Wanna Run for #SQLPASS Board? Better Read the Rules.
The rules this year are clearer than ever, and that’s awesome. But you’d better actually read them (warning: Word docx), because there’s a few doozies like this one: “All campaigning must…
What If You Want to Be “Internet Famous?”
There’s a lot of reasons to blog, present, and build a brand – get a better job, change careers, raise your billable rate – but what if you just want…
This Year’s YouTube, Web, and Twitter Analytics
Every year, Microsoft MVPs have to fill out some paperwork describing what they did on their summer vacation. Each time I do this, the numbers boggle my mind, so I’m…
Donate to Doctors Without Borders, and I’ll Wear…
Donate to this Doctors Without Borders campaign before the PASS Summit and check out what humiliating things we’ll be doing to ourselves: $5,000 Total Donations: Argenis Fernandez will wear this unicorn…
Why I Love the SQLBits Conference
I’m ridiculously lucky to be able to attend so many conferences around the world as part of my job. (Hey, we’re self-employed, so we get to decide what our job…
I Need Your Help Improving #SQLPASS
Read this if you’re a #SQLPASS attendee – you’re the one I’m trying to help. Last week I wrote about how conference organizers pick sessions, and I closed by talking about how…
Partners? What Partners?
A few related news posts made me chuckle (in a good way) this week: Microsoft unveils storage arrays with ties into Azure – Their StorSimple 8100 and 8600 can migrate…
How Conference Organizers Pick Sessions
As we reflect on the #SQLPASS selection process this year, let’s take a big step back and look at a lot of possibilities. When you’re building a conference or training class,…
My #SQLPASS Abstract Feedback (And How to Get Yours)
When volunteer speakers submit a session for the PASS Summit conference, volunteers on the Program Committee have the tough job of ranking them and picking winners. In the past, this…
How to Plan a Training Class
It looks so easy from the outside – just slap together a title and an abstract, set up a web page, and the money just comes rolling in, right? Nope. I’ve…
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.