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• Open Letter to the Ohio North SQL Server Users Group

  Hi, It's been ten days since our SQL Saturday, when I announced that I was stepping down from my position as President of the Ohio North SQL Server Users Group, and feel I should share some of my thoughts with you, the people that've made our group the Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 17, 2015 5:14 PM by AllenMWhite | 2 Comments Filed under: User Group Meetings

• Developing New Speakers

  There's a lot of discussion about the process of bringing new speakers to a level that allows them to be ready and able to present at major conferences like the PASS Summit . Andy Warren (@sqlandy) wrote a blog post about a speaker challenge and Brent Read More... Posted Thursday, July 17, 2014 12:22 PM by AllenMWhite | 9 Comments Filed under: User Group Meetings, Speaking, PASS Summit

• T-SQL Tuesday #41 - Presenting and Loving it!

  For this T-SQL Tuesday Bob Pusateri asked us to share how we came to love presenting. Before I ever got involved in computing technology I had (and still have) a love for the theatre, specifically musical theatre. When I was little the majority of albums Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 9, 2013 12:56 PM by AllenMWhite | 2 Comments Filed under: User Group Meetings, Speaking, T-SQL Tuesday

• [Speaking] Manage SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server Core with PowerShell

  This evening I'll be presenting a brand new session on installing and managing SQL Server 2012 with PowerShell. Here's the abstract: Windows Server 2008 introduced Server Core, the operating system without the Graphical User Interface. SQL Server 2012 Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 17, 2012 1:26 PM by AllenMWhite | 1 Comments Filed under: PowerShell, Database Administration, User Group Meetings, Speaking

• Speaking about Performance and PowerShell

  I'll be presenting at the South East Michigan SQL Server User Group (SEMSSUG) tonight. The session will be Gather SQL Server Performance Data with PowerShell . We all know how important it is to keep a baseline of performance metrics that allow us to Read More... Posted Thursday, December 8, 2011 12:37 PM by AllenMWhite | 1 Comments Filed under: PowerShell, Database Administration, User Group Meetings, Speaking

• We Are SQLFamily

  On Monday, Tom LaRock ( b /@sqlrockstar) presented his #MemeMonday topic as What #SQLFamily Means To Me . The #sqlfamily hash tag is a relatively new one, but is amazingly appropriate. I've been working with relational databases for almost 20 years, and Read More... Posted Friday, November 11, 2011 4:14 PM by AllenMWhite | 0 Comments Filed under: User Group Meetings, PASS Summit

• [Speaking] Lots of Speaking Engagements in September and October

  As Adam Machanic said, Fall is the busy season for speaking, and it will be for me. Here's a brief list of what's coming up: On Saturday, September 17 I'll be in Kalamazoo, Michigan for SQL Saturday #84 , where I'll be presenting my Automate Policy-Based Read More... Posted Monday, August 22, 2011 9:38 AM by AllenMWhite | 0 Comments Filed under: PowerShell, User Group Meetings, Speaking, Service Broker

• [OT] On Community

  Last fall, and winter, and spring I was part of the PASS Election Review Committee . It was interesting, sometimes fun, sometimes frustrating, but a very rewarding experience. My first PASS conference was in the fall of 2003, and I've attended every one Read More... Posted Thursday, August 11, 2011 1:47 PM by AllenMWhite | 3 Comments Filed under: User Group Meetings

• [Speaking] Let Service Broker Help You Scale Your Application

  I'll be presenting at tomorrow's PASS DBA Virtual Chapter. Here's the abstract: How your business applications interact with the corporate database directly can have a dramatic impact on how successful you are, and one of the biggest issues is performance Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 24, 2011 12:09 PM by AllenMWhite | 1 Comments Filed under: User Group Meetings, Speaking, Service Broker Attachment(s): ScaleYourApplicationsWithServiceBroker.zip

• PASS Summit Session Selection is Open

  This year the Program Committee decided to open up the selection process to the community. I'm anxious to see how well this is received, since it'll be the people who are actively online and aware of the process who'll influence the sessions that are Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 11, 2011 11:08 AM by AllenMWhite | 0 Comments Filed under: User Group Meetings, Speaking

• Build Your Personal Network

  Recently a few people have approached me privately about their careers, and how they can make the changes to allow them to do the kind of work they'd like to do, be it consulting or in a full-time role. (In every case, I was flattered and surprised, as Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 9, 2011 2:06 PM by AllenMWhite | 11 Comments Filed under: User Group Meetings

• The Team Behind SQL Saturday 60 In Cleveland

  Last July I asked the assembled group at the Ohio North SQL Server Users Group meeting if they'd be interested in putting on a SQL Saturday. Enthusiastically, they said yes! A great group of people came together and met, first monthly, then every other Read More... Posted Friday, February 4, 2011 11:31 AM by AllenMWhite | 5 Comments Filed under: User Group Meetings, Speaking

• SQL Rally Voting Open

  The voting for sessions for SQL Rally has been going on for a couple of weeks now. This week the Enterprise Database Administration & Deployment sessions are up for voting. I didn't go into politics because I don't feel comfortable telling people Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 26, 2011 10:28 PM by AllenMWhite | 1 Comments Filed under: Database Administration, User Group Meetings, Speaking

• The SQL Server Community

  In case you weren't aware of it, I absolutely love the SQL Server community. The people I've gotten to know have amazing knowledge, and they love sharing that knowledge with anyone who wants to learn. How can you not love that? It's inspiring and humbling Read More... Posted Saturday, January 15, 2011 5:39 PM by AllenMWhite | 8 Comments Filed under: User Group Meetings, Speaking

• PASS PowerShell PreCon was a Success

  I'd like to thank everyone who attended my pre-conference session at PASS on Using PowerShell to Get the Most Out Of SQL Server. It was a huge success, and (at the last count I heard) I had 63 people in attendance. The demos for the session have been Read More... Posted Friday, November 12, 2010 10:19 AM by AllenMWhite | 3 Comments Filed under: PowerShell, User Group Meetings, Speaking Attachment(s): DBA232P Use PowerShell to Get the Most out of SQL Server.zip