SQLBits 9 Announced

Those awesome organisers at SQLBits have gone and done it again! The next SQL Server extravaganza has been announced and is going to be held in Liverpool 29th September – 1st October 2011.

For those of you not familiar with SQLBits it’s run by a group of SQL MVP’s for the community and has recently become the [...]

June 21st, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: Events, SQL Community, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Training | Leave a comment

Microsoft 70-433 exam review

In my last post “January Goals Update” I promised that I would write a few lines on my experience of taking the 70-433 SQL Server 2008 Database Development MCTS exam. I know not everybody is a big fan of the certification process but it does have it’s merits, Brad McGehee summed them up very well in [...]

February 1st, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: Career, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Training | Leave a comment

Fanfare for the Common Man

Today is a one of those days that I feel really has to be celebrated, hence the fanfare – all good celebrations start with a fanfare! If you haven’t heard Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland then you can listen to an extract of it here. I’m sure you’ll recongnise it once you hear [...]

November 20th, 2010 | Tags: | Category: Career, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Training | One comment

My wife always said I was certifiable

Things have been a little quiet on the blog front in the last couple of weeks, the reason for this is that I’ve been spending my spare time studying for the SQL Server 2008 MCTS – Database Implementation and Maintenance exam.

Today was the big day, I’d never taken a Microsoft exam before so didn’t really know what [...]

June 19th, 2010 | Tags: | Category: Career, Training | One comment

Paul Randall & Kimberley Tripp SQL Master Class

An overview of a great day with Paul Randall & Kimberley Tripp [...]

June 18th, 2010 | Tags: | Category: Career, Events, Server Admin, Training | One comment

Free DVD of Quest Virtual Training for SQL Server

Quest are offering a free DVD containing 8 training sessions from the following well respected presenters:

Kevin Kline Blog|Twitter
Brent Ozar Blog|Twitter
Ari Wiel Twitter

The closing date for applications is 30th September 2010, however they will only have a certain amount in stock so get in there quick. To register for your free copy all you nee to do [...]

May 26th, 2010 | Category: Training | Leave a comment