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  • SQL Event for July 2014

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    Almost July 2014 and looking forward to what will no doubt be another great SQLBits. This time in Telford. SQLBits XII 17th – 19th July 2014 The International Centre, Telford http://sqlbits.com/ However before SQLBits there is another event that you can still go to if you are quick, and it is in the South West! There are…

  • SQL Saturday 269 Exeter

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    Not quite sure where the time is going this year, but coming very shortly is SQL Saturday 269 in Exeter and it is well worth attending. http://www.sqlsaturday.com/269/eventhome.aspx This event will be held on 21st and 22nd March 2014 at Jurys Inn Hotel Exeter, Western Way, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2DB, United Kingdom. (Location details – http://www.sqlsaturday.com/269/location.aspx)

  • SQL Events 2013 Part 2

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    Just to make everyone aware that SQL Relay is back in November this year. These are all day events, and well worth attending. The link you will need is: http://www.sqlrelay.co.uk/register.html The dates are: WEEK 1 Mon 11 Nov Reading Tue 12 Nov Southampton Wed 13 Nov Cardiff Thu 14 Nov Birmingham Fri 15 Nov Hertfordshire WEEK…

  • My MCM plaque, bag and laptop case

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    Look what I got in the post… Free stuff from Microsoft. Well true you need to pass a few exams to get them, but how cool is the swag. I did wonder what UPS had sent me and had completely forgot this was coming. Good luck to all those on the road to getting them.

  • MCM 2008 Success

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    I got an email from Microsoft! The lab I took on the 11th April. (Yesterday). I passed!!! So…. a long time ago in a place….no wait… I passed the prerequisite and then spent many days with my books and study material to pass the knowledge exam which as I said before was hard. The lab exam itself…

  • SQL Events 2013

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    2013 is shaping up to be a good year for me getting to events, so far penciled in are SQLSaturday in Exeter and SQLBits XI in Nottingham. Hope to see lots of you there… In fact you can even register for SQLSaturday right now. So go do that. SQLSaturday #194 8th and 9th March 2013 Exeter http://www.sqlsaturday.com/194/eventhome.aspx SQLBits XI 2nd…

  • Consultancy / Contract Work / New Certification Goal

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    I have over the last few months taken the decision to leave my full-time job and setup my own company. This should hopefully provide me with greater flexibility to do the things I wish to do and allow me the time to do them. My new company was setup last week on the 13th September…

  • Tidy Blog, lazyness and SQLBITS X

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    I said I would get round to moving some of the old content, and true to my word albeit several months later I have added the profiler/deadlocks posts. I know I should add new content, rather than repost older bits but I have been rather preoccupied with one thing and another. I can tell you…

  • Motivation & Exams MCDBA MCITP *cough*

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    Motivation & Exams I find the hardest thing to obtaining any qualification is time. Unless you are lucky enough to be studying full-time, it is obviously very probable that you like me have a full-time job as well as lots of other responsibilities. Often when asked in the past what I would like to achieve as…