My company logo on a shirt

I was poking around VistaPrint's website the other day (this is the site I use to make my business cards). Of course, with any business that sells promotional items, I was greeted with the proverbial "try your logo on this product" popup window. One of the items that came up was shirt designs. I decided …

Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 6/18/2020)

It's been a while since I posted an update about upcoming speaking engagements. It doesn't help, of course, that COVID-19 has shut down many of the events where I had applied. I was supposed to speak at SQL Saturday in Chicago, and I had applied to speak at a local code camp, but both events …

Selling your business on LinkedIn

Yesterday, I got into a conversation with a friend of mine who told me that he disagreed with me about my LinkedIn networking practices. He, like me, has his own business. He told me why he disagreed with me, and what he told me was very intriguing. I've been using LinkedIn primarily as a networking …

2020 Albany #SQLSaturday is virtual, and I’m on the schedule! July 25 #SQLSat961 #SQLSatAlbany @CASSUG_Albany

The schedule for my hometown SQL Saturday is out, and I'm on it! I will be doing one of my favorite presentations: my session on networking! Albany SQL Saturday is going virtual this year. It will be held on July 25 via an online forum to be determined (connection information will be released as we …

Networking your business

As I come up on two months of my LLC being in business, I'm learning a lot of things as I go along. A lot of it is the boring administrative stuff that comes with running your own business. But another thing I'm finding out is how critical it is to network when running your …

The power of a single, simple presentation — oh, the places you can go!

This morning, my Facebook memories feed told me that I did a presentation at my local user group five years ago today (this isn't the first time I've written about this). I did a presentation about how to speak the language of technology to those who don't understand it. Little did I know at the …

Check in on your black friends #BlackLivesMatter

Just this once, I'm addressing a controversial topic. I usually don't write about these things, but I am deeply troubled by the state of my country and the world, and if, by my words, I have the power to change it, then I'm going to do it. I'm not sure what kind of effect, if …

June CASSUG Monthly Meeting @CASSUG_Albany #SQLUserGroup #SQLFamily

Our June speaker is Hilary Cotter! Topic: SQL Server Replication Replication is a native SQL Server component used to distribute and aggregate data between SQL Servers and other heterogeneous data sources. In this presentation, Hilary Cotter, covers how to effectively chose and deploy optimal SQL Server replication solutions. He also covers performance tuning, optimization, monitoring …