The Bigger #PASSVotes Problem: Your Password Was Shared.
I wasn’t originally going to share this, but given how PASS is handling the things that you do know about, it’s time for you to know the even worse story.…
Here’s Why My #SQLPASS Blog Posts are So Angry
Yesterday, as PASS ballots went out via email, people started asking why they weren’t getting ballots: @sqlpass There's something broken here – I never got any emails about updating my…
3 Reasons the #SQLPASS BA-Con Will Fail (And 1 Reason It’s Happening)
Conferences have 4 parts: The attendees The material The speakers The organization Problem 1: PASS Doesn’t Have Enough Analytics Speakers or Content. PASS tried running a couple of business analytics (BA) conferences and…
#SQLPASS Election Interview with James Rowland-Jones
PASS (the artist formerly known as the Professional Association for SQL Server) is about to hold their Board of Directors election. There are 3 spots open, and 4 people in…
Announcing the New Business Analytics Conference
(Dear reader – PASS just announced a few changes to BAC 2015. The strangely-worded announcement is already causing a hubbub on Twitter, and I thought, “There’s gotta be a way to…
How I Vote for #SQLPASS Board of Directors Members
tl;dr – I’m voting for Grant, James, and Wendy. There are 3 open spots, and 4 people running. This means you have to pick one person who won’t get in.…
The Real Problem with Relational Databases
They’ve become too easy. It’s too easy to just dump any kind of data in there. It’s too easy to query the database rather than cache data for a period of…
Pop Quiz: What Do These Things Cost?
The Price is Right Arrange this list of things in order based on how much they cost: SQL Server Standard Ed. licensing for four cores SQL Server Enterprise Ed. licensing for one…
Reading Critically: VMware Virtual SAN Performance with SQL Server
Seriously, I’m not trying to pick on VMware documentation, but lately there’s some odd stuff coming out. Last week it was a really bad book, and today it’s a technical…
When Consultants Should Fire their Client
First off, if you’re one of my clients, rest assured that this story isn’t about you – even if I’ve graciously terminated our relationship at some point in the past.…
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