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Choosing the right professional

I’m writing this blog post from my bed, you may think that’s a little too much information there is a good reason for telling you this as it provided the inspiration for this post. I hadn’t been feeling particularly well at the tail end of last week but pushed on (as you do) as there were [...]

2011 – The dissection

Blimey, doesn’t seem like a year since I wrote my last end of year review End of year review 2010 and goals for 2011

Things didn’t quite go to plan, mainly because of an unexpected career change this majorly shifted a number of my priorities which meant that some goals were re-prioritised, others were replaced and some [...]

Speaking Engagements

It only seems like a couple of weeks ago since I wrote a post about new years resolutions which you can read here, scary thing is it’s almost time to think up some new ones. Whilst some of my goals for the year have slipped I’m glad to say that I have exceeded on a number [...]

Top 5 Third Party Quotes

Unless you’ve worked in a vacuum the likelyhood is that you either are a third company or you have many third companies with you, possibly both. Some are really really good and you can learn a lot from talking to them and working things out together, others have staff who should never have been allowed to [...]

A new SQL User Group in the UK

You may have already heard rumours on twitter or on a couple of blogs that there has been a new SQL user Group announced here in the UK. It’s time to put a bit of flesh on the bones!

I’ve been wanting to start a user group for some time now as the community is so vibrant [...]

Microsoft Community Contributor Award

Today has been a rather surprising day, I opened my inbox to find an email from Microsoft to find that I had been awarded the Microsoft Community Contributor Award, which I’m really rather proud of. I’m proud to be a member of such a vibrant SQL community and try to do my bit so it’s brilliant that [...]

End of year review 2010 and goals for 2011

Last year I set myself a number of career goals which were more around certifications and learning than anything else, whilst this is very important and I feel passionately about learning I have realised over the last 12 months that this is not the only thing that I should be concentrating on.

A lot has happened this [...]

New Year, New Opportunities

Like many people I have taken the steps of acquiring a new job during the New Year merry go round. After a brief search I have been offered and accepted a position as a SQL DBA at a well known UK retailer.

There have been lots of posts on forums and mailing lists asking for hints and tips [...]

Richard Douglas – SQL Server Professional

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