This will be my last post for the year. In this am going to look back on goals I set for myself over past two years, how well I’ve done, and what I plan to do in the year ahead. The idea of epic life quest was started (in community) by Steve Jones and Brent… Continue reading Epic Life Quest – looking back
I have been a regular attendee at PASS Summit for 15 years now. This year (2018) marked my 15th year in a row. It is the 20th year for the summit. In many ways this summit was a significant, special one for me – in my career, personal growth and relationships. It was also a… Continue reading Counting blessings – from Summit V2.0 and beyond
This is November and T-SQL Tuesday time, I hope you are ready to read the summary – I am the host and it’s mine. I’d like to begin by saying thanks to you two – Adam Machanic and Steve Jones, to whom this is due. Thanks for keeping this blog party going, Thanks for letting… Continue reading T-SQL Tuesday 108 – A poetic summary
I am the proud host of TSQL Tuesday for the month of November 2018. My call to post entries is here . I wanted to know from community on what are the non sql server technologies they are dabbling in, to keep up with the rapidly changing data world. This is my own humble contribution to… Continue reading T-SQL Tuesday 108 – Learning R
I am proud and fortunate to be sitting beside stars of the community at the blogging table this year. I will be updating this post with details of the keynote as we go along here…a chilly fall morning in Seattle and day #1 of the PASS Summit. Some highlights of typical day #1 keynotes are… Continue reading PASS Summit 2018 – Day 1 – 11/7/2018
I am proud and honored to be hosting T-SQL Tuesday again. This monthly blog party started by SQL Guru Adam Machanic since 2009 has completed 100 months this year and am the lucky host of event #108. If you are participating in this month’s party (kindly coordinated by my dear friend Steve Jones (b|t) –… Continue reading T-SQL Tuesday 108 Invitation- Non SQL Server Technologies
I love to write. It is how I express myself best. During the last fall I was pondering starting on a book, my first one. I’ve heard many people talk of the experience. Some enjoy it, others think it is too much work in return for too little. (We don’t need a lot of intelligence… Continue reading Data Professionals at Work – a book-writing adventure
