Monthly Archives: March 2009

Day Three of 2009 MVP Global Summit

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Glenn Berry

Today was the third day of the MVP Global Summit. Lot’s of good information about SQL Server “Futures”, which I unfortunately cannot get into, since it is NDA. Twitter is very popular among many MVP’s this year, and Microsoft has … Continue reading →

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Day Two Of 2009 MVP Global Summit

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Glenn Berry

The second day of the MVP Summit was packed full of good information most of which is NDA. I can say that I am excited about what I am seeing, and I am impressed with the openness and enthusiasm of … Continue reading →

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Twitter Is Down…

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Glenn Berry

After much resistance, I finally opened an account on Twitter last night (which is GlennAlanBerry). Now, it is down this morning, which is not that unusual for them…

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Photos From Day 1 Of The 2009 MVP Global Summit

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Glenn Berry

Pinal Dave has posted a bunch of photos from the opening keynote and welcome reception of the 2009 MVP Global Summit. After talking to some other SQL MVPs who swear by Twitter, I finally broke down an opened an account, … Continue reading →

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2009 MVP Summit Report Day 1

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Glenn Berry

Today was the first day of the 2009 MVP Global Summit in Seattle, where about 2200 Microsoft MVPs are in attendance. Registration opened bright and early at 7:00AM. The first “Side Sessions” started at noon. I attended one session about … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Office Lab’s Vision Of The Future In 2019

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Glenn Berry

Long Zheng has an interesting link up to a five minute video showing their vision of how we might interact with computers and smart devices in 2019. It is certainly worth a look, since it is very well done, and … Continue reading →

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Scripts For Database Mirroring Presentation At Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Glenn Berry

I gave a presentation and demonstration about SQL Server 2008 Database Mirroring at the Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta on February 21, 2009 at Metro State University in Denver. This demo sets up a synchronous mirror on the AdventureWorks database. I … Continue reading →

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Wet At the 2009 MVP Global Summit

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Glenn Berry

No surprise, it is raining in Seattle, where I am attending the 2009 MVP Global Summit, which is from March 1-4. This is only my second MVP Summit, so I still feel somewhat new and junior compared to “celebrity” MVPs … Continue reading →

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