Being The Stig at SQLBits
For this year’s SQLBits costume party, I went as The Stig – Top Gear’s anonymous superhero race car driver: I only told a few people ahead of time, and I kept…
Epic Life Quest: Level 5 Achieved
Inspired by Steve Kamb’s Epic Quest, I’ve been working through my own Epic Life Quest since 2012. I’ve set up a list of future achievements, and whenever I cross off…
The Logistics and Economics of Speaking in Europe
I’m heading out on a tour through Europe to speak at SQLRally Nordic and SQLBits London. Here’s what the schedule looks like: Weds, Feb 25 – fly out of Chicago to Frankfurt.…
When Good Presentation Demos Go Bad
Sooner or later, despite your best efforts to rehearse, one of your demos will fail. You’re going to try to fix it really quickly without the audience noticing. It won’t work…
The Best Presentations are Based on Pain
Trying to figure out what to submit for 2015 conference abstracts? Over and over, I see people describing their session in terms of how awesome it’ll be, or what a great…
Questions You Should Ask Before You Take a Consulting Job
Because my friends and I run a kinda fun, funky consulting company, I hear from a lot of frustrated consultants that want to leave their positions and join our team.…
SQL Server DBAs: Today, Let’s Thank Adam Machanic.
Adam Machanic, Foodie Adam wrote sp_WhoIsActive, a troubleshooting tool used by tens of thousands of DBAs all over the world. It’s incredibly powerful, it’s saved my butt countless times, and…
SQLBits London Agenda Announced
The next SQLBits agenda is out, and I’m particularly excited about one session in particular: Cool Story, Bro: The DBAreactions Guide to SQL Server 2014 You’re hearing a lot about the…
Inbound Marketing: Selling With Your Personality & Blogging
I bet you hate salespeople. Yeah, for the most part, me too. Bad news: if you start consulting, you’re gonna have to sell your time. You have to figure out how to…
Vacation in Mexico
Public Service Announcement: your company gives you vacation time for a reason. Tulum beach at sunset Watching Christmas Dinner Tulum ruins Dinnertime at Chimiko’s Siesta on the beach Ernie flying…
Hi, I’m Brent Ozar. I live in Las Vegas, Nevada. I’m on an epic life quest to have fun and make a difference.
Some of my projects include Brent Ozar Unlimited, PollGab, and Smart Postgres.
I love teaching, travel, laughing, and collecting vintage sports cars. You can follow me on Instagram, Bsky, Facebook, LinkedIn, Github, and Reddit.