Mark V SQL

I have the great joy of presenting at a handful of events in April. I absolution love presenting, so having 3 opportunities to present within the same month is pretty great. PASS Business Analytics Conference – April 10-12, Chicago IL Hailing Frequencies: Analysis Services Terms and Concepts SQL Saturday #211 Chicago – April 13, Chicago [...]

Over the past few years, I have been truly amazed at the power of Business Analytics. I know that part of that is due to my increased exposure to it through client projects. But it seems clear to me that the understanding of what analytics brings to the table has grown as well. One example [...]

I attended my second PASS Summit this year. And my experience, once again, was awesome. This year was definitely a different kind of awesome, though. Last year, I was a First Timer and was awesomely overwhelmed at pretty much everything. This year, I was a First Timer Mentor, helping a group of First Timers learn [...]

I had mentioned in my most recent PD post, Professional Development Plans: Turning Your Job Into a Career, Part 2, that I wanted to jump back into SQL Community involvement and let PASS know of my desire to become a PASS Regional Mentor (RM). I was on the Executive Board for the Minnesota chapter of [...]

On Monday, Feb 6th, I passed exam 70-452, Designing a Business Intelligence Infrastructure Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Hazzah. I am really excited about that, not because I get a shiny new MCITP certification, but because it validates how much I have learned. When I started working with SQL Server about 5 years ago, I [...]

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The annual Ask The Experts panel has arrived for the Minnesota chapter of PASS. I am especially excited for this one since I will have the honor of serving on the panel for the first time. This is really a great milestone for me and fits so well with my goals to have an impact [...]

Ask the Experts Panel Discussion Start Date/Time: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 3:00 PM End Date/Time: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 5:00 PM Description: Meeting sponsor: Red Gate Software makes ingeniously simple tools for over 500,000 Microsoft technology professionals working with SQL Server, .NET, and Exchange.  The company’s product line includes tools for comparing, synchronizing, backing up [...]

Dude! Itzik Ben-Gan… Dig it! Start Date/Time: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 5:00 PM End Date/Time: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 7:00 PM Query Tuning Tips with Itzik Ben-Gan Meeting sponsor: Digineer Location: 8300 Norman Center Drive, 9th Floor, Bloomington, MN  55437 Live Meeting ·         URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=7DGRT6&role=attend&pw=h*ZR%248%25%2Fd ·         Meeting ID: 7DGRT6 ·         Entry Code: h*ZR$8%/d Agenda: 5:00 [...]

I have been lax in promoting my local SQL users group, so here goes. Oh, by the way, it’s Lara’s fault that I am a SQL Server consultant. Thanks Lara! June PASSMN Meeting & Newsletter Sponsored by Magenic There will be books, shirts and other swag at the end of the meeting! Location:    8300 Norman [...]