My personal calendar for the past few weeks have been filled with visits to hospitals, clinics and other medical professionals after what happened to my wife last March. Growing up, I hated visits to hospitals. It’s probably because of all the medications I have had to take to treat primary complex. Show me a syringe used for […]
Very recently at the PASS Data Community Summit, announcements were made about SQL Server 2022 being available for the general public or what is commonly referred to as GA. With new releases come new features. And with the increased frequency of version releases, it’s hard to catch up with all the learning. This is one of […]
Ever since I started wearing a Fitbit Surge, my morning routine now includes checking how many hours I slept the night before and whether or not I have met my daily exercise goals. In the past, my peers laughed at me when I tell them that I need an average of 7.5 hours of sleep (the technology industry is […]
A story was told about then Germany’s youngest concert promoter who was organizing a jazz piano concert. After all the promotions and logistics have been considered, the day of the concert came. The featured artist arrived at the opera house venue with much disappointment. The staff at the venue misunderstood some of the instructions about the […]
community I’m a big advocate of technical communities – volunteering and speaking at conferences and events worldwide. Having no formal education in computer-related studies, I literally didn’t have a lot of opportunities for finding a job. And when you live in a third-world country where there is very limited opportunity and the chances for finding […]