Tag Archives: SQLDiag

Posting My Presentations from SQLSaturday #35 – Part I

This is a little bit embarrassing… I can’t upload the zip archive files with my presentation materials! Apparently WordPress.com, the host of this blog, does not allow zip files: Accepted Filetypes. My presentation materials include a mixture of PDF files, … Continue reading

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Looking Back on My PASS Presentation

I delivered my "Leveraging PSSDiag/SQLDiag for Efficient Troubleshooting" presentation yesterday morning, here at the PASS Community Summit 2009 conference in Seattle, Washington. The talk went quite well—I had fun and felt like there was good interaction with the audience (including … Continue reading

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A Successful Rehearsal and Upcoming Improvements to the Presentation

My rehearsal this morning went really well. Not in terms of my delivery, but rather in the great feedback that I received and my own ideas for improvement that it generated. I want to thank Patrick LeBlanc (blog, Twitter) again … Continue reading

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The Presentations Won’t Be Posted Until After the PASS Summit

I’ve decided that the posting of my presentation materials (PowerPoint slide decks and sample code) will have to wait until I return from the 2009 PASS Community Summit. I apologize again for the delay. As I mentioned previously, I’ve been … Continue reading

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Last Minute Rehearsal

My friend Patrick LeBlanc (blog, Twitter), host of SQL Lunch, has graciously agreed to help me have one last rehearsal of my "Leveraging PSSDiag/SQLDiag for Efficient Troubleshooting” presentation before delivering it at the 2009 PASS Community Summit next week. I … Continue reading

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The Delay Continues…

I made more progress on my presentations yesterday (on my day off), but they’re not ready to be posted yet. I apologize for the delay. I’m now targeting this coming weekend for their release. One reason is that the demonstrations … Continue reading

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A Brief Delay

I was hoping to knock out a few tasks over the weekend: Send the slide decks and code for my SQLSaturday #25 presentations to Stuart Ainsworth (blog, Twitter) for posting on the SQLSaturday.com web site Post the slide deck for … Continue reading

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Speaking at the October GFWSSUG and NTSSUG meetings

I will be delivering my Leveraging PSSDiag/SQLDiag for Efficient Troubleshooting presentation at the October meetings for the Greater Fort Worth SQL Users Group and North Texas SQL Server Users Group. The NTSSUG meeting will be this Thursday, October 15th (6:30 … Continue reading

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Dress Rehearsal for My Second SQLSaturday #25 Presentation

NOTE: This post was composed on an airplane on 2009-10-09. My "Leveraging SQLDiag for Efficient Troubleshooting" presentation is brand new, so of course it is very important practice the delivery to improve the experience for the audience. I use SQLDiag … Continue reading

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Speaking at SQLSaturday #25

This coming weekend, I head to Gainesville, Georgia for SQLSaturday #25. This will be my second SQLSaturday event to attend, and this time I will be presenting two sessions: Deadlock Detection, Troubleshooting, & Prevention at 8:30 a.m. Leveraging SQLDiag for … Continue reading

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