In the spirit of starting to write more on this blog (good or not), I’m answering Tom LaRock’s call for Meme Monday this month. His question: What do you want to do for your #sqlfamily in 2012? I’m going to start by doing what I’ve been doing. For the last couple of years, I’ve been […]
Ed Leighton-Dick helps small and midsize businesses solve their most challenging database performance, resiliency, and data security issues at Kingfisher Data, the consulting firm he founded in 2014. He has taught thousands of people at over 200 events, including the world's largest Microsoft data platform conferences, and he has been a leader in the Microsoft data community since 2008. Microsoft has recognized Ed seven times as a Data Platform MVP for his expertise and service to the data community.
Is anyone here?
So it turns out that this summer and fall have been very, very busy – too busy to start a blog. A short synopsis: I completed my 5K! As I posted earlier, I ran a 5K on September 17. I finished in 31:00.08 – by far, a personal best. I’m still running, too, and I […]
Ed vs. the 5K
I’ve always hated exercise. For as long as anyone can remember, I’ve complained about doing it. So it came as a surprise to many – including my wife – when I started running this spring. As soon as it started getting warmer (defined as “anything above freezing”), I started getting up early in the morning […]