September 2011 - Posts

• SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Vol 2 – get my chapter free

  Yes, the SQL book I was involved in two years ago has a sequel . In the first book, I wrote chapters 7 and 40, and was one of 53 MVPs that contributed. And the proceeds went to War Child. Yes, none of the MVPs who wrote, edited, etc, got any royalties Read More... Posted Thursday, September 29, 2011 4:55 PM by Rob Farley | 2 Comments Filed under: book review, sql, community, deep dives book, sqlpass

• Pie charts – could try harder

  Another month, another T-SQL Tuesday. Next month’s will start during my pre-con at the PASS Summit, which will be interesting. It’s one thing to type during demos (and my pre-con will be demos from start to finish), but another to write a blog post. I’m Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:20 PM by Rob Farley | 5 Comments Filed under: t-sql tuesday

• More free training from PASS

  Yeah, alright. I know PASS puts on heaps of free training all the time. There are meetings around the world all the time, as held by hundreds of chapters. Seriously, there’s over 240 chapters in the world. If you figure that they typically have a 2 hour Read More... Posted Thursday, September 01, 2011 1:26 AM by Rob Farley | 6 Comments Filed under: sql, community, sqlpass, professional development, 24hop