Andy Warren

I'm Andy Warren, currently a SQL Server trainer with End to End Training. Over the past few years I've been a developer, DBA, and IT Director. I was one of the original founders of SQLServerCentral.com and helped grow that community from zero to about 300k members before deciding to move on to other ventures.

Move The Location Map Pin in Meetup

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Just received an email from Meetup with some news on enhancements and one of them was interesting to me – the...

2018-12-26

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How Much Volunteer Time Per Year is a Good Goal?

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Yesterday I posted about journaling with my goal being to track the time I spend on SQLOrlando (I’ll exclude time...

2018-12-24 (first published: 2018-12-05)

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Call for Speakers for Orlando Code Camp Closes Jan 18, 2019 & We Need SQL Speakers

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Orlando Code Camp is March 30. 2019 in Lake Mary (same location as SQLSaturday Orlando) and we’re hoping to have...

2018-12-22

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Meetup Pro for Non Profits

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

We use Meetup for SQLOrlando. We have enough members that we have to pay for the service and it works...

2018-12-18

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PayPal for Non Profits

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Part of having 501c(3) status is figuring out where and how it might make a difference. Applying for non profit...

2018-12-11

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Managing the Money for SQLOrlando

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Part of the decision of setting up a non profit is committing to a bit more than minimal effort when...

2018-12-07 (first published: 2018-11-26)

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PASS, Meetup, and Sponsors

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I’ve always been in favor of trying to use the PASS tools and web site as much as possible, but...

2018-12-07

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Notes from the December 2018 SQLOrlando Meetup

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Notes:
19 attendees out of 44 registeredSQLGrease sponsoredSolid hour of networking before the meeting started, managed to get everyone talking to...

2018-12-06

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Pens

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

On Monday I wrote about journaling and while any pen will do, I think having a pen dedicated (as it...

2018-12-06

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Thinking about Pre-Cons In Orlando in 2019

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

In the spirit of “do more” we’re hoping to host at least 4 pre-cons in Orlando in 2019. Right now...

2018-11-27

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Blogs

The pros and cons of self-service BI: What every industry leader should know

By Joyful-Craftsmen

The post The pros and cons of self-service BI: What every industry leader should...

Off to the PASS Data Community Summit 2024

As this publishes, I’ll get taxiing down the runway at DIA (fingers crossed) and...

Implement a RAG Solution Using Azure SQL Database

AI and ChatGPT are all the rage these days. Seems like around every corner...

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Cloud Sources for the Data Migration Assistant

Which cloud sources can be used for the current Data Migration Assistant (Sep 2024)

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