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Submitting a Winning Abstract at PASS

For those who couldn’t make today’s presentation, or those who could but want to hear Tim Ford and Buck Woody trashing Wisconsin, I’m pleased to share with you both the slides and the recording of today’s presentation. Or rather, two recordings.
The Powerpoint
The Presentation
Submitting a session to the PASS Summit really isn’t terrifying. What’s terrifying [...]

Free and Cheap Stuff!

That’s right, free and/or cheap stuff. Right now you’re probably saying to yourself “ZOMG! He’s got free stuff!”
Free Stuff!
So, what do I know about that’s free?
Data Cleansing with SSIS – Eric Veerman is going to be talking all about data cleansing. You know, getting all of the crud and nastiness out of your [...]

Getting to PASS on the Cheap

The PASS Summit is coming up in a few months and I bet you’re worried about attending. It costs money; I totally understand that. But there are a lot of ways to go for cheap.

Be a speaker – oh, that deadline has come and gone
Be a chapter leader – hrmm… not too many of those, [...]

Why are you going to the PASS Summit?

Colin Stasiuk asked a great question: Why are you going to the PASS Summit? But, more importantly, Colin hits on the all important question: how do you decide which sessions to attend?
This is going to be my second PASS Summit, so I’m not an expert on picking sessions, but I have an idea based on [...]

PASS Summit 2008 Thursday and Friday Recap

Thursday
After the Thursday’s keynote, I spent some time talking with Brent and meeting various vendors and conference attendees. It’s been good to have a little bit of time to relax, I’ve found.
After lunch, I attended Paul Nielsen’s and Louis Davidson’s presentation on smart database design. If they present on this topic, I definitely suggest [...]