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
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)
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
Creating a #SQL101 session for NYC #SQLSaturday
Yesterday, the website for NYC SQL Saturday for next May went live. SQL Saturday in NYC is my most attended SQL Saturday; it was the very first SQL Saturday I ever attended back in 2011, and I still try to attend every year they hold one. It's easy for me to attend, and although I … Continue reading Creating a #SQL101 session for NYC #SQLSaturday
October Monthly CASSUG Meeting @CASSUG_Albany #SQLFamily #Networking
Greetings, data enthusiasts! Our October meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 9th, at 5:30 pm! We will meet in person at: Rensselaer Chamber of Commerce, 90 4th Street, Troy, NY. Please RSVP at https://www.meetup.com/capital-area-sql-server-user-group/events/295929653/ if you are attending, so we can purchase an appropriate amount of food for everyone. Food is TBA (will be announced closer to the event). … Continue reading October Monthly CASSUG Meeting @CASSUG_Albany #SQLFamily #Networking
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