Notes on the 2020 PASS Virtual Summit – Part 4
Last night (Tuesday) was the main reception and then “networking bubbles”. The reception consisted of DJ Leanne playing assorted music (and seeming to have a good time doing so)...
2020-11-13
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Andy Warren
Notes on the 2020 PASS Virtual Summit – Part 5
Thursday evening, writing a few more notes. Felt like I struggled more to stay engaged and attentive today, which is above average for day 4 of a 5 day...
2020-11-13
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Vote in the PASS Election
If you login to pass.org AND have previously met the criteria to vote this year, you’ll see this. Click the button and you’ll be off to the voting page...
2020-11-12
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Notes on the 2020 PASS Virtual Summit – Part 3
Tuesday notes! Today I’m in Execution Plans in Depth by Hugo Kornelis. Notes: Today the presenter is using the Cadmium/EventScribe platform instead of GotoWebinar Started off with a lot...
2020-11-11
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Notes on the 2020 PASS Virtual Summit – Part 2
Writing most of this Monday afternoon while on lunch break. I’m attending the Advanced T-SQL Querying and Query Tuning pre-con by Itzik Ben-Gan. You access pre-cons via the Virtual...
2020-11-10
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Notes on the 2020 PASS Virtual Summit – Part 1
I’m in learning mode this week, scheduled for two full day pre-cons plus the Summit. I’ve been to a couple of virtual events already this year, but they were...
2020-11-09
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Getting Your Employer to Pay for the PASS Summit
It’s just over 30 days to the 2020 PASS Summit and that is plenty of time to get the boss to say yes, but you have to ask! I...
2020-10-14 (first published: 2020-10-05)
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Would You Move For a Job?
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren as Steve is on vacation. Would any job be enough for you to uproot your life?
2020-09-18 (first published: 2016-04-04)
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Thinking About the 2021 PASS Summit
I know that we don’t yet know how the 2020 Summit will turn out, but I’ll make some guesses: A lot of people like it for the lower cost,...
2020-08-18 (first published: 2020-08-05)
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Thoughts on the PASS Virtual Summit
Some thoughts on the PASS Virtual Summit this year: Clearly the in-person option wasn’t doable. Just too hard to know infection rate, local rules, employer travel guidelines, attendee and...
2020-07-31 (first published: 2020-07-17)
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Off to the PASS Data Community Summit 2024
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As this publishes, I’ll get taxiing down the runway at DIA (fingers crossed) and...
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