Upcoming SQL Saturday dates for me

Looks like my SQL Saturday schedule will be busy!  Here are my upcoming dates (and I admit that I'm writing this for my own reference as much as anything else). Scheduled to speak I am scheduled to speak at the following event: December 9, 2017: #694, Providence, RI Presentation abstracts submitted I submitted my presentations …

My hometown SQL Saturday: Albany, NY, July 29

My local SQL user group is hosting SQL Saturday on July 29, a week from this Saturday! I will be speaking; I will be giving my presentation on documentation.  There are also a number of other presentations that people might find of interest. When I attended SQL Saturday in New York City a couple of …

SQL Saturday #638, Philadelphia

This coming Saturday, June 3, I will be speaking at SQL Saturday #638, Philadelphia (okay, it's actually in a town called Whitpain Township, not Philadelphia, but that's what they call the event, so...)! I will be giving the following two presentations: Tech Writing for Techies: A Primer -- Documentation is one of the most critical, yet …

My 2017 SQL Saturday Schedule (so far)

My 2017 SQL Saturday schedule is slowly taking shape!  For those of you who are interested, here's where I'll be (so far)! May 6: #615, Baltimore: I am giving two presentations: "Tech Writing for Techies" and "Disaster Documents." May 20: #588, New York City: Unfortunately, I was not selected to speak. 😦  But I'm going, …

SQL Saturday #615, Baltimore, MD

My next speaking engagement is set!  On Saturday, May 6, I will be speaking at SQL Saturday #615 in Baltimore, MD.  I will be giving not one, but two presentations that day: "Tech Writing for Techies: A Primer" and "Disaster Documents: The role of documentation in disaster recovery." Hope to see you there!

Two days until SQL Saturday in Albany!

Hear ye, hear ye!  This Saturday -- that's two days from today -- the Capital Area SQL Server User Group will be hosting SQL Saturday #513 at the University at Albany!  The event is free (there is a nominal fee for lunch), and anyone, whether you're new to SQL Server or are a seasoned database veteran, is welcome …

SQL Saturday #513: two week notice

It's coming quickly!  On July 30 (that's two weeks from this Saturday), the Capital Area SQL Server User Group will be hosting SQL Saturday on the UAlbany campus! I will be speaking!  I will be giving my presentation, "Whacha just say?  Talking technology to non-technical people." It's going to be a great day of sessions …

#SQL101: Installing a Baseball Database

Earlier, I wrote about how I installed SQL Server 2016 on my machine.  In this article, I talk about creating and populating a baseball database. I am a huge baseball fan.  I started following the New York Yankees when I was about 12.  (In an act that is likely anathema to religious fanatics, I married …

My favorite PowerShell references

One thing I've been doing to improve my skill set is teach myself PowerShell.  For those of you who don't know what that is, here's my description in a nutshell: it's the command prompt on steroids. So far, I've come across some references, some good, some not so good, to guide me in this endeavor.  …