I'm definitely a fan of Wisconsin. I never really developed a taste for beer, but I do love Culver's and cheese curds, so that counts, right? I'm also very happy to be presenting at SQL Saturday #387 in Madison on April 11 2015! I had a blast at SQL Saturday Madison in 2012 and 2013. Last year I missed it, but with …

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Tomorrow I am making the trek up to Madison to speak at MADPASS! I had a great time there last year and am looking forward to heading back. I'll be giving my talk on SQL Server's data compression feature entitled "The Skinny on Data Compression." I'll be explaining how data compression works and sharing some …

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This past weekend I was very fortunate to be able to attend and speak at SQL Saturday #118 in Madison, Wisconsin. This was a top-notch event; all the hard work and planning that went into it really showed in how smoothly things ran. My trip began around noon on Friday, which was a great decision because I hit no …

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I feel very fortunate to have been chosen as a speaker for SQL Saturday #118 in Wisconsin on April 21, 2012. After an excellent time speaking at MADPASS in February, I'm really looking forward to getting back to Madison for this event! I'll be giving my presentation entitled The Skinny on Data Compression which covers …

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This week I was very fortunate to speak at the February 2012 MADPASS user group meeting. I've seen lots of positive tweets about the group over the course of the past year and had been hoping to attend a meeting of theirs, so when I got the email a few months ago asking if I would present I jumped at the chance. I left …

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Next Wednesday I'll have the pleasure of speaking at MADPASS! I've been meaning to visit this group for a while, so I'm very excited to head up there and be speaking. Here's all the pertinent info: WHERE: 2310 Crossroads Drive, Madison, WI 53718 WHEN: Wednesday, February 22, 2012. 5:30 PM I’ll be giving one of my …

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I'm very happy to have been chosen to speak at SQL Saturday #101 in Kansas City on October 29th. Those responsible for planning have put together an excellent schedule with a great group of speakers that I'm proud to be among! I'll be presenting 2 sessions that day: Backups and Recovery In Depth takes a good look at …

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After months of planning, SQL Saturday #67 is finally upon us! While this is the 3rd SQL Saturday I'll be attending, it's the first one I've had a hand in planning. It's been a real pleasure to be part of such an awesome team putting it all together along with: – Wendy Pastrick (blog | twitter) – Norman Kelm (blog | …

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I had the immense pleasure of speaking at SQL Saturday #50 in Iowa City this past weekend. To say it was an awesome time would be quite the understatement. Special thanks to Michelle Ufford (blog | twitter), Ed Leighton-Dick (twitter) and Jeff Belina (twitter) for all you did to make this event possible. Also a giant …

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