November CASSUG Monthly Meeting

Our November meeting will again be online. NOTE: you MUST RSVP to the Meetup at https://www.meetup.com/Capital-Area-SQL.../events/274347375/ to view the Zoom URL! Our November guest speaker is Leslie Andrews! Topic: Building a Strong Foundation for Data Analysis We are living in a world full of data but what we need is information. What is required to transform data … Continue reading November CASSUG Monthly Meeting

#SQLSaturday #961 Albany — TOMORROW! July 25 #SQLSat961 #SQLSatAlbany

IMPORTANT! If you are attending SQL Saturday, you MUST register on the SQL Saturday website (NOT Meetup or Facebook) at https://www.sqlsaturday.com/961! This is a reminder that tomorrow, July 25, CASSUG will host Albany SQL Saturday for the seventh time! And for the first time, Albany SQL Saturday is going virtual! We will have a full day of great … Continue reading #SQLSaturday #961 Albany — TOMORROW! July 25 #SQLSat961 #SQLSatAlbany

#PASSSummit 2020 #SQLFamily

It's that time of year, when aspiring PASS speakers find out whether or not they're speaking at PASS Summit. I was fortunate to be selected to speak last year, and I had the time of my life! If you want to read more about it, check out my synopsis of it from last year! I … Continue reading #PASSSummit 2020 #SQLFamily

#SQL101: Create tables from CSV flat files

With my previous article about getting into REST applications, I figured it would be a good idea for me to set up a data source so I could practice. Besides, I had reinstalled SQL Server 2019 on my machine, and I needed to import some data so that I could brush up on my SQL … Continue reading #SQL101: Create tables from CSV flat files

Notes are not documentation

Since I speak frequently at SQL Saturday, much of my audience is usually made up of data professionals. So whenever I do my presentation about technical writing or talking to non-technical people, I always ask the following question: do you understand the difference between data and information? For those of you who don't understand what … Continue reading Notes are not documentation

May CASSUG Monthly Meeting @CASSUG_Albany #SQLUserGroup #SQLFamily

Our May CASSUG monthly meeting will be virtual! It will be on Monday, May 11, at 6 pm (EDT). Our May speaker is Argenis Fernandez! He will talk about SQL Server Virtualization and I/O Patterns To join the meeting, use the following link and follow the instructions: https://datto.zoom.us/j/99185518142?pwd=eDRZZXFLdis0YVBjU3BXRGdtQTdjdz09 For more information, see our Meetup link at … Continue reading May CASSUG Monthly Meeting @CASSUG_Albany #SQLUserGroup #SQLFamily

I “speak” Oracle. Can I go to SQL Saturday?

I've been involved with SQL Saturday for a while -- since 2010, to be exact -- and have worked with SQL Server for even longer than that. However, I currently work in an Oracle environment. This likely begs the question: if I work in Oracle, is SQL Saturday still worth my while? The short answer: … Continue reading I “speak” Oracle. Can I go to SQL Saturday?

Monthly CASSUG Meeting — September 2019

Greetings, data enthusiasts! Our September speaker is our own Greg Moore! He will do his presentation titled: "Pocket-sized Server: SQL Server for under $200!" For additional information and to RSVP, go to our Meetup event page at https://www.meetup.com/Capital-Area-SQL-Server-User-Group/events/264169963/ Thanks to our sponsors, Datto, Capital Tech Search, and CommerceHub, for making this event possible! Hope to … Continue reading Monthly CASSUG Meeting — September 2019

Coming up with presentation ideas

As a followup to yesterday's article, I thought it might be fitting to talk about presentation ideas. Despite the fact that I speak regularly at SQL Saturday, none of my presentations (up to this point) have anything to do with SQL Server or even anything data-related. My topics revolve mostly around documentation and communication. So … Continue reading Coming up with presentation ideas

#SQLSaturday NYC — I’m speaking, I’m speaking, I’m speaking! #SQLSat912

The schedule for SQL Saturday #912 in New York City (Saturday, October 5) was released this morning, and I'm on it -- not once, not twice, but three times! I am scheduled to do the following three (!!!) presentations: Networking 101: Building professional relationshipsTech Writing for Techies: A PrimerWhacha just say? Talking technology to non-technical … Continue reading #SQLSaturday NYC — I’m speaking, I’m speaking, I’m speaking! #SQLSat912