March 2012 - Posts

• T-SQL in Chicago – the LobsterPot teams with DataEducation

  In May, I’ll be in the US. I have board meetings for PASS at the SQLRally event in Dallas, and then I’m going to be spending a bit of time in Chicago. The big news is that while I’m in Chicago (May 14-16), I’m going to teach my “Advanced T-SQL Querying Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 27, 2012 1:18 AM by Rob Farley | 1 Comments Filed under: lobsterpot, professional development, sql

• 24 Hours of PASS – first reflections

  A few days after the end of 24HOP, I find myself reflecting on it. I’m still waiting on most of the information. I want to be able to discover things like where the countries represented on each of the sessions, and things like that. So far, I have the Read More... Posted Monday, March 26, 2012 2:03 PM by Rob Farley | 2 Comments Filed under: 24hop, community, professional development, sql, sqlpass

• 24HOP gets off to a good start

  Session 11 is on as I write this – Ami Levin presenting about Primary Keys. It’s a good session. But actually, they’ve all been excellent so far, not just Ami’s. I’ve heard only good things about the content. So if you’re reading this and 24HOP is still Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:42 PM by Rob Farley | 0 Comments

• 24 hours to pass until 24 Hours of PASS

  There’s a bunch of stuff going on at the moment in the SQL world, so if you’ve missed this particular piece of news, let me tell you a bit about it. Twice a year, the SQL community puts on its biggest virtual event – 24 Hours of PASS. And the next one Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 20, 2012 12:03 PM by Rob Farley | 2 Comments Filed under: 24hop, community, professional development, sql, sqlpass

• Be the surgeon

  It’s a phrase I use often, especially when teaching, and I wish I had realised the concept years earlier. (And of course, fits with this month’s T-SQL Tuesday topic, hosted by Argenis Fernandez ) When I’m sick enough to go to the doctor, I see a GP. I Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 13, 2012 12:13 PM by Rob Farley | 6 Comments Filed under: lobsterpot, sql, t-sql tuesday