Author: Jen McCown

I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned this before now, but in addition to the learning, networking, partying, sightseeing, giveawaying, teaching, and blogging we’ll be doing at the PASS Summit next week, Sean and I will also be recording new DBAs @ Midnight videos with some big names!  Now I know the feedback on our DBAs@Midnight format […]

So okay, testing isn’t sexy. It’s a lot more fun to read about the new encryption featuers in SQL 08, or PowerShell 2.0, or how much awesomer Windows 7 is than Vista.  But good testing will bring sexy back! Basics: Software Testing with Visual Studio Team System 2008 by N Satheesh Kumar and Subashni S […]

I’ve been in databases for something like 9 years, and I’ve never been to a PASS Summit.  I haven’t been really involved in the SQL community at all until this year, when a combination of factors has me revved up about SQL and networking. To list a few of those things: I’m back at work […]