A non-technical post on how I balance SQL Server training and consultancy, plus the story of my last 30 days of sessions and travel.
How to Give a Technical Demo That Doesn’t Break
A Technical Demo fails for a few predictable reasons, and most of them can be fixed before you start. This guide covers rehearsing on the exact machine, numbered scripts with a reset file, readable screens, an early room check, a recorded backup and what to say when something breaks live.
SQLAuthority News – Fun Quotes about Technology
SQL Server can be a boring subject at times, so here are some fun quotes about technology from Thomas Edison, Douglas Adams and others to lighten the day.
SQLAuthority News – Leadership Quotes and Inspiration
Leadership is not the same as management. The quotes I shared in a recent leadership talk, from Nelson Mandela, Peter Drucker and others, which the team loved.
SQL SERVER – Advanced T-SQL with Itzik Ben-Gan – A Dream Coming True
I reached Seattle a week before PASS 2009 and spent it in the Advanced T-SQL course by Itzik Ben-Gan, whose T-SQL books I have all read. A dream come true.
SQLAuthority News – Shaivi Dave – Baby SQLAuthority
On September 1st, 2009, God blessed us with a baby girl. After the Namkaran naming ritual we named her Shaivi Dave. Why we picked Shaivi from nearly 100 names.
SQLAuthority News – Wedding Day of Author – Photographs – Mr. and Mrs. SQLAuthority
Photographs from my wedding day on December 12, 2008, the same day as my 800th article. Meet Nupur, whom one reader kindly called Mrs. SQLAuthority.