I decided to go to the SQL Saturday at Nashville this year to get some good learning and networking in during frigid January. One of the reasons I wanted to go was that the line up for precons was amazing and I wanted to learn more on Azure particularly. I also wanted to submit to… Continue reading SQL Saturday Nashville 2018
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party started by respected SQL Guru Adam Machanic. I was honored with hosting this month’s party. I picked a topic that is important for me at this time of the year – setting learning goals. I was surprised and somewhat overwhelmed to see the number of responses. I learned… Continue reading T-SQL Tuesday #97 Roundup: Learning goals for 2018
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by…er..yours truly. I picked a topic that usually comes up for me every December – learning goals for the next year. This is the first time that I am blogging about it. Usually this review is accompanied by a strange combination of imposter syndrome, guilt and thoughts like ‘how… Continue reading T-SQL Tuesday #97 – My learning plan
This is my first opportunity hosting a T-SQL Tuesday and am super excited!! T-SQL Tuesday is the brainchild of well respected SQL Guru and author of ‘sp_whois active’ – Adam Machanic (b|t). Adam rightly predicted that we all could benefit from ‘a recurring, revolving blog party’ with a new topic given each month – the party has… Continue reading T-SQL Tuesday #97 – Setting learning goals for 2018
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Ewald Cress, and the topic is ‘Folks who have made a difference’. This is an opportunity – and right around thanksgiving – to give a shout-out to people who have made a difference in our careers and in the data community. To me this list is so long… Continue reading TSQL Tuesday #96 – Folks who have made a difference
Last week I listened to a podcast from one of my best friends in the sql community – Kendra Little. In this podcast Kendra talks of her encounter with anxiety attacks and how she dealt with them. When I listened to her honest, moving story – my mind was filled with thoughts on the many… Continue reading Dealing with disquiet
I have been a PASS summit attendee for 14 years now. This year is my 15th. Every year is different – some years are better than others, some make you feel it wasn’t as good as usual. This year was an odd experience for me. Quite a number of my friends were not attending for… Continue reading PASS Summit 2017 – the best ever
