I wrote an email to a group of PASS Summit first timers, and then realized this is good information for the world at large. This week’s first timer theme is “Tips for getting involved in the PASS community. Local Groups, Virtual Groups, SQLSaturdays, Twitter, Slack, volunteering and so on.” I have mentioned, I think, that you […]
Category: SQLPASS
Attend “T-SQL’s Hidden Support Feature” online September 11!
I’m presenting T-SQL’s Hidden Support Feature for the DBA Fundamentals virtual chapter on Monday, Sep 11 at 9:30 PM CDT! Session description: The most effective T-SQL support feature comes installed with every edition of SQL Server, is enabled by default, and costs no overhead. Yet, the vast majority of database administrator underutilize or completely neglect it. That feature’s name is […]
Fight harassment: be the “Backup” at PASS Summit
Harassment is a problem at some of the conferences we go to. What can we, as attendees and speakers and volunteers, can do to help? There should be a better way to ask others for help, and there should be a better way to show that you are willing to help out if someone needs it. Enter: the Backup Ribbon project.