Thanks for Joining us at SQLSaturday Pensacola!

Thanks for joining us at #SQLSatPensacola!

The 8:30am Careers in Technology panel featured lots of talk about Twitter, so might as well mention that the panelists were (in audience's order, left to right): @SqlrUs @SQLEspresso @mviron @svenaelterman @william_a_dba @sqllocks @SQLServerDBA318 @IrishSQL. It was the first of four back-to-back sessions for the Assafs!

Then Christine gave a presentation on Giving Feedback: How to Effectively Communicate to your Employees. I presented on SQL Admin Best Practices with DMVs in the auditorium before lunch.  Here's the slidedeck and info for my presentation. The slidedeck has also been uploaded to the SQLSat Pensacola schedule page. The lunch WIT session with Rie, Monica, and Christine was also full of wisdom and truths.

It was great to see #SQLFamily again this weekend, hope to see you next time!

Next up is SQLSaturday Birmingham, then Baton Rouge on August 17!

SQLSaturday Pensacola 2019 Coming Soon, See You There

One of my favorite (and my first) SQLSaturday events, Pensacola is this weekend June 29. Check out their lineup and info! After that I'll be at SQLSat Birmingham, then my hometown SQLSaturday Baton Rouge on Aug 17. Hopefully everyone in the region can make it out to all these great SQLSaturday events.

At SQLSaturday Pensacola, both my wife and I will be presenting, then catching up on reading and relaxation. I'll be presenting in the morning on SQL Admin Best Practices with DMVs, and she'll be presenting (a much more popular topic) for current and future leaders, Giving Feedback: How to Effectively Communicate to your Employees. I'll also be part of the Careers in IT - Pensacola 2019 panel in the first timeslot.

We'll definitely both be joining Rie Irish for Women in Tech: Thriving Not Just Surviving as well.

SQLSat Pensacola is also sporting a pair of precons on the Friday before, including Zero To Dashboard by Angela Henry and Managing and Architecting Azure Data Platform by fellow good looking bald guy John Morehouse.

Looking forward to #SQLFamily again this weekend, hope to see you there!

SQLSaturday Pensacola 2017

It's the start of a SQLSat summer for me, with Pensacola this weekend on Saturday June 3, then Houston two weeks later, then the rampup to my hometown SQLSaturday Baton Rouge on July 29. Hopefully everyone in the region can make it out to all three Gulf Coast region SQLSaturday events.

At SQLSaturday this weekend, both the wife and I will be presenting in the 1:45PM time slot. I'll be presenting on Security Principals and Permissions in SQL Server, and she'll be presenting on pretty much the same topic, except substituting your next job for SQL Server.

SQLSat Pensacola is also sporting a pair of precons, including Tim Mitchell's Building Better SSIS Packages and the McCown's Enterprise Maintenance Lifecycle.

Looking forward to #SQLFamily again this weekend, hope to see you there!