Look for me at #sqlsat156 and #sqlsat171
Look for me at two upcoming SQL Saturday events. On Saturday, September 15, I will be presenting at SQL Saturday 156 in Providence, RI. I love Providence because it’s only an hour drive from Boston. I...
View ArticleSQL Saturday Boston #sqlsat203 Coffee Lessons
If there is any one thing I screwed up with SQL Saturday Boston, it was the coffee. And you never want to mess with someone’s morning joe. A few days before our event, I called the Dunkin’ Donuts...
View ArticleSQL Saturday Boston: Speaker Selection #sqlsat203
Hard as this is to believe, the worst part of organizing a SQL Saturday event wasn’t raising money from sponsors. And it wasn’t securing the venue. It wasn’t even the stress of the day of the event....
View ArticleSQL Saturday Boston: Volunteers #sqlsat203
One of the best decisions we made very early on was to enlist the help of Paresh Motiwala to coordinate our volunteers. That man kept me sane. The backbone of a successful SQL Saturday event is the...
View ArticleLook for Me at #sqlsatroc and #sqlsat200
I have a busy few weeks coming up, and I’m pretty excited. On Saturday, May 11, I will be presenting at SQL Saturday #209 in Rochester, NY. That day, I will be presenting How Not to be a Cranky DBA and...
View ArticleSQL Saturday Boston: Vendor Management #sqlsat203
A few years ago, I worked for a construction management company. One of the things this company was really good at was identifying the things that they’re not very good at doing. And in those cases,...
View ArticleSQL Saturday Boston: The Speaker Room #sqlsat203
One of my favorite things about a SQL Saturday event is the speaker room. Sure, there is always some good gossip going on, but you also get to take part in some really good conversations. I’ve heard...
View ArticleSQL Saturday Boston #sqlsat203 A Compromised Event
There are some stories that are just too absurd to believe, and they’re often too far-fetched to make up. This is one of them. We were just kicking off our event. People were coming in the doors, they...
View ArticleSQL Saturday Boston: Ask the Experts #sqlsat203
One of the challenges with our venue is that we don’t really have anywhere for people to sit down and properly eat lunch. So we wanted to do something active at lunch. This can be tricky. If you do...
View ArticleHere we go again! #sqlsat262
I’m incredibly excited right now. SQL PASS has just announced that SQL Saturday #262 Boston 2014 will be held on March 29 at the Microsoft Conference Center in Kendall Square in Cambridge, MA. Once...
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SQL Saturday Boston 2015 #sqlsat364
SQL Saturday Boston 2015 #364 has come and gone. We had an AWESOME day. Our speakers are all amazing people and great presenters. The feedback from the participants was consistently full of praise. We...
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When one door closes… #sqlsatbostonbi
There is an old adage that says when one door closes, another one opens. That’s exactly how SQL Saturdays work in Boston these days. My team just wrapped up SQL Saturday #364 Boston 2015, and today...
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