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The SQLPASS Keynote – part 1
Not sure I was expecting to see a Tina impersonator at before 8:30am on a Tuesday morning, but this is SQLPASS 2010. There’s lots of
Inverse Predicates – look both ways before you cross
When I’m at the PASS Summit in Seattle this week, I will need to remember that I can’t just step onto the road if I’m
Why bother with database professionals?
Considering that I run a database consultancy, I should be fairly biased on this question, and suggest that you can’t possibly cope without database professionals
What am I doing at SQLPASS (apart from getting younger)?
It’s a busy week for me in Seattle next week. I’m delivering two sessions – one on Spatial Data Visualisation (on Tuesday afternoon), and one
The first Gold Competency in Australia!
At LobsterPot, there are a few things that we definitely value above other things. Integrity is top of the list – it has to be.
My Community Picks for the SQL PASS Summit
A few people have asked me about my community picks for the upcoming PASS Summit (in less than a week I’ll be on my way).