In June 2011, 22 SQL Server pros gathered in Seattle and set sail for Alaska. This is their story: Looks like fun, eh? Wanna join us in 2012? Sign up for our email list to be notified when we announce the SQLCruise 2012 schedule.
In June 2011, 22 SQL Server pros gathered in Seattle and set sail for Alaska. This is their story: Looks like fun, eh? Wanna join us in 2012? Sign up for our email list to be notified when we announce the SQLCruise 2012 schedule.
You need motivation. You’re staring at the same monitor all day long, just hoping things will get better. Give yourself a light at the end of the tunnel with photos we took on SQLCruise Alaska. Click on each photo to get the high-resolution version. Enjoy! Download the zip file of all 27 wallpapers (13MB), and…
We started our cruise on land in Seattle, Washington at the beautiful old KR Trigger building. We set up a Saturday buffet with bahn mi sandwiches, pupusas, and good old tacos, and we stocked the bar with our favorite beers and wines. The cruisers and their plus-ones got to know each other in a relaxed…
This Sunday, a couple dozen database geeks and their loved ones will board the Norwegian Pearl for a week of SQL Server training, professional development, networking, fun, and relaxation. It’s a truly unique event where we get to learn AND teach – everyone involved in the cruise shares things they’ve learned in their daily life. …
A while back, I hit a point in my life where I wanted to start taking my family on vacations. I’d experienced enough success that I wanted to share my good fortune with the people I loved. As part of that, I started taking each member of my family on a cruise. Dad’s chosen destination…
Not quite a junior DBA, not quite a senior DBA – there’s a mid-career point where we know just enough to be dangerous, but not quite enough for our own good. Join Microsoft Certified Master Brent Ozar in this ten-minute video as he discusses statistics, table variables, and recompilations. … This SQLCruise snippet is brought…
In the beginning, when we first started working with SQL Server, our servers had a few drive bays built in. Over time, as we needed more and more storage, we had to transition to Storage Area Networks (SANs). SANs are independent, flexible, well-protected, and blazing fast – at least in theory. In reality, most of…
Congratulations to Doug Lane (Blog – @DougLane4), the winner of Idera’s SQLVictory contest. He produced this killer video about a time when he vanquished the SQL beast: For his efforts, Idera’s sending him on SQLCruise Alaska for free! Idera also gave two runners-up prizes of $300 Amazon gift cards, plus several runner-up prizes of $100…
When you’re studying for the MCM or MCITP exams, how do you pick which topics to focus on and which ones to ignore? In this six-minute video taken from a SQLCruise 2011 Miami presentation, Brent talks about his triage strategy: This video was sponsored by SQL Sentry. SQL Sentry, Inc. delivers software products that optimize…
If you’ve been thinking about signing up for SQLCruise Alaska on May 29th but you didn’t want to get a whole room by yourself, you’re in luck. One of our cruisers is looking to pair up, and this one’s an interesting setup. John and Yanni Robel are going on the Alaska cruise along with their…