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				Redgate SQL in the City Summit – Experts Panel (+YouTube)			

							

					January 11, 2019				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Red-gate SQL in the City Summit – New York City – Compliance Database DevOps I was on the panel with Bob Ward #starstruck #milestone!
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				NYC User Group – Presentation			

							

					December 13, 2018				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Introduction to Azure SQL Data Warehouse
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				NESSUG – Presentation			

							

					November 1, 2018				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Boston, MA – NESSUG – Query Tuning without Production Data (session page & materials)
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				BostonSQL – Presentation			

							

					August 1, 2018				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Boston, MA – BostonSQL – Launch Your Database Into Azure (session page & materials)
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				SQLSAT741 – Multiple Presentations			

							

					July 28, 2018				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Albany, NY – #SQLSAT741 – Introduction to Azure SQL Data Warehouse (session page & materials) Albany, NY – #SQLSAT741 – Launch Your Database Into The Cloud (session page & materials)
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				Microsoft Data Platform MVP (second award)			

							

					July 1, 2018				
						
		

		
		
		

			
I received the Microsoft Data Platform MVP for the second year in a row.
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				SQLSAT716 – Presentation			

							

					May 19, 2018				
						
		

		
		
		

			
New York City, NY – #SQLSAT716 – Introduction to Azure SQL Data Warehouse (session page & materials)
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				Hartford SQL Server User Group – Presentation			

							

					May 1, 2018				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Hartford, CT – Hartford SQL Server User Group – Query Tuning without Production Data (session page & materials)
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				FairfieldPASS User Group – Presentation			

							

					April 23, 2018				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Stamford, CT – FairfieldPASS User Group – Query Tuning without Production Data (session page & materials)
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				Northwest Arkansas SQL Server User Group – Virtual Presentation			

							

					April 1, 2018				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Bentonville, AR (virtual) – Northwest Arkansas SQL Server user group – Introduction to Azure SQL Data Warehouse (session page & materials)
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				PASS Summit 2018 Program Committee Member			

							

					April 1, 2018				
						
		

		
		
		

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				SQLSAT719 – Presentation			

							

					March 17, 2018				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Chicago, IL – #SQLSAT719 – Introduction to Azure SQL Data Warehouse (session page & materials)
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				GroupBy Conference – Virtual Presentation			

							

					March 16, 2018				
						
		

		
		
		

			
GroupBy – March 16th, 2018 – Architecting Availability Groups (session page & materials)
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				MagicPASS – Virtual Presentation			

							

					March 10, 2018				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Orlando, FL (virtual) – MagicPASS – Architecting Availability Groups (session page & materials)
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				Wausau Point Pass – Virtual Presentation (+YouTube)			

							

					January 17, 2018				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Wausau, WI (virtual) – Wausau Point Pass – Architecting Availability Groups (session page & materials) – Watch it on YouTube.
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				New England SQL Server User Group – Presentation			

							

					October 15, 2017				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Burlington, MA – New England SQL Server User Group – Architecting Availability Groups (session page & materials)
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				Capital Area SQL Server User Group – Presentation			

							

					August 9, 2017				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Albany, NY – Capital Area SQL Server User Group – Architecting Availability Groups (session page & materials)
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				SQLSAT622 – Multiple Presentations			

							

					July 29, 2017				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Albany, NY – #SQLSAT622 – Architecting Availability Groups (session page & materials) Albany, NY – #SQLSAT622 – Launch Your Database Into The Cloud (bacpac edition) (lightning talk) (session page & materials)
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				Became a SentryOne PAC Community Ambassador			

							

					July 2, 2017				
						
		

		
		
		

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				Joined SentryOne Produce Advisory Council (PAC)			

							

					July 1, 2017				
						
		

		
		
		

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				Rochester SQL Server User Group – Presentation			

							

					May 22, 2017				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Rochester, NY – Rochester SQL Server User Group – Architecting Availability Groups (session page & materials)
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				SQLSAT619 – Multiple Presentations			

							

					April 29, 2017				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Rochester, NY – #SQLSAT619 – Query Tuning without Production Data (session page & materials) Rochester, NY – #SQLSAT619 – Architecting Availability Groups (session page & materials)
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				SQLPerformance.com			

							

					April 1, 2017				
						
		

		
		
		

			
I contributed to a SQL myths blog series with Aarn Bertrand on SQLPerformance.com.
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				Microsoft Data Platform MVP (first award)			

							

					April 1, 2017				
						
		

		
		
		

			
I received the Microsoft MVP award in the area of Data Platform.
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				SQLSAT585 – Presentation			

							

					February 25, 2017				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Boston, MA – #SQLSAT585 – Architecting Availability Groups (session page & materials)
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				Joined the Friends of Redgate program			

							

					February 3, 2017				
						
		

		
		
		

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				FairfieldPASS User Group – Presentation			

							

					January 18, 2017				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Stamford, CT – FairfieldPASS User Group – Architecting Availability Groups (session page & materials)
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				SQLSAT513- Presentation			

							

					July 30, 2016				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Albany, NY – #SQLSAT513 – Architecting Availability Groups (session page & materials)
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				SQLSAT526- Presentation			

							

					May 14, 2016				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Rochester, NY – #SQLSAT526 – Architecting Availability Groups (session page & materials)
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				SQLSAT500 – Presentation			

							

					March 19, 2016				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Boston, MA – #SQLSAT500 – Architecting Availability Groups (session page & materials)
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				SQLSAT386 – Presentation			

							

					July 25, 2015				
						
		

		
		
		

			
#SQLSAT386 – Architecting Availability Groups (session page & materials)
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				FairfieldPASS			

							

					May 1, 2015				
						
		

		
		
		

			
After moving to Connecticut, I found that the closest active SQL Server user group was in Hartford, which was a bit of a drive for me to participate in. However, I was able to locate a group in Stamford which…
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				SQLShack.com			

							

					October 21, 2014				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Began blog contributions to SQLShack.com.
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				Hampton Roads SQL Server User Group			

							

					January 1, 2014				
						
		

		
		
		

			
Took over leadership of the Hampton Roads SQL Server User Group in 2014. By April of 2015, I took a new job in Connecticut where I, sadly, had to leave this rewarding role. Thankfully, the perfect replacement was available, Monica…
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				Blog syndication on ToadWorld.com			

							

					February 1, 2013				
						
		

		
		
		

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				SQLHammer.com Launch			

							

					July 25, 2012				
						
		

		
		
		

			
First blog post! Welcome to SQLHammer.com everyone!
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