Companero Conference

I am extremely pleased to have the opportunity to speak at Compañero Conference. Compañero Conference (or CompaCon, as I can't pronounce "Compañero" because I can't roll that n) is a paid conference in Norfolk, Virginia, starting the evening of October 3rd and going on through the 5th. The purpose of Compañero Conference is to give lone DBAs,…

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Error 0x80004005 In SQL Server R Services

I recently worked through a strange error (with help from a couple sharp cookies at Microsoft) and wanted to throw together a quick blog post in case anybody else sees it. I have SQL Server R Services set up, and in the process of running a fairly complex stored procedure, got the following error message: Msg…

Speaking At 24 HOP

I have the opportunity to speak at 24 Hours of PASS:  Data Security and Data Quality on Wednesday, May 3rd.  My topic is entitled Outlier Detection with SQL and R.  My session begins at 12 PM Eastern (4 PM UTC), nestled between a couple of great speakers in Bob Pusateri and Robert Davis. Here's my abstract: Forensic…

What Makes A Data Platform Professional?

Eugene Meidinger hates the broadness of the term "data platform professional": During PASS Summit, I wrote a post about the broadening data platform. I talked about the term Data Professional, and how I feel how it describes the changes going on the in SQL space. Here’s the problem: It’s a terrible guide. It’s a great description,…