June 4, 2012 2:56 PM
Posted by: Colin Smith
Feedback,
PASS,
Speaking,
TrainingThis week is the week that hopeful presenters for the 2012 PASS Summit will be notified if they have been selected or not. We should all know by this Friday if we have been chosen to speak, to be an alternate, or just flat out denied, like I was...
January 30, 2012 7:13 PM
Posted by: Colin Smith
24 HOP,
PASS,
Speaking,
TrainingI have submitted my session for the 24 Hours of Pass. I hope to get selected for this as I was denied for the PASS Summit based on a lack of speaking experience. I am hoping to get some more speaking experience so if I decide to submit again for the Summit that the lack of experience will not be my...
January 27, 2012 4:49 PM
Posted by: Colin Smith
24HOP,
PASSOnly a few days left so go do it. What are you waiting for? Are you looking to share your knowledge, have fun, and probably make some new friends in the SQL Server community? Then do what I am about to do and go sign up to present at the 24 hours of pass. Click the link to go submit your abstract...
October 13, 2011 2:24 AM
Posted by: Colin Smith
Denali,
PASS,
SQL Server
During the Keynote at the Pass Session today. Ted Kummert of MS made the announcement that SQL Server Codename Delai is actually going to be called SQL Server 2012. Not very exciting but he went on to say that we would have a full RTM release in the first half of the ...
October 10, 2011 5:35 AM
Posted by: Colin Smith
PASS,
PASS Summit,
SummitTomorrow is the beginning of PASS. I wish I was able to attend this year again but I think that my time and money was better spent at the SQL Skills immersion event that I attended. I know that I will be missing out on some great content, networking, and parties.
As much as I would like to be at...
May 21, 2011 9:00 PM
Posted by: Colin Smith
PASS,
PASS Summit,
TrainingA few days ago PASS announced that the 2013 Summit will be in Charlotte NC. This is great news, in my opinion. I have only been to one Summit and it was AWESOME and I recommend it to any SQL Server pro out there no matter what level you are at. I had such a great time but I do not think that I will...
December 30, 2010 4:50 PM
Posted by: Colin Smith
DVD's,
PASS,
SessionsSo I just got my DVD's on Tuesday after getting back to the office after vacation. I have watched a few and all that I have seen are very good. But I must point out the session called "Transactional Replication: Beyond the Basics" by Kendal Van Dyke (
December 28, 2010 3:00 PM
Posted by: Colin Smith
DVD's,
PASS,
Seesions,
Summit,
TrainingToday I came back into my office after being out for a couple of weeks. One week I was traveling for work and then I was on Vacation for a week and that was nice. Well when I got back to my desk I had a package sitting on my desk and I thought "hmmm what could that be?" I opened it up and it was my...
November 28, 2010 10:00 AM
Posted by: Colin Smith
Education,
PASSI was very lucky and my company was nice enough to send me to the PASS Summit and I can not thank them enough for that. When I was getting ready to go to the Summit I was like a kid on Christmas Eve. The anticipation was killing me and I could just not wait to get to the event and have fun and...
