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Okay, this is pertaining my LAST blog post, “SQL Server 2016 Community Launch Event – Vancouver, B.C.”  a.k.a. The Event As Vancouver is one of the TOP 10 most expensive cities to live, it’s reasonable to expect that it is also one of the TOP 10 most expensive cities to host an event… Community event, […]

What?  Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Community Launch Event Where?  UBC Robson Square Downtown Campus (800 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3B7) When?  Thursday, May 19th, 2016  (9 AM – 5 PM) We will have Microsoft Employees, Data Platform MVPs and Seasoned SQL Professionals talking about and demonstrating the new features of SQL Server 2016.  Of course,

As I roll up my sleeves, make some espresso [insert 12 other OCD / procrastination habits], In preparations for another SQLSaturday, I think once again about how I have needs.  I’m not talking about the one’s that Abraham Maslov provided me – those are a given.  I have certain needs as a presenter in order to be

…In less than 2 weeks! – Register Now #SQLSatVancouver We’re BAAAaaack! Well after almost 2 1/2 years we decided to do it one more time! (For historical purposes you can check-out my last post on the topic here.) “What’s a SQLSaturday?” A little unsure what a SQL Saturday is… well you can read the original

Potatoes, cream and butter not required! Tomorrow evening I will be delivering a presentation to the Vancouver PASS Chapter the Vancouver BI PASS Chapter and invitations have gone out to various other local UGs as I will be covering a few different areas. Power Query is a pretty slick tool and I will add details

Wow! The end of an amazing Day #1 – Dimensional Modeling in Depth. I frequently espouse the benefits of benefits of following the Kimball approach to clients. Sometimes they listen and send their people to the Kimball University Training, and sometimes they simply buy them the book and say, “Make it so, Number One!” [Think

I have always been a fan of the Kimball Books for providing a playbook for how to do Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence (DW/BI), and I have always had an excuse for not biting the bullet and taking the course.  Now, my time is running out.  The team is retiring, as stated here.  I am

It is with great excitement and enthusiasm that I share with everyone that I will be presenting with Niko Neugebauer (t | IN | mvp) at the upcoming PASS Business Analytics Conference in San Jose, California. I have been going to PASS conferences for over a decade now, and occasionally I have submitted an abstract or

I actually had to look up “Riddance” for this one. good riddance phrase of riddance said to express relief at being free of a troublesome or unwanted person or thing. Sure, I’ve used the term before, but I wasn’t too sure how to spell it correctly.  Seeing it in correctly spelt, it all made sense to

Start Time: 8:25 PM Pacific Time  (remember I am stopping to two finger type this blog 🙂 Downloaded Windows 8.1 Downloaded and Installed “Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool” from CodePlex Created Windows 8.1 x64 Bootable USB on 8GB OCZ Rally2 Slide Samsung Pro 512GB SSD into my Lenovo x230T (replacing my Samsung Pro 256GB SSD) Booted to USB