It’s Monday time for this week’s weekly link round-up.  If you want to catch these links “live” (so exciting), follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL).  And see these throughout the day as I tweet out links of things I find interesting.  While these links aren’t the answer to life, the universe, and everything, they often share a few things about SQL Server and related technology topics that others may find useful. The links included in this summary are those prefixed with “Reading” and are items I’ve read over the past few days, usually after hours when sharing would be less than useful, and spaced out to avoid spamming.  The content of the links usually pertain to SQL Server, technology, and career topics; which I think others would find useful.

The Most Popular “Reading” Link

This weeks most popular link last week is a post by David Klee (Blog | @kleegeek) on his acceptance to speak at the upcoming PASS Summit.  This year David is speaking on virtualization, one of the topics that he specializes on.  It should be a great session and one that you will not want to miss out on.

Reading: "Speaking at the SQL PASS Summit 2014" http://t.co/eLO9dNij02 #sqlpass

— Jason Strate (@StrateSQL) July 2, 2014

Last week’s top 10 Reading” Links

Along with the top link, here are the top ten items relating to SQL Server, technology and careers that were shared last week.  If you missed them throughout the week, here’s the opportunity to get caught up on some items that other’s read after I linked them out.

1. Speaking at the SQL PASS Summit 2014 [17 clicks]
2. SQL PASS 2014 Here I Come [14 clicks]
3. On Speaking [14 clicks]
4. PASS BA Conference 2014: Sessions Recordings Now Available [12 clicks]
5. Speaking at the #SQLPASS #Summit14 [9 clicks]
6. Monitor Storage Tiers Performance in Windows Server 2012 R2 [8 clicks]
7. Speaking at PASS Summit 2014! #Summit14 [8 clicks]
8. The Scoop on Sqoop [6 clicks]
9. I am speaking at the PASS Summit 2014 [5 clicks]
10. Data Validation Via Data Surf [3 clicks]

Other Stuff Shared

Of course, no week would be complete without a few off-topic links.  These have nothing to do with technology or your career, but they are interesting and worth a second look.

1. Chocolate consumption, Nobel laureates, and crappy statistics [57 clicks]
2. Somebody Put a Camera on a Toy Car and Drove It Into a Pride of Lions [21 clicks]
3. Autism Spectrum ‘Cure’ Mandatory [100 Words Into The Future] [18 clicks]
4. The 10 Best State Fairs in the Country; Because Fried Oreos Don’t Grow On Trees | Bustle [12 clicks]

Got something you think I should read and share, leave a comment below.  Also, if you want to see all of the links that were tweeted out last week?