Since I now have a couple of confirmed speaking engagements, I figured I should mention them. March 16 (tonight!): March CASSUG user group meeting: I will be the speaker tonight for my own user group! I will talk about using the free SQL Server Developer Edition to create a sandbox environment for people learning about … Continue reading Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 3/16/2026) #SQLSaturday #DayOfData #UserGroup
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Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 2/27/2026) #SQLSaturday #DayOfData #UserGroup
Well, a couple of days after mentioning a couple of Day of Data events to which I've submitted, I just found out that I'll be speaking next month for my own user group! After our March user group speaker withdrew, Ed asked me if I could step in as a replacement speaker for next month. … Continue reading Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 2/27/2026) #SQLSaturday #DayOfData #UserGroup
Greetings from Seattle! #PASSSummit #PASSDataCommunitySummit
This will be a short post, mainly because I’m writing this on my phone (I left my laptop in my hotel room; I don’t really need it today), and writing a blog post from my phone is difficult to do. But anyway… I’m writing from the lobby of the Seattle Convention Center for PASS Data … Continue reading Greetings from Seattle! #PASSSummit #PASSDataCommunitySummit
Reminder: I’m speaking this Saturday #SQLSaturday #SQL101
This is a reminder that this coming weekend, I'll be heading down to NYC for SQL Saturday. NYC SQL Saturday is my most-attended SQL Saturday event. It was the first SQL Saturday I ever attended back in 2010. This coming Saturday will be my fourth time (if I counted correctly) speaking at NYC SQL Saturday. … Continue reading Reminder: I’m speaking this Saturday #SQLSaturday #SQL101
Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 4/11/2025) #SQLSaturday #PASSDataCommunitySummit
It's been a while since I've written one of these "upcoming engagements" posts, but quite honestly, that's because I haven't had any speaking gigs coming up. But now that NYC SQL Saturday is a month away, and I've submitted presentations to a couple of other events, I figured this would be a good time to … Continue reading Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 4/11/2025) #SQLSaturday #PASSDataCommunitySummit
How to Download and Restore AdventureWorks 2019 Database (per SQLServerCentral.com)
This article showed up on SQLServerCentral.com today. I wanted to call attention to it, because it is directly relevant to my presentation that I'm giving at NYC SQL Saturday. For those of you who haven't been paying attention, I'm doing a session about setting up a sandbox environment. Of course, no data environment is useful … Continue reading How to Download and Restore AdventureWorks 2019 Database (per SQLServerCentral.com)
How I got my start in data centers
Years ago -- practically another professional lifetime ago -- I worked for Empire Blue Cross (now Anthem Blue Cross), working in a department -- informally called the "Server Team" -- that was responsible for building and maintaining the company's internal data centers. This memory was sparked by a couple of things. First, my friend Steve … Continue reading How I got my start in data centers
I’m speaking at NYC #SQLSaturday #SQLSatNYC!
I got the official word this morning that I will be speaking at NYC SQL Saturday on May 10! In many ways, this is not groundbreaking for me. NYC SQL Saturday is probably the event I've attended the most; in fact, the very first SQL Saturday I ever attended was NYC in 2010. I first … Continue reading I’m speaking at NYC #SQLSaturday #SQLSatNYC!
Creating a #SQL101 session for NYC #SQLSaturday, part 3: My new session profile
Happy New Year, all! At some point, if I'm up for it, I'll try to post something about my reflections about the New Year, but that's another post for another time. In the meantime, my new session profile is created and submitted to NYC SQL Saturday! You can see it here! Now comes the hard … Continue reading Creating a #SQL101 session for NYC #SQLSaturday, part 3: My new session profile
Creating a #SQL101 session for NYC #SQLSaturday, part 2: Creating a sandbox environment
The other day, I'd written about developing a new presentation for SQL newbies. The SQL Saturday scheduled for NYC this upcoming May includes a new track: Database for Students. I've been considering creating a presentation for data newbies for quite some time, and I figured that this upcoming SQL Saturday was the perfect opportunity to … Continue reading Creating a #SQL101 session for NYC #SQLSaturday, part 2: Creating a sandbox environment
Welcome to Ray Kim's 'blog 