PASS Summit 2018 - Day 1 Keynote Announcements
Good morning from Seattle, at the Summit for the Professional Association of SQL Server.
I’m lucky enough to be sitting at the blogger table this morning, watching the keynote of announcements.
Register for my upcoming session on digital transformation
I’m excited to have a session accepted to GroupBy, a free online conference targeting the Microsoft data platform community. The conference is sponsored by Brent Ozar Unlimited, and sessions are chosen by community votes.
Watch: The single question to predict success for DevOps (31 minutes)
What if you could assess the performance level of your team by asking one simple question? In his recent webinar with Redgate, Gene Kim (@realgenekim) suggests that you can.
Interviewing for your first tech job - slides
I was lucky to get an opportunity to present a session to some college students at Seminole State College in Florida last week.
I was in town for SQL Saturday Orlando– a fantastic event on its own. The organizers run a simultaneous seminar for students at the college studying software development and IT topics, and it’s an opportunity where they can hear from professionals in IT professions. I gave a session on interviewing best practices.
DevOps Terms - and Why They Matter to Database Specialists
In this 20 minute session, I define scrum, continuous deployment, test driven development, DevOps, and related concepts. I close with a quick discussion of why Database Administrators and Developers should care about DevOps.
SQL Change Automation, Visual Studio, and the Unknown SQL Server Platform error
I recently set up Redgate’s SQL Change Automation in Visual Studio 2017, and I ran into a confusing error when I started trying to use it. For any other folks out there searching on “Unknown SQL Server Platform,” here’s how I got past it.
Spoiler: Visual Studio suggested updating Microsoft’s SQL Server Data Tools, which failed for me and wasted a lot of time. Updating Visual Studio did fix my issue.
I helped write a book! No, not THOSE books...
Every now and again, someone asks if I write romance novels. Why? Well, let’s ask Bing who Kendra Little is…. To clarify, I am not married, I have dogs instead of children, and I prefer romances about strong women who bring SQL Servers to their knees. I also don’t think it’s possible to drink too much coffee. Most of those pictures are of me, but a careful reader will note that the biography at the top references a domain name that, sadly, dear reader, I do not own.
Help me present at GroupBy: review my abstract
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? Got any constructive criticism that you think would make the session or abstract better? Let me know in the comments over on the abstract for “What ‘Digital Transformation’ Means, and How You Can Use It to Advance Your Career (Without Being a Robot)”
Four Free Sessions in October
I’ve got FOUR sessions coming up in October. These sessions will each be 30 minutes.
Why I Love DML Triggers in SQL Server
It’s TSQL Tuesday today! 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.