSaturday #953 Rochester — the debrief #SQLSat953 #SQLSatRoc

This past weekend, I spoke at SQL Saturday #953 in Rochester, NY. As it is with all SQL Saturdays, I had a great time: doing my own presentations, attending others, and spending time with #SQLFamily! And I would be remiss if I didn't mention Andy Levy and the crew at the Rochester SQL User Group, …

@CASSUG_Albany March Monthly Meeting #SQLUserGroup #SQLFamily

Greetings, data enthusiasts! Our next CASSUG monthly meeting is on Monday, March 9! Our March speaker is our own Ken Schwartz! He will present his topic titled “Temporal Tables - what are they?”  For additional information and to RSVP, go to our Meetup event page at https://www.meetup.com/Capital-Area-SQL-Server-User-Group/events/267752251/ Additionally, Ed Pollack will present a lightning talk about …