Re-introducting DBAs @ Midnight!

This morning, I told Twitter:

GOOD MORNING PARTY PEOPLE! I’M YELLING BECAUSE I’M SO FRICKIN EXCITED ABOUT TONIGHT’S WEBSHOW!!!!1!1one!!

One (I’ll assume a rather) newish follower asked, “OK I’ll bite, what web show?”  Ah, yes, some of you don’t really know us well. First, I’ll tell you about the new season, then I’ll reintroduce us, for the newbies.

DBAs @ Midnight Webshow Tonight!

We’re kicking off the new season off with a live taping on Friday, September 3 at 11pm CST on our DBAsAtMidnight Ustream channel. DBAs@Midnight veterans know that around 10:30pm, we turn on the cameras for an informal preshow.

I won’t give away any surprises, but I will drop some hints about tonight’s show. We will have, among other things:

• A new set, sort of
• Something music-y
• A VERY VERY exciting announcement
• New “bits”, as we call them (show segments)
• UNICORNS THAT SHOOT RAINBOWS AND BACON!!  That’s not true, I’m sorry…I just got excited…

Who are you, again?

Now, let myself introduce……myself.

Hi, I’m Jen. I’m a SQL Server DBA/dev. I’m one half of the MidnightDBAs, started (and continued) by my husband, SQL Server MVP Sean McCown. We make free IT training videos, blogs, and a weekly webshow, all of which can be found at MidnightDBA.com.

And SEASON TWO of our DBAs@Midnight starts TONIGHT! Season one was great: we talked about hiring and firing and quitting, workplace idiots, good practices, fame and conventions, studying…we interviewed some of the great minds at SQLPASS09, had a lovely group talk in a hotel room about plagarism.

Lest ye get the wrong idea about our webshow, you should also know: We swore, we innuendoed, we snickered (what would the Latin be for that?), we spent a lot of time sneaking in “That’s what she said!”  One show in particular had a definition of “taint”, with visual aids (all perfectly SFW)….and we still managed to tie it back into IT. Here’s a short overview of one show in particular, just so you get an idea:

In short, we are generally NSFW, and a fair amount of fun for the like-minded. If you like, join us tonight for the livecast, or catch the posted video next week on MidnightDBA.com

Happy days,

Jen McCown

http://www.MidnightDBA.com/Jen