Returning to the Oracle Community: Speaking Up, Holding Strong
Recently, I re-entered the Oracle community as a speaker, and I won’t lie, I felt some anxiety. I’d been away
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Making Technology Bulletproof
Thought Leadership
Designing for Multi-Platform Databases: A SME’s Perspective
When building products that interact with multiple database platforms, the complexity can be both a challenge and an opportunity. For
Read MorePASS Summit 2024
Now that I’ve been at Redgate as the newest Advocate, along with my engineering duties, let’s talk about the annual
Read MoreSQLBits 2024- It’s Not Just a Wrap, It’s the Whole Burrito!
So, this last week I had the opportunity to speak and attend at the SQLbits conference. This was high on
Read MoreAI/ML- Death of the Database? Long Live the Database!
One undeniable truth is that we often lean towards what’s familiar to us. Open-source solutions might be cost-effective and supported
Read MoreNew SQL Server and Oracle Cloud White Papers on Github!
I’ve been pretty busy with work and travel, but I finally got an official Silk Github repository to publish a
Read MoreFive Years at Microsoft and Next Adventures
Five years? Really? Yes, it’s been five years since I joined Microsoft and I can honestly say, it’s been a
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ADHD and Certification Tests- A Tale of Disaster
I don’t talk too much about my Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, (ADHD) brain outside of the occasional squirrel joke and
Read MorePASS Summit 2019 Learning Pathways
Hello from Atlanta, where I’m preparing for tomorrow’s SQL Saturday and arrived for the great news announcing this year’s PASS
Read MoreThe Late Spring Speaking Gauntlet
There are busy times for everyone and if you speak at conferences, the busy times are March,May and November. I
Read MoreI Got Here On My Own
Click bait worthy title, eh? 🙂 That’s what I thought after I read the article from the Harvard Biz Review
Read MoreBroadening Your Audience
I spent this week speaking at two conferences that may not be familiar to my usual crowd: • Techwell StarEast
Read MoreThe Future of the DBA, #C18LV, Video 1
I’m starting to move towards doing more videos and hope to improve my video skills, (and maybe add a dance
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