Support your local artists

A little while ago, a friend of mine from high school sent me a message (along with a link) saying that his band was scheduled to perform a gig pretty much in my own backyard. I added his gig date to my calendar, and I will make the effort to attend. I have to admit …

#PASSDataCommunitySummit 2021 — the debrief

PASS Data Community Summit 2021 is in the books (the last day was Friday). It was fun, educational, and tiring (as many conferences are). And now that I've had the weekend to recover (I think!), I can write up my impressions of the conference. This year, the conference was entirely virtual -- and free! This …

#PASSDataCommunitySummit, day 1 #SQLFamily

PASS Data Community Summit is here! I spent my morning getting my online profile and schedules set up, and trying to figure out how this online portal thing works! I'm also working on building my schedule. There are several sessions that interest me, but I need to pick and choose, since some of them conflict. …

#PASSDataCommunitySummit is here! (And I’m speaking!)

It's here! PASS Data Community Summit starts today! This is my third straight year speaking at PASS Data Community Summit (or its equivalent), and I look forward to this event each year! This is an event that has become near and dear to my heart, and I try to attend whenever I have the opportunity. …

A few tips for #networking

Last month, I got an email from my alma mater about a new networking forum that they developed (if you're a Syracuse University engineering or computer science alumnus or student, check it out). I signed up for it, and I've been fairly active on it, posting about some of my own activities and dispensing my …

November Monthly CASSUG Meeting

Our November meeting will again be online. NOTE: you MUST RSVP to this Meetup at https://www.meetup.com/Capital-Area-SQL-Server-User-Group/events/281817530/ to view the Zoom URL! Our November speaker is Pamela Mooney! Topic: Code Smells - How to Keep Your Code From Stinking Maybe you’ve had some experience writing SQL, but no one’s ever told you what not to do. …