Thank you to all who attended my session on "Passive Security for Hostile Environments" back on the 3rd of this month. I consider it an honor to be part of such a wonderful lineup. I just received my evaluations and comments, and am very happy to report that the results were extremely positive. Thank you very much to …

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I'm extremely proud to be speaking at the upcoming 24 Hours of PASS: Data Security and Data Quality webinar on May 3-4 2017. For years now I've been wanting to present for 24 Hours of PASS, and I'm very excited and grateful for the opportunity!

If you're not familiar, 24 Hours of PASS is a series of 24 free webcasts …

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At last month's SQL Saturday in Chicago, we had two great distinctions:

• We were SQL Saturday #600, a milestone! (But weren't SQL Saturday numbers going away?)
• We also were the first SQL Saturday to use the new logo, which is just one part of the major rebranding project undertaken by PASS last year.

At PASS Summit …

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Spring is upon us! It's slowly getting warmer outside (with a few final insults of snow and freezing temperatures mixed in) and that can only mean one thing: SQL Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin is fast approaching – it's actually this Saturday! I'm very proud to once again be on the schedule to present at one of my …
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SQL Saturday Chicago 2017 is fast approaching!

After receiving a total of 131 abstracts submitted by 64 speakers, we're pleased to announce our schedule for the day. Thank you to all who submitted! Building a schedule like this is not easy, especially given the number and quality of abstracts received.

We hope to see …

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I'm very happy to be presenting for the PASS Security Virtual Chapter on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 10:00am Pacific!

I'll be presenting my session entitled SQL Server Encryption Basics. This is an introductory-level session on the encryption capabilities of SQL Server, how they work, and when and where you may want …

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A while back, I wrote about how SQL Prompt now includes execution warnings and how useful I think that feature is. It's saved my bacon several times now, including just last week!

I'm now happy to announce that I've recorded a demo video of this feature for Redgate's series of #SuperSQLTips for SQL Prompt. Be sure to …

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You would think a lesson as simple as "always tell the truth", something that parents teach their children from an early age, wouldn't be such an issue in adulthood. But of course it is for some. I've wanted to write this post for a while, and with the recent media reports about US Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte …
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I'm extremely fortunate to have been selected to speak at PASS Summit, "the world's largest gathering of SQL Server and BI professionals." PASS has once again put together a fantastic lineup, and I'm extremely proud to have made the cut. As many have already done, I'd like to share the abstracts I submitted …
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SQL Server 2016 is upon us, with all the much-anticipated hoopla and sexy new features people have been lusting over in the CTPs for months. It's always great to see the hype around a new release. But in the circle of (an application's) life, the arrival of new things often means others are going away for good. Let's …

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