Databases Eight Years from Today, 2018 Edition #TSQL2sday
Almost exactly five years ago today, back in March of 2013, I wrote a post called Databases Five Years from Today. In it, I predicted: You’d still be supporting 2005…
The Road to PASS, Week 5: Submitting Your Abstract
In this month’s Road to PASS series, I’m challenging you to submit an abstract for the PASS Summit: Week 1 challenged you to write a few pain points you’ve solved this…
The Road to PASS, Week 4: Gathering Feedback
In this month’s Road to PASS series, I’m challenging you to submit an abstract for the PASS Summit. Week 1 challenged you to write a few pain points you’ve solved this…
The Road to PASS, Week 3: The Abstract’s Technical Details
In this month’s Road to PASS series, I’m challenging you to submit an abstract for the PASS Summit. Week 1 challenged you to write a few pain points you’ve solved this…
The Road to PASS, Week 2: The Recap Slides
This year, I’m working with you to get you to the PASS Summit stage. Last week, we talked about your first homework: a list of a few pains you’ve relieved…
The Road to Your First PASS Summit Session, Week 1: The Pains
Ladies and gentlemen, I’m sorry, but you picked the wrong room for sleep The PASS Summit is like the World Cup of the SQL Server community, only with less head…
Thoughts on Visiting the Porsche Factory
Fantastic sculpture outside the Porsche factory in Stuttgart Erika and I took a short vacation in Germany last week to check off a few items on her bucket list and…
I’m Proud of Our Guest Instructor Partnerships.
When I first started kicking around the idea of letting guest instructors run classes at BrentOzar.com, I did a brain dump of how I wanted to do business, and shared…
Ernie Ozar, 2003-2018
Our rescued mini Schnauzer mix, Ernie, passed away last night. She was diagnosed with cancer last year, but she was blessed with a great quality of life right up til…
Epic Life Quest: Level 10 Achieved.
Life’s little moments of success can pass us by so easily. If we don’t track the things we’re proud of, we lose track of how far we’ve come. Steve Kamb’s Epic Quest of…

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