I was quite surprised, to say the least, to hear today of Microsoft’s sudden retirement of its advanced certifications. (For those who haven’t heard, Microsoft sent an email late Friday announcing its decision to retire the MCM, MCSM, and MCA certifications on October 1, just one month from today.) For many of us, this is […]
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.
Spring SQL Saturday Sprint!
If any of you are in the Midwestern US, you can come see me speak both of the next two weekends. Both are new sessions, and they should be great! On April 6, I’ll be presenting “Get Involved!” at SQL Saturday #206 in Madison, WI: SQL Saturday is a great place to learn more about […]
Reboot
Two years ago, I was first inspired to start blogging by a session at the annual PASS Summit. It took me about eight months to finally get things together to start writing… and then I stopped. Finding time for this has been difficult, between the demands of work, family, and leading a PASS chapter. I […]
I’m presenting in Madison!
One of my goals for the year was to present at least twice. I’m happy to say that I’m making progress on that goal – my first presentation was selected for SQL Saturday #118 in Madison, WI! I’ll be presenting “Practically Normal”, a practical introduction to normalization. Normalization is a key concept in a relational […]
The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
“If it’s to be, it’s up to me.” – William H. Johnsen “No! Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” – Les Brown 2011 was a successful year, but not what I would consider to be “wildly” […]