Setting up my #Sessionize profile, and speaking opportunities — #DataSaturday

The other day, I wrote about how Data Saturday -- the successor to SQL Saturday -- was making use of Sessionize for event applications and scheduling. In order to take advantage of the technology, not to mention future opportunities to speak, I took the time to work on my Sessionize profile. It turned out to …

#DataSaturday

After the demise of PASS, a common question among data enthusiasts and PASS members was, "what happens with SQL Saturday?" SQL Saturday was backed by PASS, and as such, when PASS disappeared, so did SQL Saturday. Enter Data Saturdays, the successor to SQL Saturday. As I write this, the first Data Saturday is in progress, …

Archiving my talks, part 3: PASS Summit — #PASS

With the imminent demise of PASS, I figured I should take Steve Jones' advice and archive my presentation links. I spoke at PASS Summit in 2019 (in Seattle) and 2020 (virtually). Naturally, I wanted to get as much as I could from my sessions from those two events. Unfortunately, it appears that the pages from …

Goals for 2021

So, for my first post of 2021, I figured I should list my goals (I refuse to call them "resolutions") for the new year. First and foremost, above everything else, find new employment. I have been unemployed since May 1. For those of you keeping score, that's eight months. 67% of my 2020 was spent …