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  • Running a user-group meeting on a hot day

    It's 44C here today in Adelaide. Yesterday made it to 43.2C, and my lunchtime session of the Adelaide SQL Server User Group had its lowest attendance for a long time. There were a few influencing factors which I will need to learn from: 1. The heat. When the forecast says 41C and you're hoping...
    Posted to Rob Farley by Rob Farley on Tue, Jan 27 2009
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  • SQL and Virtual Earth

    A while back I was talking to Bronwen Zande, of Brisbane-based SoulSolutions and GeekGirlBlogs . Anyway, she and her partner John are big fans of Virtual Earth . As it's well publicised that SQL Server 2008 will have new spatial types , including fancy ways of integrating with Virtual Earth, I asked...
    Posted to Rob Farley by Rob Farley on Thu, Nov 1 2007
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  • User Group meeting with Christine Bishop

    Yesterday we had Christine Bishop come to Adelaide . She's the Product Marketing Manager for SQL Server and BI for Microsoft Australia. That makes her handy to know if you're in the SQL space, and we had a nice crowd come along to the user group to meet her. One thing that made this meeting different...
    Posted to Rob Farley by Rob Farley on Thu, Oct 11 2007
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  • My favourite thing about SQL Server 2008

    A few people have asked me what my favourite thing is in SQL Server 2008 ("Katmai"). But my favourite thing isn't actually a feature at all, it's a mindset that Microsoft are taking with it. This mindset is "We will only put features into the CTPs once they are basically complete...
    Posted to Rob Farley by Rob Farley on Mon, Aug 20 2007
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  • Thoughts on TechEd

    I enjoy TechEd . It's always good fun. Last week was my fourth TechEd, having attended for the past three years, plus in '99. The last three years have seen my involvement increase each time. Last year I proctored with the Hands-On Labs, and this year I presented both a session and an Instructor...
    Posted to Rob Farley by Rob Farley on Fri, Aug 17 2007
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  • Darren Gosbell in Adelaide on July 12th

    What a great week for Adelaide having Australian SQL MVPs presenting! Code Camp SA on the weekend of July 7th and 8th features the Gregs (Linwood and Low), and BI expert Darren Gosbell will be coming to speak to the Adelaide SQL Server User Group the following Thursday. He'll be presenting about...
    Posted to Rob Farley by Rob Farley on Tue, Jul 3 2007
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  • Code Camp hits Adelaide

    July 7-8 is the date for Code Camp SA. If you're superstitious and seven is your lucky number, then it might be worth pointing out that the date is 7/7/7. It's being organised by ADNUG, UniSA and the ACS, and you can find a full list of speakers here . I won't be there, but the Australian...
    Posted to Rob Farley by Rob Farley on Tue, Jul 3 2007
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  • Powershell script from my SQL presentation

    Last week I presented at my user-group about PowerShell and why every DBA should know this. The talk went for just over an hour, and as most of the audience hadn't used PowerShell at all, I started from the top and really pushed concepts like "You pipe objects not text". The script can be downloaded...
    Posted to Rob Farley by Rob Farley on Tue, Jan 16 2007
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  • Office 2007 RTM today, great time for a talk about it and SQL!

    Office 2007 has RTM'd today, and this includes Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. This is great timing, with Grant Paisley coming to Adelaide to give his talk about integrating BI and MOSS. This is a great talk, and if you're going to be in Adelaide, you should be there! Go to sqlserver...
    Posted to Rob Farley by Rob Farley on Mon, Nov 6 2006
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  • Slides and scripts on the OVER clause presentation

    I'll write more about this when I get the chance. But in the meantime, if you want the slides and scripts from my presentations in Wagga and at AdSSUG last week, then get them from http://msmvps.com/files/folders/robfarley/entry180018.aspx . It was on Ranking Functions and Windowing, or on the uses...
    Posted to Rob Farley by Rob Farley on Sun, Oct 15 2006
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  • Developing presenters with an open mic night

    In August I ran a tag-team user-group meeting . The idea was that people within the group would get up and give a really short presentation about something which they thought was cool. I had a few people put their hands up, and I prompted a few more people as well. All in all, the meeting was really...
    Posted to Rob Farley by Rob Farley on Sun, Oct 15 2006
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