Watch All My Free PASS Summit Recordings and More Videos at Pass.org

A magical thing happened this week in the SQL Community Slack (it’s free to join, sign up here).

In the midst of a discussion about the cost of attending conferences, Benni De Jagere shared the following tweet from Cathrine Wilhelmsen:

Did you know that ALL the session recordings from PASS Summit 2017 (and earlier) are available for free? :) Get your learning on here: https://pass.org/Learning/Recordings/Listing.aspx?category=Summit #SQLPass #PASSsummit #SQLFamily

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Watch: Can This Team Succeed at DevOps? Panel Discussion

I recently participated in a panel discussion for the SQL PASS DevOps virtual chapter.

Watch our discussion about how to make three different teams successful at database DevOps.

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What 'Digital Transformation' Means, and How You Can Use It to Advance Your Career (video)

I recently spoke at the GroupBy free online conference. It was loads of fun, and the recordings from the event are now available.

In the hour-long session below, I explore what executives mean when they describe a ‘digital transformation’, why this transformation is happening across all industries, and how understanding this gives developers and database administrators an advantage in building their careers.

Even if you hate buzzwords, the big ones signify critical cultural changes. Digital transformation is one of those buzzwords, and it’s worth understanding what it really means.

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Do 75 Percent of Data Breaches Really Come from Insiders?

There’s a lot of information out there on data breaches. I’ve written before about one source that I trust: the Verizon Data Breach Report (DBIR).

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Watch: The Best of 2018 and Predictions for 2019 (video)

I recently got together with fellow Microsoft Data Platform MVPs Steve Jones, Kathi Kellenberger and Grant Fritchey to discuss the highlights of innovations we’ve seen in 2018 and predictions for 2019.

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Adding Microsoft MVP Contributions with PowerShell: Lessons Learned Using the MVP API

One of the things that brings Microsoft MVPs together each year is complaining about reporting community contributions to Microsoft.

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Where Do Data Breaches Come From?

I recently did a bit of research on the source of data breaches. In this post, I’ll talk a bit about my current favorite source for breach information, and a bit of what I learned.

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