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I get the Gates Notes email periodically and I always find it interesting to read. Like Bill Gates or not, he is a very smart individual and has thoughtful things to say. Even when I don't always agree with him, I enjoy hearing his view and have enjoyed seeing him deliver presentations. In fact, one of my career highlights was at SQL Saturday #175 - Fargo, held at the MS campus. Bill Gates was speaking to employees that day and we were allowed to watch the Q&A from the balcony. Later, I saw him start to leave and stop by a sign. He asked someone about SQL Saturday. When they explained the idea for free conferences, he said "that's cool." One of the recent emails talked about the 50th anniversary of Microsoft, with the original source code available for a BASIC interpreter. It's an interesting read to me, since I learned BASIC first (and a little assembler) on an Apple II and a TRS-80. I didn't start a company, but I certainly appreciate the excitement of tackling a programming challenge back then when memory and disk were in short supply. Most of my early programming tasks had me worried about how much memory and disk I was using, trying desperately to minimize both. Read the rest of 50 Years of Microsoft

Today, we have a special treat for you as we welcome Candice Gillhooley, a dynamic force known for blending technical prowess with marketing brilliance. In this episode, we'll explore Candice's groundbreaking approach to "sentient marketing," dive into the interplay between AI and targeted audience communication, and discuss the importance of understanding behavioral data to craft unforgettable marketing experiences. So, sit back, relax, and get ready for an episode that's sure to spark new ideas and inspire innovation.Show NotesLinksBuy the book on Amazon: https://qrcodes.at/SentientMarketingBookhttps://sentientmarketingbook.com/Candace's LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/candacegillhoolley/Moments00:00 Podcast explores data science, AI, engineering trends.05:05 Ancient harvest tradition, winter preparation, birthdays coinciding.06:46 Target audience insights through effective data utilization.13:17 Enjoys startup vibes, marketing tech innovations.15:36 Data-driven marketing is essential for organizational success.20:27 Martha Stewart's over-the-top American Express commercial.22:22 Impressed by her reinvention despite past challenges.26:31 Glimmers evoke deep, happy memories and connections.29:37 Advertising targets varied generations differently nowadays.32:32 Tech changes: fascinating generational shifts, CD nostalgia.36:11 SQL Server generations discussed at SQL Saturday.39:47 Marketing tech evolves rapidly; cloud frenzy over.41:52 Hybrid cloud trend emerged after market saturation.44:33 Enjoying feedback from Andy about my work.49:28 Personality divergence; traditionalism conflicts with change.50:48 Neurodiverse individuals face job dissatisfaction challenges.54:55 Discussed AI-driven marketing with Candice Gillhooley.

There are lots of resources for learning: articles at SQL Server Central, blogs, user groups, SQL Saturday and other events, conferences, and more. In most of those cases, the editor, author, or speaker is deciding what they want to write about. If you want to learn something different, you need to go search out that information. You can certainly request topics from others, but they may or may not listen to you. At least not as an individual. Read the rest of What Do You Want to Learn?

Most of the people I know who speak at a SQL Saturday or user group aren't paid for their efforts. At many of the community events, the speakers are volunteering their time. Many are also paying for their own way to those events not located in their area. A few, such as me, might get a company to cover their travel expenses, but often this doesn't include time. If I attend a SQL Saturday, I still have a bunch of work on M-F that needs to be done. No comp time for these events. That being said, I'm happy to donate some time and money to community events. Some speakers build and teach full-day sessions, usually called pre-conference sessions, for which they are paid. There can be competition at large events like the PASS Data Community Summit and SQL Bits to get a session since the payment can be rewarding. I've seen some speakers make USD$1k or so, which can cover travel expenses, and others make over USD$10k, which is a nice payday. Read the rest of The Costs and Rewards of Speaking

I wrote the other day about a culture of allowing mistakes. We know mistakes are going to happen, so we ought to accept them. Even stupid ones. I make them at times, my wife does, my kid does, so I have been working to not get upset and emotional about them. Instead, hold someone accountable, let them fix things, and try to do better in the future. It's what I'd want, and what I am trying to do with my family, friends, kids I coach, and others. Many of us share knowledge and information. One of the reasons I love events like SQL Saturday is that others share their knowledge. I especially appreciate is when someone shares a solution and how or why they build it. Hearing their stories, the reasons for their decisions, and what works well is great. I learn in a similar way from blogs, which is why we syndicate blogs at SQL Server Central and include them in the newsletter. Read the rest of Share Your Mistakes

It's 2022, two years into a pandemic, and it finally seems that many things are returning to the way they were in 2019. Life outside of work is fairly normal for me, and I have a number of trips. Work is starting to pick up and we've seen a few conferences and SQL Saturday events pop up on the schedule. Work is still mostly remote for many technology workers. Not all, and some companies are starting to require workers to come back to the office, part or full time. My son got a job as a software engineer and he has to go to the office every day for six months. After that, if he proves himself reliable, he can work at home 2-3 days a week. Read the rest of A Third Space

SQL Server object disks on Windows Server can be expanded at any time with no issues, but Linux doesn't quite work like that by default. In a situation where you run out of space, you're out of luck, unless you know some secrets about Linux. The mysterious Linux Logical Volume Manager must be used before you put anything on the disks to properly set up the disks so you can expand them in a pinch in the future. In this episode with David Klee, we're going to walk through how to use this service to set up your object volumes the right way from the beginning and show you how to expand the disks with no outage. Break out your pocket protectors and come learn with someone who was compiling Linux kernels while in elementary school! [00:37] About David Klee[01:18] Challenge overview[02:14] Linux Logical Volume Manager [03:00] Demo: Logical Volume Manager Setup[09:22] Who should this set up[10:05] Getting started Resources:$2 Million Reasons to Start with TuningDavid Klee's websiteHeraflux Data Platform ConsultantsSQLlibrium Training About David Klee:David Klee is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and VMware vExpert with a lifelong passion for technology. David spends his days focusing on the convergence of data and infrastructure as the Founder of Heraflux Technologies and SQLibrium Education. His areas of expertise are cloud, virtualization, performance tuning, and business continuity. David speaks at a number of national and regional technology-related events, including the PASS Summit, VMware VMworld, SQLBits, SQL Saturday events, and many SQL Server User Groups. About MVPs:Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, or MVPs, are technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community. They are always on the "bleeding edge" and have an unstoppable urge to get their hands on new, exciting technologies. They have very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services, while also being able to bring together diverse platforms, products and solutions, to solve real world problems. MVPs make up a global community of over 4,000 technical experts and community leaders across 90 countries/regions and are driven by their passion, community spirit, and quest for knowledge. Above all and in addition to their amazing technical abilities, MVPs are always willing to help others - that's what sets them apart. Learn more: https://aka.ms/mvpprogram

SQL Server object disks on Windows Server can be expanded at any time with no issues, but Linux doesn't quite work like that by default. In a situation where you run out of space, you're out of luck, unless you know some secrets about Linux. The mysterious Linux Logical Volume Manager must be used before you put anything on the disks to properly set up the disks so you can expand them in a pinch in the future. In this episode with David Klee, we're going to walk through how to use this service to set up your object volumes the right way from the beginning and show you how to expand the disks with no outage. Break out your pocket protectors and come learn with someone who was compiling Linux kernels while in elementary school! [00:37] About David Klee[01:18] Challenge overview[02:14] Linux Logical Volume Manager [03:00] Demo: Logical Volume Manager Setup[09:22] Who should this set up[10:05] Getting started Resources:$2 Million Reasons to Start with TuningDavid Klee's websiteHeraflux Data Platform ConsultantsSQLlibrium Training About David Klee:David Klee is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and VMware vExpert with a lifelong passion for technology. David spends his days focusing on the convergence of data and infrastructure as the Founder of Heraflux Technologies and SQLibrium Education. His areas of expertise are cloud, virtualization, performance tuning, and business continuity. David speaks at a number of national and regional technology-related events, including the PASS Summit, VMware VMworld, SQLBits, SQL Saturday events, and many SQL Server User Groups. About MVPs:Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, or MVPs, are technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community. They are always on the "bleeding edge" and have an unstoppable urge to get their hands on new, exciting technologies. They have very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services, while also being able to bring together diverse platforms, products and solutions, to solve real world problems. MVPs make up a global community of over 4,000 technical experts and community leaders across 90 countries/regions and are driven by their passion, community spirit, and quest for knowledge. Above all and in addition to their amazing technical abilities, MVPs are always willing to help others - that's what sets them apart. Learn more: https://aka.ms/mvpprogram

Geeks on Screens with Coffee Episode 56 - SQL Bob Look who I bumped into at the water cooler/tea room/corridor? It's only Bob Pusateri (@SQLBob ) I must dash, the kettle has almost boiled. Youtube : https://youtu.be/tZSDsDTwEVk Love you! Bio: Bob Pusateri is a Microsoft Certified Master and Microsoft Data Platform MVP with over fifteen years of experience working with database systems. His areas of expertise are performance tuning, cloud architecture, and VLDBs (Very Large Databases). When not in front of a computer, Bob loves enjoying the outdoors with his young family. You can read his blog at bobpusateri.com, and reach him on Twitter at @SQLBob. Bob frequently speaks at technology-related events, including the PASS Summit, SQL Saturday events, PASS virtual chapter webinars, and SQL Server User Groups.

Join me with Reza Rad, the founder and CEO of RADACAD providing Power BI training and consultancy services to thousands of Microsoft customers and partners every year. Reza's list of achievements is pretty embarrassing. He's not just a 10 times Microsoft MVP.  He's a Microsoft Regional Director. He's written over 15 books on data analytics, in addition to dozens of courses on RADACAD. He's been a speaker at dozens of industry conferences and used all of that experience to organize and host the Power BI summit for over 3000 people earlier this year, as well as the Difinity conference in New Zealand, SQL Saturday, New Zealand BI user groups, and the list goes on and on.Our discussion covers:The story behind Reza's successful training academy.The difference between the approach the Microsoft customer typically takes with a Dynamics 365 project and the approach they normally take with Power BI.Areas where Reza's Power BI customers typically run into trouble:  architectural challenges as they scale up, and visualization challenges about representing their data in a truthful, insightful way.What's coming next for Power BI which is exciting Reza and the Power BI community.ResourcesReza Rad on LinkedIn Radacad on LinkedIn Radacad Online Academy Alberto Cairo Visualization Expert Amazing Applications podcast page on LinkedInAmazing Applications podcast page on PodchaserScrum for Microsoft Business Apps online course at Customery AcademyAgile Foundations for Microsoft Business Apps free online mini-course at Customery AcademySupport the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/amazingapps)

Planning a proper disaster recovery solution is a critical piece of any infrastructure design, even when working in the cloud solutions like Azure SQL Database. Thankfully, the Azure architecture provides a solution that with only clicks of the mouse a DR plan can be implemented. In this episode with MVP John Morehouse, we'll take a look at how easy it is to set up and configure a disaster recovery solution for Azure SQL Database. [00:37] About John Morehouse[01:27] Demo: Backups[04:42] Demo: Active geo-replication [10:39] Demo: Failover groups[15:20] Getting startedResources:BackupsActive Geo-replicationAuto Failover groups About John Morehouse:John Morehouse is currently a Consultant with Denny Cherry & Associates living in Louisville, Kentucky. With over 2 decades of technical experience in various industries, John now focuses on the Microsoft Data platform and specializes in Microsoft SQL Server. He is honored to be a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, VMWare vExpert, 2016 Idera Ace, Friend of Red Gate, Sentry One PAC member & Community Ambassador. John has a passion around speaking, teaching technical topics and giving back to the technical community as much as possible. He is a user group leader, SQL Saturday organizer, and former PASS regional mentor. He is also a blogger, avid tweeter, and a frequent speaker at SQL Saturday's as well as other conferences. If you want to find John, you can find him on Twitter (@sqlrus) or on his blog, https://sqlrus.com.About MVPs:Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, or MVPs, are technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community. They are always on the "bleeding edge" and have an unstoppable urge to get their hands on new, exciting technologies. They have very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services, while also being able to bring together diverse platforms, products and solutions, to solve real world problems. MVPs make up a global community of over 4,000 technical experts and community leaders across 90 countries/regions and are driven by their passion, community spirit, and quest for knowledge. Above all and in addition to their amazing technical abilities, MVPs are always willing to help others - that's what sets them apart. Learn more: https://aka.ms/mvpprogram.

Planning a proper disaster recovery solution is a critical piece of any infrastructure design, even when working in the cloud solutions like Azure SQL Database. Thankfully, the Azure architecture provides a solution that with only clicks of the mouse a DR plan can be implemented. In this episode with MVP John Morehouse, we'll take a look at how easy it is to set up and configure a disaster recovery solution for Azure SQL Database. [00:37] About John Morehouse[01:27] Demo: Backups[04:42] Demo: Active geo-replication [10:39] Demo: Failover groups[15:20] Getting startedResources:BackupsActive Geo-replicationAuto Failover groups About John Morehouse:John Morehouse is currently a Consultant with Denny Cherry & Associates living in Louisville, Kentucky. With over 2 decades of technical experience in various industries, John now focuses on the Microsoft Data platform and specializes in Microsoft SQL Server. He is honored to be a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, VMWare vExpert, 2016 Idera Ace, Friend of Red Gate, Sentry One PAC member & Community Ambassador. John has a passion around speaking, teaching technical topics and giving back to the technical community as much as possible. He is a user group leader, SQL Saturday organizer, and former PASS regional mentor. He is also a blogger, avid tweeter, and a frequent speaker at SQL Saturday's as well as other conferences. If you want to find John, you can find him on Twitter (@sqlrus) or on his blog, https://sqlrus.com.About MVPs:Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, or MVPs, are technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community. They are always on the "bleeding edge" and have an unstoppable urge to get their hands on new, exciting technologies. They have very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services, while also being able to bring together diverse platforms, products and solutions, to solve real world problems. MVPs make up a global community of over 4,000 technical experts and community leaders across 90 countries/regions and are driven by their passion, community spirit, and quest for knowledge. Above all and in addition to their amazing technical abilities, MVPs are always willing to help others - that's what sets them apart. Learn more: https://aka.ms/mvpprogram.

יש לנו היום תוכנית גדושה מלאה בחדשות ונושאים מעניינים! קישורים רלוונטיים: אתר חדש של SQLSaturday Everyone run a SQL Saturday in 2021 CallForDataSpeakers.com מפגשים וירטואליים קרובים ב-Data Platform Meetup שלנו: Transferring and Manipulating Data between Azure SQL Databases (05/05) Cognitive Services in a Box (Container) (12/05) If You Build It, They Will Come - A Day in a Life of a Data Engineer (19/05) Should You Continue Developing All Application Components inside SQL Server? (26/05) Ask Us Anything: High Availability & Disaster Recovery (31/05) Azure Logic Apps for Azure DBAs (07/06) How to Manage Your Database Files Efficiently (14/06) Keep Your MSDB Clean | Eitan Blumin Manage the suspect_pages Table | Microsoft Docs קבוצת המומחים של מדירה בטלגרם The SSMS database properties dialogue reads file locations from sys.database_files instead of master.sys.master_files | Azure Feedback Microsoft will be moving away from UserVoice sites (Azure Feedback) SQL Server TOP clause performance problem Fun with DATETIME Arithmetics | Eitan Blumin The Complete Guide to Temporary Tables and Table Variables - Part 1 | Guy Glantser Using Trace Flag 2453 to Improve Table Variable Performance | Brent Ozar  

Check out the episode where we start movements to change the way everyone writes T-SQL code, and/or deliver data platform meetups! And we also talk about a bunch of other stuff as well. Relevant Links: Join the SQL Server Community Slack and our new channel #SQLServerRadio ! Ask Us Anything: Database Performance Tuning and Optimization | Data Platform Meetup Israel Redgate Software takes over from PASS and commits to the future of the Summit, SQLSaturday and the community Educational Series (Red-Gate University) Database DevOps Considerations for SQL Server Availability Groups GenerateDeployReport method of DacServices | Microsoft Docs Database DevOps Implementation | Madeira Data Solutions I learned to love WHILE (true) and you should too | Eitan Blumin We’re taking Azure certifications for data and AI to the next level | Microsoft Tech Community Azure Data Fundamentals: Explore Core Data Concepts (Part 1) | Microsoft Reactor Tel-Aviv Meetup Watching out for Deferred Name Resolution  

גיא ואיתן מדברים על כמה אירועים מעניינים בעבר ובעתיד, ודנים בכמה פנינות חוכמה בנושא SQL Server. קישורים רלוונטים: הצטרפו לסלאק של SQL Server Community ואל הערוץ החדש שלנו #SQLServerRadio ! Ask Us Anything: Database Performance Tuning and Optimization | Data Platform Meetup Israel Ask Us Anything 2: Database Performance Tuning and Optimization | Data Platform Meetup Israel Azure Defender for SQL Anywhere | Data Platform Meetup Israel Azure Data Fundamentals: Explore Core Data Concepts (Part 1) | Microsoft Reactor Meetup Microsoft TechDays | John Bryce If You Can't Index It, It's Probably Not SARGable SARGABILITY, CAST, CONVERT & More Only update rows that changed? Try using EXISTS and EXCEPT Redgate Software takes over from PASS and commits to the future of the Summit, SQLSaturday and the community  

In this episode, Jeffrey is excited to be joined by his guest, Sam Nasr! Sam is an IT Consultant and a Sr. Software Engineer with a deep focus on the Microsoft stack of technologies (.Net, SQL Server, Azure). In his role of 12+ years at NIS Technologies, Sam provides consulting services, training, and custom app development to help bring more value to business applications. He is also incredibly passionate about giving back to the community and speaks at many events, conferences, and user groups; writes articles; and is always keeping on top of new technologies. He also serves as a leader at the Cleveland C#/VB .NET user group.   Together, Jeffrey and Sam discuss the ins and outs of SQL Server for developers, highlight the current state-of-the-art practices, what it looks like in 2020 to build a SQL Server database, and the go-to resources you should be looking at.   Topics of Discussion: [:38] Be sure to visit AzureDevOps.Show for past episodes and show notes. [1:02] About The Azure DevOps Podcast and Jeffrey’s offer to speak at virtual user groups. [1:13] Clear Measure is hiring! Be sure to check out the link in the show notes. [1:39] About today’s guest, Sam Nasr! [2:13] Jeffrey welcomes Sam to the podcast. [2:19] Sam shares some career highlights and speaks about his current role. [3:46] Sam shares his philosophy on teaching and learning. [7:34] Sam’s mindset around SQL Server for developers and a brief history of it. [10:44] Sam elaborates on the ins and outs of building on SQL Server. [14:20] Can you do file tables through Entity Framework? [15:12] Sam explains another cool feature of SQL Server: temporal tables. [17:00] A word from Azure DevOps Podcast’s sponsor: Clear Measure. [17:32] Are temporal tables suited for time-based analytical queries?  [19:42] What do you need to do to get the temporal features added on? [20:46] Sam speaks about one of his favorite conferences: SQLSaturday! [22:18] The current state-of-the-art practices that Sam is employing for building the database, testing the database, and deploying changes. [24:12] What does it mean in 2020 to build a SQL Server database? [26:34] There’s a lot of choices to make when it comes to databases. Sam shares his insights on these choices, the NoSQL movement, and what developers should be looking at and considering. [29:54] Jeffrey and Sam shares some final words on the benefits and ease-of-use of SQL Server. [32:17] Jeffrey thanks Sam for joining the podcast and Sam shares some go-to resources to check out after the show!   Mentioned in this Episode: Azure DevOps Clear Measure (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! bit.ly/dotnetdevopsebook — Click here to download the .NET DevOps for Azure ebook! Jeffrey Palermo’s Youtube Jeffrey Palermo’s Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! The Azure DevOps Podcast’s Twitter: @AzureDevOpsShow Sam Nasr’s LinkedIn Sam Nasr’s GitHub NIS Technologies SQL Server T-SQL Entity Framework SQL Azure SQLSaturday Entity Framework Code-First MongoDB Azure Cosmos DB Meetup.com   Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

With Azure Data Studio turning/turned 3, it is maturing just like a fine wine. Azure Data Studio is a game-changer for all Data Professionals. Join Warwick Rudd as he shows you what Azure Data Studio has for Data Professionals and why it makes it easier for you to do your job. [00:35] About Warwick Rudd[01:40] Azure Data Studio overview[03:20] Azure Data Studio demo[10:32] Notebooks demo[18:50] New project demo[22:34] Exporting demoResources:Azure Data Studio Blog About Warwick Rudd:Warwick Rudd is a Data Platform MVP, Microsoft Certified Master, Founder and Principal Consultant at SQL Master Consulting. With 20+ years of experience beginning with the release of SQL Server 6.5, he has worked in both Australia and England from small start-ups to Multi-National Corporations. He hosts the PASS DBA Fundamentals Downunder Virtual Chapter, Organises the PASS SQL Saturday Brisbane event and has spoken at many SQL Server User Groups & SQL Saturday events globally. When not playing with the SQL stack, Warwick likes to get away to the cold and spend time snowboarding.About MVPs:Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, or MVPs, are technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community. They are always on the "bleeding edge" and have an unstoppable urge to get their hands on new, exciting technologies. They have very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services, while also being able to bring together diverse platforms, products and solutions, to solve real-world problems. MVPs make up a global community of over 4,000 technical experts and community leaders across 90 countries/regions and are driven by their passion, community spirit, and quest for knowledge. Above all and in addition to their amazing technical abilities, MVPs are always willing to help others - that's what sets them apart. Learn more: https://aka.ms/mvpprogram

Microsoft continues to push the envelope on feature capabilities with every release of SQL Server. One of the more prominent features that was released with Microsoft SQL Server 2019, is the ability to resume or throttle certain index operations. Have you ever wanted to just stop and then resume an index operation picking up where it left off? Now you can! This feature alone magnifies the data professionals' ability to have deeper granular control on how index operations affect their ecosystem as well as their work-life balance. In this episode, John Morehouse gives a high-level look at how this feature works and how it can be applied seamlessly to your environment. Resources:Guidelines for online index operationsDenny Cherry & AssociatesAbout John Morehouse:John Morehouse is currently a Consultant with Denny Cherry & Associates living in Louisville, Kentucky. With over 2 decades of technical experience in various industries, John now focuses on the Microsoft Data platform and specializes in Microsoft SQL Server. He is honored to be a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, VMWare vExpert, 2016 Idera Ace, Friend of Red Gate, Sentry One PAC member & Community Ambassador. John has a passion around speaking, teaching technical topics and giving back to the technical community as much as possible. He is a user group leader, SQL Saturday organizer, and former PASS regional mentor. He is also a blogger, avid tweeter, and a frequent speaker at SQL Saturday's as well as other conferences. If you want to find John, you can find him on Twitter (@sqlrus) or on his blog.About MVPs:Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, or MVPs, are technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community. They are always on the "bleeding edge" and have an unstoppable urge to get their hands on new, exciting technologies. They have very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services, while also being able to bring together diverse platforms, products and solutions, to solve real world problems. MVPs make up a global community of over 4,000 technical experts and community leaders across 90 countries/regions and are driven by their passion, community spirit, and quest for knowledge. Above all and in addition to their amazing technical abilities, MVPs are always willing to help others - that's what sets them apart. Learn more: https://aka.ms/mvpprogram

Geeks on Screens with Coffee Episode 28 -Statler and Waldorf Look who I bumped into at the water cooler/tea room/corridor? It's only Mark Broadbent ( @retracement ) This is a quote from Mark - Do you have trouble sleeping? Need some help? Listen to me and Mark discuss double chins, minecraft, throwing yourself down the stairs, American Express, blagging it, religion, horse masks and much more mindless drivel! Mark Broadbent is a Microsoft Certified Master in SQL Server, Data Platform MVP, Chapter Leader, Hybrid Virtual Chapter Leader, Microsoft Community Contributor, SQLSaturday Cambridge founder (the UKs first SQLSaturday), SharePoint Saturday Cambridge founder and founding member of SQLNexus. He was awarded PASS Outstanding Volunteer award in 2012 and is a regular speaker at both International and National events and currently works as a Senior Solutions Architect focusing on Cloud technologies. This is a right ramble chat... Another one where the time gets away from me.... I must dash, the kettle has almost boiled. Love you! Check out the podcast version on https://anchor.fm/geeksonscreenswithc...(Or find it in your favorite podcast app) This content is mostly my own, but I have to honor the podfather Richard K Herring, it's inspired by and dedicated to his memory.... (Okay he's not dead, but we will be dead one day). Check out Richard's work, become a monthly badger. https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/

Die Frühstückerinnen und Frühstücker lassen die DBCC Konferenz vom Freitag revue passieren, diskutieren darüber, wie es so war (Spoiler; schön), was man besser machen könnte (Spoiler: die Interaktivität erhöhen) und was eventuell die Zukunft für das Format (Spoiler: kein Ersatz für einen SQL Saturday) und die verwendeten Tools (Spoiler: Together Mode) bringt.

In this episode, Frank and Andy interview Stephen Leonard, Andy's son, about his upcoming first SQL Saturday Talk, digital natives, engineering and STEM, and old movies like "Aliens" and "the Matrix." AI Generated Transcript (experimental) Hello and welcome to data driven, the podcast where we explore the emerging field of data science. We bring the best minds in data, software, engineering, machine learning and artificial intelligence. Now hear your hosts Frank Lavigna and Andy Leonard. Hello and welcome back to data driven, the podcast or we explore the emergent fields of data science machine learning an artificial intelligence. If you like to think of data as the new oil then you can consider us. Car Talk 'cause we focus on where the rubber meets the virtual road and with me on this epic journey road trip down information superhighway. Although I think we have to be sequestered because of the pandemic is Andy Leonard, how's it going? Andy, hey it's going well Frank, how are you doing, brother? You know I'm doing OK, I'm doing OK, we're in lockdown. I'm in. My wife is actually on an important work meeting and I have the kids. In the room with me so you might hear in a frequent interjection, but I understand that Speaking of kids, yeah, we have a very unique guest. We do, we do have Steven Ray. My older son is joining us for the first part of this an we want to talk to him because at least in this it is first part because he is about to deliver his very first sequel Saturday presentation. Yes Sir, very cool. So I know a little bit about the back story to this so. Steven, why don't you, uh, kind of do an intro to yourself. You're just. Quick bio I know and he probably knows everything about you, but most of the rest of his home. Well, I'm for the uninitiated. I'm Steven. I'm Andy's son and or as I normally refer to him. Dad, I do stuff with small AI and neural Nets. I also work with Raspberry pis specifically. Sorry iot devices, specifically Raspberry pie. Zan, Jetson, Nanos working a little bit less with the latter. Recently I've been doing more work with the pies. And, uh, pretty soon on the 25th I will be presenting my first sequel Saturday class and I guess I just got lucky enough to do it on the first several virtual SQL Saturday. Call it whatever you want, lock or unlucky based on the world events. I'll be teaching class on how to install SQL Server on a Raspberry Pi 3B and I'm working on a solution for the four as well. Very call and it's my understanding that you actually you're actually studying. Was it telerobotic? Not telerobotics but. Was it? Does a really cold like $10 word for it that Angie, Oh, Mecatronics Mecatronics That's it? Yes, Sir. Cartoon yes it does. I'm uh, it's It's, uh, it's really just all the I believe there are like 12 or 13 official realms of engineering, or at least the ones that they teach in college. And it's sort of all of those mixed into one like hyper focused, really hard class and I really just chose it because when I walk into the when I walk into a room, if someone has a question, I just want to be able to answer it. I want to be sort of the most helpful I can be and I figure if I'm well enough versed in. As much engineering as much as much of the realms of engineering as I can be, I figure I can be pretty helpful. That's pretty, that's the plan. A chip off the old block there Andy. Well, he, uh, you know his. I'll say Frank, he's probably better at it than me because his mom has a lot of background training in multitasking type tasks. She was 911 dispatcher for awhile and to graduate from that course. They they literally play five or

Benni De Jagere is a Senior Data Insights Consultant with a strong focus on the Microsoft (BI) Stack.On a daily basis, he turns (large amounts) of coffee into insights for customers, and references witty British comedy way too often. Overly enthusiastic about anything data related, he’s trying hard to keep up with all things new and shiny.Rumour has it that he's also involved with a ragtag band of data enthusiasts, enjoying themselves whilst organising cool community things. They go by the name of ... dataMinds!This talk has taken place during SQL Saturday 2020 in Mechelen, Belgium on 7 March 2020 (Saturday).Bear in mind that we were in a moment when the corona-virus just started spreading across Europe and 5 days earlier Microsoft made the decision that this year’s MVP Summit will be an online-only / virtual event.Interviewer: Kamil Nowinski.

Benni De Jagere is a Senior Data Insights Consultant with a strong focus on the Microsoft (BI) Stack.On a daily basis, he turns (large amounts) of coffee into insights for customers, and references witty British comedy way too often. Overly enthusiastic about anything data related, he’s trying hard to keep up with all things new and shiny.Rumour has it that he's also involved with a ragtag band of data enthusiasts, enjoying themselves whilst organising cool community things. They go by the name of ... dataMinds!This talk has taken place during SQL Saturday 2020 in Mechelen, Belgium on 7 March 2020 (Saturday).Bear in mind that we were in a moment when the corona-virus just started spreading across Europe and 5 days earlier Microsoft made the decision that this year’s MVP Summit will be an online-only / virtual event.Interviewer: Kamil Nowinski.

Tomaž Kastrun is BI & DEV developer, data analyst & data science.With more than 15 years of experiences in the field of databases, business warehouses and development, with a focus on T-SQL programming and query optimization. His focus is also data mining, statistics and research. He has been working with Microsoft SQL Server since version 2000.He is Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified Professional and Microsoft Trainer.Tomaž is a blogger, author of many articles, speaker at various community and Microsoft events and an avid coffee drinker.This talk has taken place after SQL Saturday 2019 in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 14 December 2019 (Saturday).Interviewer: Kamil Nowinski (T).

Tomaž Kastrun is BI & DEV developer, data analyst & data science.With more than 15 years of experiences in the field of databases, business warehouses and development, with a focus on T-SQL programming and query optimization. His focus is also data mining, statistics and research. He has been working with Microsoft SQL Server since version 2000.He is Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified Professional and Microsoft Trainer.Tomaž is a blogger, author of many articles, speaker at various community and Microsoft events and an avid coffee drinker.This talk has taken place after SQL Saturday 2019 in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 14 December 2019 (Saturday).Interviewer: Kamil Nowinski (T).

Uwe Ricken is working with IT systems since the 90’s. He found the way to the technology of Microsoft SQL Server with the assignment for the development of membership administration software for the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany. Afterwards, the software has been distributed to five additional European countries.The primary passion for developments with Microsoft SQL Server expanded in 2007 with his engagement as a DBA for the Deutsche Bank AG. After 6 years of experiences in the European Operations Center as a DBA and over 14 years as a developer of complex database models he earned in May 2013 the “Microsoft Certified Master – SQL Server 2008” certification which “was” the highest technical certification from Microsoft.The successful year 2013 has been finalized with the first MVP award for his outstanding support to the Microsoft SQL Server community in Germany and Europe. Uwe Ricken was the first MCM + MVP in Germany!Uwe is blogging since 2010 about his daily experiences with SQL Server. His blog posts are in German language only to provide the German-speaking SQL community a deeper inside view into the technology. Uwe Ricken is a speaker on many international conferences and events and preferred topics for “Database Internals”, “Indexing” and “Development”.This talk has taken place after SQL Saturday 2019 in Madrid, Spain on 28 September 2019 (Saturday).Interviewer: Kamil Nowinski.

Uwe Ricken is working with IT systems since the 90’s. He found the way to the technology of Microsoft SQL Server with the assignment for the development of membership administration software for the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany. Afterwards, the software has been distributed to five additional European countries.The primary passion for developments with Microsoft SQL Server expanded in 2007 with his engagement as a DBA for the Deutsche Bank AG. After 6 years of experiences in the European Operations Center as a DBA and over 14 years as a developer of complex database models he earned in May 2013 the “Microsoft Certified Master – SQL Server 2008” certification which “was” the highest technical certification from Microsoft.The successful year 2013 has been finalized with the first MVP award for his outstanding support to the Microsoft SQL Server community in Germany and Europe. Uwe Ricken was the first MCM + MVP in Germany!Uwe is blogging since 2010 about his daily experiences with SQL Server. His blog posts are in German language only to provide the German-speaking SQL community a deeper inside view into the technology. Uwe Ricken is a speaker on many international conferences and events and preferred topics for “Database Internals”, “Indexing” and “Development”.This talk has taken place after SQL Saturday 2019 in Madrid, Spain on 28 September 2019 (Saturday).Interviewer: Kamil Nowinski.

Mikael Wedham is the first Microsoft Certified Master on SQL Server 2008 in Sweden. He has worked as a developer and database administrator since 1993 and in '97, Mikael became a Microsoft Certified Trainer. He has gone through a pedagogical education with DSAT. Mikael was one of the first in Sweden giving lectures in Microsoft OLAP Services for SQL 7.0 and is also hired as Business Intelligence expert. Mikael is the founder of SQL Saturday in Sweden, where he also appears as an appreciated speaker.This talk has taken place after SQL Saturday 2019 in Gothenburg, Sweden on 15 September 2019 (Sunday).Interviewer: Kamil Nowinski.

Mikael Wedham is the first Microsoft Certified Master on SQL Server 2008 in Sweden. He has worked as a developer and database administrator since 1993 and in '97, Mikael became a Microsoft Certified Trainer. He has gone through a pedagogical education with DSAT. Mikael was one of the first in Sweden giving lectures in Microsoft OLAP Services for SQL 7.0 and is also hired as Business Intelligence expert. Mikael is the founder of SQL Saturday in Sweden, where he also appears as an appreciated speaker.This talk has taken place after SQL Saturday 2019 in Gothenburg, Sweden on 15 September 2019 (Sunday).Interviewer: Kamil Nowinski.

Aaron Bertrand is a Product Manager at SentryOne, with industry experience dating back to Classic ASP and SQL Server 6.5. In his spare time, he is either playing volleyball, curling, blogging at sqlperformance.com, blogs.sentryone.com and sqlblog.org.He is contributing to SQL conversations on twitter and dba.stackexchange.com.Has been a Microsoft MVP since 1997-98. He wrote chapters for two charity-driven books, SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Volume 1 and Volume 2 and speaks frequently at conferences, user group meetings, and SQL Saturday events around the world.This talk has taken place during SQLDay 2019 in Wroclaw, Poland on 13 May 2019 (Monday).Interviewers: Kamil Nowinski, Michal Sadowski.

Aaron Bertrand is a Product Manager at SentryOne, with industry experience dating back to Classic ASP and SQL Server 6.5. In his spare time, he is either playing volleyball, curling, blogging at sqlperformance.com, blogs.sentryone.com and sqlblog.org.He is contributing to SQL conversations on twitter and dba.stackexchange.com.Has been a Microsoft MVP since 1997-98. He wrote chapters for two charity-driven books, SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Volume 1 and Volume 2 and speaks frequently at conferences, user group meetings, and SQL Saturday events around the world.This talk has taken place during SQLDay 2019 in Wroclaw, Poland on 13 May 2019 (Monday).Interviewers: Kamil Nowinski, Michal Sadowski.

In this Data Point, Andy talks with Bill Wolf about SQL Saturday Pittsburgh, motorcycles, and the local slang.

I made a quick trip to Pensacola recently for SQL Saturday #884. I had a great time and consider myself honored to be picked to speak, as well as lucky that I can make the trip. I didn't have a smooth trip, as I wrote on my blog, but things worked out. These were really first world problems and minor hassles for me.   When I wrote my blog, I was thinking about all the data I received, and didn't receive on the trip. Across the last few years, United (my primary airline) has enhanced their apps and services to share more data with travelers. I get text reminders two hours before flights, which is usually my drop dead time to leave the house for the airport. A good reminder for me. I get an announcement when boarding starts. I'm usually there, but if I'm late, or busy in an airport trying to find food, coffee, or a restroom, this is a great reminder. Read the rest of Data Challenges and Travel

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Do you know which conference was inspired by the SQLBits conference?How to make a success as a team at work?What’s important in your public speaking?CTO at Clouds On Mars, former Microsoft employee as Data Insights Product Manager for Poland. In 2007 Pawel started Polish SQL Server User Group (PLSSUG), currently known as Data Community Poland, an official PASS Chapter in Poland. Pawel has been a speaker at many conferences in Poland and worldwide (e.g. SQLDay, SQLSaturday, European PASS Conference). Six times Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP). Father of three. Avid runner.This talk has taken place during SQL Saturday #824 in Krakow (Poland) on 9th February 2019 (Saturday).Interviewers: Kamil Nowinski, Michał Sadowski.

Do you know which conference was inspired by the SQLBits conference?How to make a success as a team at work?What’s important in your public speaking?CTO at Clouds On Mars, former Microsoft employee as Data Insights Product Manager for Poland. In 2007 Pawel started Polish SQL Server User Group (PLSSUG), currently known as Data Community Poland, an official PASS Chapter in Poland. Pawel has been a speaker at many conferences in Poland and worldwide (e.g. SQLDay, SQLSaturday, European PASS Conference). Six times Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP). Father of three. Avid runner.This talk has taken place during SQL Saturday #824 in Krakow (Poland) on 9th February 2019 (Saturday).Interviewers: Kamil Nowinski, Michał Sadowski.

How many people do live in our guest's country? What can give you a valuable perspective? How can you convince your boss to upgrade SQL Server to a newer/latest version on enterprise platform?Mladen Prajdić is a Data Platform MVP from Slovenia. He's been professionally programming for over 15 years, developing different types of applications in .Net (C#) and SQL Server, ranging from standard line-of-business, image-processing applications to high performance and IoT applications. He's a regular speaker at various conferences and user-group meetings, really likes to optimize slow SQL statements, analyze performance, and find unconventional solutions to difficult SQL Server problems. In his free time, he also develops a very popular add-in for SSMS, called the SSMS Tools Pack (www.ssmstoolspack.com).This talk has taken place during SQL Saturday #782 Slovenia conference in Ljubljana, on 8th December 2018 (Saturday).Interviewers: Kamil Nowinski & Michal Sadowski.

How many people do live in our guest's country? What can give you a valuable perspective? How can you convince your boss to upgrade SQL Server to a newer/latest version on enterprise platform?Mladen Prajdić is a Data Platform MVP from Slovenia. He's been professionally programming for over 15 years, developing different types of applications in .Net (C#) and SQL Server, ranging from standard line-of-business, image-processing applications to high performance and IoT applications. He's a regular speaker at various conferences and user-group meetings, really likes to optimize slow SQL statements, analyze performance, and find unconventional solutions to difficult SQL Server problems. In his free time, he also develops a very popular add-in for SSMS, called the SSMS Tools Pack (www.ssmstoolspack.com).This talk has taken place during SQL Saturday #782 Slovenia conference in Ljubljana, on 8th December 2018 (Saturday).Interviewers: Kamil Nowinski & Michal Sadowski.

Zwischen den Jahren haben sich unsere drei Protagonisten zusammengefunden um eine schnelle Folge live aus dem Nakatomi Plaza aufzuzeichnen. Während Arguile noch unten in der Garage wartet und auf dem Dach schon geballert wird kidnappen Biml Ben, Mr. T und Angry Frank mal wieder diverse Themen aus dem weitläufigen Gebiet der Microsoft Data Platform. Zunächst geht es darum, dass Biml Ben etwas in C# (in Worten Zeeeh Shaaap) gebloggt hat - und der Tillman hat es nicht gelesen. Tillmann erzähl daraufhin Neuigkeiten zur bevorstehenden SQL Konferenz, Ben berichtet vom (fast) ausverkauften Data Grillen 2019 in Lingen und Tillmann und Frank erzählen über das Global AI Bootcamp in Bonn das die beiden veranstaltet haben. Als strikte Gegner von Tierversuchen lassen wir in dieser Folge Angry Frank Rauchbier trinken. So gestärkt kann er dann mit Biml Ben in die Diskussion einsteigen was zu tun ist wenn das Image im Docker Repository defekt oder nicht da ist. Alle drei erzählen dann etwas zum kommenden SQL Saturday in Linz. Am Schluss gibt Tillmann noch ein Mini-Update zu Azure Notebooks bevor Frank in der Rubrik "Filme die nur Frank gesehen hat" Guardians of the Galaxy bespricht. Wegen der gefährlichen Umgebung haben wir uns in dieser Folge keinen Gast eingeladen - das deckt die Versicherung nicht ab. So, jetzt muss ich Schluss machen, ich glaube Hans Gruber will eine Ansprache halten...

Andy is at SQL Saturday Boston and he runs into another Andy from SentryOne.

A few weeks ago I gave a presentation at the 24 Hours of Pass Summit Preview. During my session, a demo broke and I had to ignore it. Later I found the issue and blogged about it. What was neat for me is that I didn't need to keep my code up or apps open, but I still found the issue quickly. I found it because I have a DevOps process that instruments and tracks everything. This happened to me a few years ago. I was at a SQL Saturday and demoing one of the Redgate tools. There was an error and I couldn't move changes to a downstream database, which threw me off. That was the point of the talk. I decided to debug on stage (or behind the podium in this case), looking through the logs. Within a few minutes, I had found the issue and solved it. A real life DevOps story in action. Read the rest of DevOps is Really Helpful

Dejan Sarka, MCT and SQL Server MVP, is an independent trainer and consultant that focuses on the development of database & business intelligence applications.  Besides projects, he spends about half of the time on training and mentoring. He is the founder of the Slovenian SQL Server and .NET Users Group. Dejan Sarka is the main author or co-author of sixteen books about databases and SQL Server. Dejan Sarka also developed many courses and seminars for Microsoft, SolidQ and Pluralsight.This talk has taken place during SQL Saturday in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 9th December 2017 (Saturday).What is Dejan's favourite sports and which one he cannot plays?How many MVPs were in the world when Dejan was given the title?Check out his last book and find out what he called as a bullshit? Without what he cannot start each day?Check these answers out in this episode.

Dejan Sarka, MCT and SQL Server MVP, is an independent trainer and consultant that focuses on the development of database & business intelligence applications.  Besides projects, he spends about half of the time on training and mentoring. He is the founder of the Slovenian SQL Server and .NET Users Group. Dejan Sarka is the main author or co-author of sixteen books about databases and SQL Server. Dejan Sarka also developed many courses and seminars for Microsoft, SolidQ and Pluralsight.This talk has taken place during SQL Saturday in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 9th December 2017 (Saturday).What is Dejan's favourite sports and which one he cannot plays?How many MVPs were in the world when Dejan was given the title?Check out his last book and find out what he called as a bullshit? Without what he cannot start each day?Check these answers out in this episode.

Andy may not be the one who knocks, but he is in Albuquerque for SQL Saturday. He runs into DBA extraordinaire as to how DBAs fit into the Data Science ecosystem and why they say no to developers so often. via GIPHY (https://giphy.com/gifs/knock-breakingbad-6tI9xjrMlbRgk)

While at SQL Saturday Chicago, Andy gets recursive by talking to Andy. Seriously, he meets up with Andy Yun, one of the organizers of SQL Saturday Chicago.

Andy’s in the Windy City on this St. Patrick’s Day attending SQL Saturday and he bumps into Bill Wolf.

Have you attended a SQLSaturday? They are great events and in this episode we chat with a few organizers about what goes into putting on an event and what they think the future of these events looks like. The show notes from today's episode can be found at http://sqldatapartners.com/2018/03/08/episode-126-sqlsaturday-edition. Have fun on the SQL Trail!

In this Data Point, Andy talks to the folks who organized and volunteered at the girls + data event at the recent SQL Saturday Charlotte. Also, Andy tries to get a family member billable.

This talk was recorded after SQL Saturday #645 in Manchester, UK, on Saturday 15th July 2017.Do you know what joke is circulating around Mark's MVP award and when was the first SQL Saturday in the United Kingdom? What type of mantra does Mark profess and why he thinks himself as few emotional guy?Find out all above and more directly from the podcast of "Ask SQL Family".

This talk was recorded after SQL Saturday #645 in Manchester, UK, on Saturday 15th July 2017.Do you know what joke is circulating around Mark's MVP award and when was the first SQL Saturday in the United Kingdom? What type of mantra does Mark profess and why he thinks himself as few emotional guy?Find out all above and more directly from the podcast of "Ask SQL Family".

Frank and Andy ponder the meaning of data in the Data Age, treadmill desks, health data, and re-tooling your skills for AI and Machine Learning. Links: Sponsor: Audible.com (http://thedatadrivenbook.com) – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics (http://entdna.com) Notable Quotes Frank is working out ([0:45]) Book:  Brain Rules (https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Rules-Updated-Expanded-Principles/dp/098326337X) ([5:15]) Frank spoke at his first SQL Saturday! ([9:30]) Cathrine Wilhelmsen interviewed Buck Woody at MSIgnite ([16:30]) GPUs ([17:30]) SQL Server 2017 GA released ([22:00]) SSIS as a Service (not “Sassafras” but close) ([24:45]) Azure DataFest – Reston, Virginia – 12-13 Oct 2017 (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/azure-datafest-microsoft-azure-advanced-analytics-and-big-data-conference-reston-va-october-12-13-tickets-28683737832) ([26:50]) Some triskaidekaphobia ([28:15]) Frank has a new MSDN Magazine column! ([32:15]) Talking with the Farmville local podiatrist… ([34:15]) “Which exit?” ([24:22]) On becoming a data scientist… (http://datadriven.tv/kent-bradshaw-microsoft-data-science-professional-certification/) ([35:00]) Brittany Wegner (https://ideas.ted.com/brittany-wenger-cancer-research/) taught herself data . ([36:00]) www.FranksWorld.com (http://www.franksworld.com) ([38:00]) Ask YouTube star (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWN3xxRkmTPmbKwht9FuE5A) to join us on Data Driven! Teachable Machine (https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com) – it’s magic. ([41:00]) Crazy talk… ([47:00]) It’s been about a year… ([48:20])

Frank podcasts live from SQL Saturday Pittsburgh, which is the first time he’s spoken at a SQL Saturday event. It’s also International Podcasting Day.

Frank catches up with Tim Radney (http://timradney.com)  at SQL Saturday Pittsburgh and Tim shares a story about Andy’s fame.

This talk was recorded after SQL Saturday #645 in Manchester, UK, on Saturday 15th July 2017.Do you want to know what is the main area of Stephanie's interesting or in what circumstances she begin her own consultancy company? How many books she can read weekly or where has she celebrated her last birthday?“Ask SQL Family” podcast discovers all answers for these non-technical questions for you.

This talk was recorded after SQL Saturday #645 in Manchester, UK, on Saturday 15th July 2017.Do you want to know what is the main area of Stephanie's interesting or in what circumstances she begin her own consultancy company? How many books she can read weekly or where has she celebrated her last birthday?“Ask SQL Family” podcast discovers all answers for these non-technical questions for you.

Potkáváte se rádi s ostatními vývojáři? V tomto díle si povídáme s Luckou Vašíčkovou z Microsoftu o vývojářských komunitách v Čechách, na Slovensku a částečně v Polsku. Dozvíte se, zda je zahraniční trh větší, kde hledat chystané akce a taky podiskutujeme o motivaci organizátorů i návštěvníků. Napište nám: Sledujete programovací live streamy? Je pro vás důležitá čeština, nebo si vystačíte s angličtinou? Odkazy: - WUG: wug.cz - ML prague meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Prague-Machine-Learning/ - SQL BI PASS komunita: https://www.meetup.com/CZBISQLPASS/ - konference SQL Saturday: http://www.sqlsaturday.com/689/EventHome.aspx - Xamarin Developers Group Czech: https://www.meetup.com/xmdg-cz/ - Xamarin Prague Days: https://www.meetup.com/xmdg-cz/events/242057281/ - Péhápkáři: https://pehapkari.cz/ - Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk - Meetup: meetup.com - Geekcore: www.geekcore.cz - MSDN newsletter: https://profile.microsoft.com/RegSysProfileCenter/subscriptionwizard.aspx?wizid=08c3b7ce-677c-45ff-bef7-71d00112e213&lcid=1029&ci=3080&culture=cs-cz&dir=LTR Twittery atd.: - https://twitter.com/deeedx (Martin) - https://twitter.com/madrvojt (Vojta) Pokud nechcete, aby vám unikla nová epizoda, odebírejte RSS, sledujte nás na Twitteru: https://twitter.com/dotnetcezet nebo na Apple Podcasts. Hudba pochází od Little Glass Men: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Little_Glass_Men/

Dan English is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, author, speaker, community leader, husband, and father. He is the Group Leader for the PASS Business Analytics Virtual Group. Also, He is a Business Intelligence Architect and Community Leader with a strong passion for Microsoft technologies. Specializes in Business Intelligence, Microsoft BI Toolset, Analysis Services (SSAS), BI Semantic Model (BISM), Datazen, Excel, Integration Services (SSIS), OLAP, PerformancePoint (PPS), Power BI, Power BI Desktop, Power Map, Power Query, Power View, Power Pivot, ProClarity (PAS), Pyramid Analytics (BI Office), Reporting Services (SSRS), Report Builder (RB), SharePoint Server, SQL Server. Interviewer: Rajib Bahar, Shabnam Khan Agenda: RB - I used to work in your team... You would do your part in getting the team involved in technical community. As I recall at the time you were involved with PASS BA Virtual Group. What was the motivation behind it's origin? Why is it important? SB - Let's talk about SQL Saturday program which provides the tools and knowledge needed for groups and event leaders to organize and host a free day of training for SQL Server professionals... Several years ago you interviewed several experts local to the Minnesota's technology community. Those were broadcasted via KFAI radio later. What were some of the most interesting things you learned from that experience? RB - You were involved in co-authoring and technical editing of multiple books. Most technologists we talked to found the book writing process to be a painful set of activity... What was your experience like? SB - Microsoft runs this MVP program, which recognizes notable professionals in their area of expertise. You are a data platform MVP. What is the MVP program about? Is it based on technical knowledge or serving of such knowledge? SB - Any thoughts on Gartner's ranking of current Business Intelligence tools, practices, platforms? RB - When you're not a technologist, you're a father and often coach your kids soccer team. Do you bring your work to your coaching experience or coaching experience to work? or both? SB - How do we connect with you on twitter or blog or linkedin? Music: www.freesfx.co.uk

In a recent SQLSaturday conference, I walked into the speakers room and asked the question--What is the first thing you change after you install SQL Server?  It was interesting to get their take on the server setup and I think you will enjoy the conversation.  There are various answers on this one but some of the speakers have mentioned stuffs like set auto grow files, SQL Prompt, SQL parameter class and max memory among others.  I would like to thank Kevin Feasel, Jonathan Stewart, Eugene Meidinger, Raymond Kim, Tracy Boggiano, Mindy Curnutt, Thomas Grohser, and Vladimir Oselsky for their suggestions.   The shownotes can be found at http://sqldatapartners.com/2017/06/01/episode-98-the-first-change/

Ritorna per la terza volta a Parma l'evento PASS SQLSaturday, a parlarne ai nostri microfoni c'è Alessandro che ci dettaglierà le novità di quest'anno.

SQL Saturday con Alessandro Alpi

I found myself in Columbus Ohio at the SQLSaturday event and thought I'd do a live panel discussion about our Favorite SQL Server 2016 Features--what we are most excited about.   We also discuss the "Microsoft paradigm shift" and how the hybrid model is likely to stick around for a long time.  Oh, and Scott Klein from Channel 9 shows up and gives us his two cents.  You just never know what is going to come out of the wood work.

Tomaž Kaštrun (blog | twitter) about what Data Science is, what does a Data Scientist do, what insights is he looking for, what tools does he use, what is R, and what R integration in SQL Server 2016 means. About Tomaž Tomaž Kaštrun  is BI developer and Analyst with more than 15 years of experience working with MS SQL Server and and 15 years of experiences on statistics and predictive analytics. He is a frequent SQL Server community speaker, blogger, delivering sessions on local user group meetings, PASS or Microsoft related events (PASS, 24HOP, SQLSaturday) and publishing articles related to SQL Server. He is working for Spar ICS GmbH / Spar Slovenija d.o.o. and is vivid coffee drinker.

In today's world where deployments to production are very frequent, continuous integration and testing code become more important than ever.  In this show, we talk to Steve Jones (Blog | Twitter), the editor of SQLServerCentral.com about how to do it. Among other topics, we talk to Steve about: His work at SQLServerCentral and his favorite parts over the years What he's looking for in SQL Server 2016 What is continuous integration and how it can be done with SQL Server How to test your database code before it gets to production Data Quality Services and Master Data Services Items mentioned in the show: SQLServerCentral Steve's Blog - Voice of the DBA Voice of the DBA podcast DBA Team - Steve on a horse Steve Jones - 100 Hours Josh Kaufman - The first 20 hours (TEDxCSU) tSQLt SQL Server Radio show 38 - DevOps, Cloud and Podcasting with Richard Campbell Practical Refactoring Redgate SQL Release About Steve Steve has been working with SQL Server since 1991, when he became the accidental DBA for a SQL Server v4.2 system running on OS/2 1.3.Since that time Steve has worked with all versions of SQL Server at various jobs. In 2001, Steve founded SQLServerCentral.com with Brian Knight, Andy Warren, and three other partners that were bought out the next year. In 2002, Steve left his job with Peoplesoft to manage SQLServerCentral full time as editor, publisher, and writer. Andy, Brian, and Steve continued to manage and grow SQLServerCentral until 2007 when it was sold to Red Gate Software along with Database Weekly (then Database Daily). At that time Steve went to work for Red Gate and has continued his work with SQLServerCentral and Red Gate since that time. Steve regularly speaks at SQL Saturday and other technical events on career and technical topics, and enjoys meeting and interacting with the SQL Server community. If you are interested in inviting him come speak at your event, please feel free to contact him through email, Twitter, or Facebook. You can also get the text of his keynote talks. Steve was first awarded the Microsoft MVP award in 2008 and has been renewed 3 times for his many contributions to the community. Steve holds an MCSE from NT 4.0, an MSITPro in SQL Server, and numerous other MCP certifications in SQL Server. He also has an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in Economics.

 Cerchi una giornata di formazione gratuita su SQL Server? Vuoi approfondire le tematiche inerenti l'analisi ed il trattamento dei dati? Ti servono soluzioni sui tuoi dati sfruttando i servizi del cloud di Azure? SQL Saturday a Parma è l'evento che fa per te!Una giornata dedicata a chi vuole crescere, incontrare tecnici esperti e condividere le proprie esperienze.

PASS SQLSaturday Parma 2015 con Alessandro Alpi, Gilberto Zampatti, Pasquale Ceglie e Michael Danny

I attended Kevin Feasel's SQLSaturday session entitled Apply Yourself and thought it was pretty funny.  While not close friends, I have know Kevin for a while and knew he had good stuff.  He there shared this quote in his session.  “If you don't understand the APPLY operator, your skills are somewhere around the 50th percentile at best.” -- Adam Machanic.  I knew immediately I wanted to have him on the show. This episode will introduce some concepts, but you will have to do a bit a leg work if you want to start 'Applying' this into your code--I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. As always, you can check out http://sqldatapartners.com/2015/10/13/the-apply-operator/ for the show notes.  Have fun on the SQL trail!

We start to warm up the engines towards PASS Summit, which will take place in Seattle at the end of October. Before the summit, we will host a few speakers to talk about their sessions and share some of the stuff you can expect to hear. In this show, we have Bradley Ball (blog | twitter), Data Platform Management Lead at Pragmatic Works. Among other topics, we talk to Bradley about: What you can expect to hear in Bradley’s PASS Summit precon and session Data architecture What is Microsoft APS and what’s important when working with it How Azure SQL Datawarehouse took the APS idea a step further Message queuing Bradley’s military career Items mentioned in the show: Bradley’s PASS Summit session: Indexing Internals for Developers and DBAs Bradley’s PASS Summit precon: Optimize “All Data” with a Modern Data Warehouse Solution Jason Strate – sp_IndexAnalysis We also talk about some weird meanings of the acronym “APS”. About Bradley Bradley Ball is a SQL Server MVP with about 15 years of IT experience. Bradley spent 8 years working as a defense contractor for clients such as the U.S. Army and The Executive Office of the President of the United States. He is the data platform management lead with Pragmatic Works and a Microsoft VTSP. He has presented at SQLSaturday, SSUGs, SQLRally, DevConnections, SQLBits, SQL Live 360, and PASS Summit. Bradley can be found blogging at http://www.SQLBalls.com.

I was in Argentina for the SQLSaturday event in May of 2015 and made friends with Javier Villegas, a 20 year veteran in the DBA world.  While extended events have been around for some time, many are still getting used to this new feature and I talk with Javier about how he uses extended events and how we might get started.   Be sure to check out http://sqldatapartners.com/2015/08/05/podcast-episode-02-extended-events/ for show notes and links to content discussed in this episode.

Venyu Audio Podcast: Baton Rouge SQL Saturday, Car Tech, and Special Guest Harris Miller on EATEL GIG

We’ve been broadcasting for about a year in Hebrew. We love it a lot, and after we got some great feedback and encouragement, we decided to do it in English too. On the first show, we talk about Pass and the various activities it facilitates like Pass Summit, SQLSaturday, Local Chapters and Virtual Chapters. Later on, we talk about our favorite features from SQL Server 2014. Items mentioned in the show: Pass SQLSaturday Pass Professional Development Virtual Chapter Guy Glantser – The Pass Spirit Guy Glantser – How to Use Parameters Like a Pro and Boost Performance How to Listen: You can listen to the show using any podcast app on your Smartphone, whether you use iPhone, Android or Windows Phone. Just search for “SQL Server Radio” in the app (don’t get confused with the Hebrew edition). If the app can’t find it, you can add the feed manually using the following URL: http://www.sqlserverradio.com/feed/podcast/ A few recommended podcast apps are the built-in iPhone and Windows Phone apps, BeyondPod (for Android only) and Stitcher. You can also listen to the show on this website, or download the file and hear it on your car stereo, MP3 player or mobile phone.

There's likely a call for speakers open somewhere near you. When I was early in my career, I'd see these calls at large conferences like Comdex, TechEd, even the PASS Summit, and I'd think I'd never get the chance to present, with the best of the best speakers being accepted and no chance that I would be chosen. Things have changed in the world with the growth of SQL Saturday, there are a dozen open calls right now, all around the world, with many opportunities for new people to give a presentation. When Andy Warren came up with the idea for SQL Saturday, the idea was that we would mostly find local speakers to help present at the event. We thought it might be expensive, and hard, to get the same speakers that present at larger conferences. This event would give many of the talented DBAs in local areas the chance to speak to larger audiences than they get at many user groups. SQL Saturday has been so successful, and the growth is amazing. We've started to see more and more well known speakers traveling substantial distances to attend events. That's great, but I do worry about the lack of local speakers at some events I've attended. Read the rest of "Calling Local Speakers" at SQLServerCentral.

Recorded live at: http://sqlsaturday.com/220/

Daniel Moran from IBM on PowerShell and Tivoli Endpoint Manager and our show from SQL Saturday

Matt Royer from Intel! News Execute commands and scripts from anywhere including the office and remote locations, as well as from a Web browser or smart phone with PowerGUI Pro from Quest Software. With the MobileShell feature, administrators can quickly run commands to troubleshoot problems or make changes, even when away from your desk! This gives teams more flexibility to work remotely while traveling, and to leverage admins from other offices in case of an emergency. ·         Execute queries remotely to determine if services or processes are running ·         Restart services, processes, or entire servers ·         Check mailbox settings ·         Unlock user accounts ·         Reset passwords ·         Run custom scripts Visit quest.com/powerguipro and see why PowerShell and Quest PowerGUI are the ultimate Windows management tools. Gregg Britton's tip is "go to SQL Saturday #49 in Orlando October 16th" Doug Finke will be presenting a PowerShell session at the Pittsburgh Code Camp October 16th As Lee Holmes mentioned on the show the PowerShell Cookbook scripts are now on PoshCode.org If you are making it to VMWorld 2010 Copenhagen, be sure to catch TA 6944 vSphere PowerCLI is for Administrators Thomas Lee has some more PowerShell Master Classes coming up Interview Our interview is brought to you by SAPIEN Technologies, makers of PrimalScript and PrimalForms. Links: Intel vPro Expert Center Hero - Batman Resources This segment brought to you by ServerFault.com   PowerShell cmdlets for the Microsoft iSCSI Target 3.3 Jonathan Medd's excellent series PowerShell 2.0 One Cmdlet at a Time is now available as a PDF Use PowerShell to trip text from PDFs (from @Toenuff) Emmett Lynch shared a starter resource for getting started with PowerShell and Sharepoint Mapping Cluster.exe Commands to Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for Failover Clusters - Extended Edition Custom PowerShell Objects and Performance Contest If you would like to be entered to win a copy of Lee Holmes' PowerShell Cookbook, 2nd Ed., all you have to do is send in your PowerShell tips! We want to hear what YOU think is cool, or what you have in your profile, or some of your favorite one-liners! Send in your entries to feedback@powerscripting.net, and tell a friend! We have FIVE copies to give away. Contest ends October 7th, so send in your entry today!

Sean and I have a quick talk on SQLSat35, and I read a blog by Evil Jen.

Sean and I talk user groups and SQL Saturday sessions.

Today I read a short blog from Sean titled "Flatline", prefaced by a couple of notes on the January NTSSUG meeting, and SQL Saturday Dallas.