In the latest PASS Community Connector, there is a call for Speakers for this year's summit in Seattle in November.  If you have never been to Seattle in November, it really makes you want to learn more about SQL Server in the breakout sessions. ;-)   But seriously, it is a great venue to meet other SQL Server professionals and ...

On Jan. 24, there is a FREE virtual conference focused on SQL Server 2008.  This is not just a webcast that you can view online.  The sessions are scheduled at specific times with Live Q&A following the session from the speakers.  Grab one of your SQL buddies and sign-up to attend virtually on Jan. 24! Register Here: ...

While I was reviewing one of the sessions from the PASS Community Summit using the streaming media on some new things in SQL Server 2008, I stumbled across a new reason to mirror.  The primary reason to mirror of course is availability and to give DBAs that warm fuzzy feeling that another up-to-date (or almost up-to-date if using Async mode) ...

Last week at the PASS Community Summit, I was so busy that I did not get a chance to blog about anything.  Looking back, I had a great time and learned a few things.  In one of the keynotes, I heard MSFT say that the upgrade experience from 2005 to 2008 would be seemless.  When I repeated this information to a few other MSFT folks, ...

I can't believe it. The PASS COmmunity Summit is only a month away! Check out the strong SQL Server content at www.sqlpass.org and register today.  BI is a growing part of your business and is also a growing part of the content that you will find in Denver this year.  Plus Microsoft will have several sessions on SQL Server ...

I was in Orlando for Tech for 2.5 days.  It was great to see some old friends and make new ones too.  I saw fellow SQLBloggers like Kalen, Kevin, and of course Peter to drop a few names.  Today, a colleague of mine on the Board of Directors with PASS shot me an e-mail.  On the red-gate website, there is a video testimonial by a ...