TL;DR – In April, I’m challenging myself to write (and publish!) here regularly, and I’m extending an open challenge to other new bloggers to do the same. Interested? Read on. I enjoy reading Seth Godin’s writing. Many of his daily posts speak about allowing your creativity to flourish and about building communities by simply allowing your voice […]
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.
SQLSaturday Phoenix Wrap-Up
We had a great day at SQLSaturday Phoenix this weekend! The weather was beautiful (about 60°F warmer than at my home in Iowa!), and the crowd was fantastic. Thanks to all who attended my sessions! Both groups asked a lot of great questions. I hope all of you were able to find something you could take back […]
SQLSaturday Phoenix
This weekend, I’m flying to Phoenix to be a part of SQLSaturday there. I will present two new sessions on Saturday: Extending Your Availability Group for Disaster Recovery Did you know that SQL Server Availability Groups can be a great solution for disaster recovery? Availability groups have become well known for their high availability capabilities, […]
PASS Summit: Wrap-Up
This week has been awesome! On Monday, I attended Red Gate’s SQL in the City at McCaw Hall at Seattle Center, a beautiful facility near the base of the Space Needle. We had a full day of sessions, and everything went off without a hitch. My session was in one of the last slots of […]
And now for something completely different…
In Monty Python’s Flying Circus, they would sometimes switch sketches with the line, “And now for something completely different”. I’m reminded of that as I’m writing this, looking down at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains on my way to my seventh PASS Summit, for as familiar as this conference is to me now, especially […]