Houston User Group Casino Night

The Houston SharePoint User group reached out to other area user groups this year and asked if we would… [more]

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“Heads Up” Project Management

Driving home from rugby practice last week I started thinking about something the coach said. It is a… [more]

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Executive Briefing at Microsoft

It is no secret that I am a fan of Apple's products.  I carry a MacBook Pro, an iPhone, and talk… [more]

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What we can learn from the Foursquare outage

In the world of mobile location based services, it does not get any bigger thanFoursquare. On October… [more]

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19 iPad Applications for Business Users

Everyday more and more iPads show up in boardrooms across the globe. While many classify the iPad as… [more]

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Houston User Group Casino Night

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The Houston SharePoint User group reached out to other area user groups this year and asked if we would like to participate in a joint user group event around Christmas time. We, of course, thought this was a fantastic idea. What is better than having community get together? Having multiple communities get together for a [...]

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“Heads Up” Project Management

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Driving home from rugby practice last week I started thinking about something the coach said. It is a phrase that anyone who has played sports has heard. Play “heads up”. Our rugby coach wanted us to keep our heads up to see what was going on around the pitch while we played to look for opportunities [...]

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SQL Saturday #97, Austin Wrap Up

Last weekend I presented Adventures in Project Management at SQL Saturday #97, Austin.  This was the first time I gave this presentation and it went really well.  The talk was well attended and seemed to be well received.  I think the fact that no one threw any fruit at me means they liked it.  You [...]

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Speaking at SQL Saturday #97

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I have been selected to speak at SQL Saturday #97 in Austin, TX on October 1st. I will be presenting a bonus topic, Adventures in Project Management. I am very much looking forward to presenting is Austin. Reviewing the lineup, it will be an event not to be missed. Some of my favorite people will [...]

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SRS Double Hop Authentication

I was recently asked by a client to architect a data and reporting environment.  Part of the business requirements was separation of the production database server and the reporting services server.   Another part of the business requirements stated that the reports were to leverage a shared data source and Windows Authentication.  While none of the [...]

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Executive Briefing at Microsoft

It is no secret that I am a fan of Apple’s products.  I carry a MacBook Pro, an iPhone, and talk about how much I love them to everyone who will listen.  What you typically won’t hear me rant and rave about is how I think Microsoft really “gets it” and how they are heading in [...]

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