Tuesday, March 26, 2013
SQLintersection
The best emotion to describe how I'm feeling is 'astounded'. I'm astounded that I'm in such august company to be speaking the SQLIntersection (#iSQL) conference. Read the blog post from my first SQL Server mentor, Kimberly Tripp, which tells you all about SQLintersection.
Check out this list of speakers:
- Aaron Bertrand, Sr. Consultant, SQL Sentry, Inc. [blog | twitter]
- Andrew J. Kelly, Mentor, SolidQ [blog | twitter]
- Bob Ward, Principal Architect Escalation Engineer, Microsoft [blog | twitter]
- Brent Ozar, Brent Ozar Unlimited [blog | twitter]
- Conor Cunningham, Principal Architect, SQL Server, Microsoft [blog]
- Grant Fritchey, Product Evangelist, Red Gate Software [blog | twitter]
- Jeremiah Peschka, Brent Ozar Unlimited [blog | twitter]
- Joseph Sack, Principal Consultant, SQLskills.com [blog | twitter]
- Kendra Little, Managing Director, Brent Ozar Unlimited [blog | twitter]
- Kevin Kline, Director of Engineering Services, SQL Sentry, Inc. [blog | twitter]
- Kimberly L. Tripp, President/Founder, SQLskills.com [blog | twitter]
- Mat Young, Senior Director of Products, Fusion-io [blog | twitter]
- Paul S. Randal, CEO / Owner, SQLskills.com [blog | twitter]
- Paul White, SQL Kiwi Limited [blog | twitter]
- Steve Jones, Editor, SQLServerCentral.com [blog | twitter]
- Sumeet Bansal, Principal Solutions Architect, Fusion-io [blog | twitter]
Read the list of SQL Server sessions here. On top of the list of outstanding sessions to attend, I'll be giving a keynote on Tuesday afternoon. Witness:
So the only thing between the attendees and the booze in the reception hall is our keynote address?!? Oh yeah, that's going to go down real smooth, isn't it? I'll last about as long as a puny henchman between James Bond and the villain of the movie. Sumeet Bansal, from Fusion-IO, will have to survive until the credits roll. We'll be talking about high performance computing on SQL Server 2012 with an eye towards high availability, AlwaysOn, and Availability Groups.
If you're in Las Vegas, I hope to see you there! If not, you should consider coming to this excellent conference.
-Kevin
Continued Work Pays Off in the Leadership Space
I was surprised and honored to be mentioned by leadership expert Evan Carmichael as one of the top leadership Twitter experts for March 2013. Not only did I make the top 100, I came in at 12!
If you weren't aware of my leadership training specially geared for IT professionals, check out ForITPros.com, as well as my DVD and stream media training Leadership Skills for the IT Professional.
-Kevin
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Little Em Sings Twinkle
It's old, but kind'a funny. She's so big now. But it's fun to see her when she was itty bitty. ^_^
-Kev
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Vegas in October 2012
I was attending the SQL Connections event with my colleagues at SQL Sentry. Below is, from closest to furthest, Greg Gonzalez, Andy Kelly, and Peter Shire. It was an amazing party limo, literally a stretch Hummer with interior disco lighting.
The beautiful fountains of the Bellagio.
From left to right, Aaron Bertrand, me, and Peter Shire.
Labels: SQL Sentry, SQLPeople
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Katie is growing up too fast
And she's looking quite old too!
Her most recent birthday, July 26th, was her 11th. She's as tall as her sisters and mom, even though she's in 6th grade. Don't let the unibrow and handle bar mustache fool you - she's a beautiful young lady!
She's also bonkers.
She's also bonkers.
Monday, October 08, 2012
SQLCruising & Josie
I sometimes teach a class on SQL Server on a cruise ship.
This spring, the cruise went to Alaska.
I was lucky enough to have some extra room on the Alaska cruise. I gave my mom the open bunk.
There were great people with whom we shared the cruise, like my friend Mala.
And some beautiful views, such as the Mendenhall Glacier (behind me).
My favorite place on this cruise was the beautiful city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
I'll be doing another cruise next spring with the awesome team at SQLCruise.com. I get to bring Rachel this time - to the Caribbean islands!
This spring, the cruise went to Alaska.
I was lucky enough to have some extra room on the Alaska cruise. I gave my mom the open bunk.
There were great people with whom we shared the cruise, like my friend Mala.
And some beautiful views, such as the Mendenhall Glacier (behind me).
My favorite place on this cruise was the beautiful city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
I'll be doing another cruise next spring with the awesome team at SQLCruise.com. I get to bring Rachel this time - to the Caribbean islands!
Sunday, October 07, 2012
Katie was so Tiny in 2008
Thursday, October 04, 2012
Sam Graduates
I brought the little girls up to scenic Depauw University near Indianapolis to see Sam graduate. The girls were so wonderful. I really enjoyed spending that time with them.
The campus was delightful. Sam's girlfriend, Stephanie, was also a real gem.
He's hard to see, but Sam is directly in front of the "Depauw University" banner on the left.
Sam graduated with a 4.0 average and went on to win a Fullbright Fellowship to study archaeology and Spanish in Mexico at the site of some ancient Mayan ruins. Kudos to you, Sam!
The campus was delightful. Sam's girlfriend, Stephanie, was also a real gem.
He's hard to see, but Sam is directly in front of the "Depauw University" banner on the left.
Sam graduated with a 4.0 average and went on to win a Fullbright Fellowship to study archaeology and Spanish in Mexico at the site of some ancient Mayan ruins. Kudos to you, Sam!
Monday, October 01, 2012
Summer in FL
A double-rainbow. Beautiful, spanning the sky from end to end.
We brought much beauty with us. And we took it home with us too.
Brave girl. Pilots the boat. Terrifies the passengers.
Do we look less stressed than usual? We were. Very much so.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Giant Wood Beetle
Female. A little overweight. Great personality. Looking for Mr. Right.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Speaking in NYC
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The First Football Game of the Season
School is cranking back up at Casa De Kline and we're busy from dawn until dusk and then until 10 pm almost every night. We went to the first football game of the season. MJHS is rated at fourth in the state, after our rampage all the way to the state finals last year. The first game was a big win for MJHS. Katie and Ava couldn't keep from taking to the field after the game. They ran their little tails off for about 15 minutes as the bleachers were emptying out. They're kind'a hard to see, but they're directly in front of the goal posts below.
Kaylee is marching in the band, playing trombone. Savannah is hard at work on the color guard. And when I say "hard at work", I mean spending every available second on it.
Anna is enamored with mustaches these days. Although I must say she looks quite dashing with her Italio-American follicles in full display.
We also took in a trip to Radnor Lake, a beautiful nature preserve in our area.
Beaver strike! We could find any of their dams, but they were definitely hard at work chewing down trees.
The elusive katie-did was prowling the forest as well.
Kaylee is marching in the band, playing trombone. Savannah is hard at work on the color guard. And when I say "hard at work", I mean spending every available second on it.
Anna is enamored with mustaches these days. Although I must say she looks quite dashing with her Italio-American follicles in full display.
We also took in a trip to Radnor Lake, a beautiful nature preserve in our area.
Beaver strike! We could find any of their dams, but they were definitely hard at work chewing down trees.
The elusive katie-did was prowling the forest as well.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Happy Anniversary, Rachel!
In 2008, we said "I do". Still going strong! At the point that this picture was taken, we were saying "I can't ... eat another bite". I definitely recommend the Melting Pot for a quiet, romantic meal. It's one of our favorite spots.
Labels: Rachel
Thursday, September 06, 2012
Em gets engaged!
Emily got engaged!
Dustin proposed at the top of the ferris wheel at the Wilson County Fair.
That means RayRay going to be a step-mother-in-law.
I wish you great happiness and joy!
Labels: Emily Kline
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
60 Years of American Economic History, Told in 1 Graph
