I’ve submitted a session proposal to the free, online GroupBy conference. Voting will open for sessions soon, but before then, you can help me out by reading my abstract. Is it a session you’d like to see?
I’ve got FOUR sessions coming up in October. These sessions will each be 30 minutes.
It’s TSQL Tuesday! If you’re not familiar, TSQL Tuesday is a monthly blogging event where a Microsoft Data Platform community member chooses a writing prompt. This is a great thing if you’re interested in starting a technical blog and wonder, “What would I write about?” It’s also great if, like me, you occasionally want a little outside inspiration to shake things up.
This month’s topic is from Steve Jones: we’re invited to write about an experience that we’ve had with triggers.
Do you know where your career is going? Do you know what skills you need to be successful in the current climate?
In this 25 minute keynote, I discuss the challenges and opportunities facing you as a data professional in this ever-changing landscape. You’ll also hear recommendations about which skills are needed to help you succeed in your role and how you can in turn support your IT team and business’ needs.
SQL in the City Streamed is coming up this week! This is an awesome FREE online event, and it’s all about learning new things and getting inspired.
So you’ve got an employee agreement in front of you: now what?
In this episode, I talk about practical steps you should take to make sure that you understand the terms of your contract, and how to potentially negotiate the terms.
Sometimes it’s useful to know how to cause a problem.
Maybe you’ve never encountered the problem, and want to get hands-on experience. Maybe you’re testing a monitoring tool, and want to see if a condition flags an alert. Maybe you’re testing out a new client tool, and want to see how it displays it.
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