being buck woody - pass summit 2014 edition
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The PASS Summit is the largest SQL Server conference in the world and has a cross section of some of the world’s leading authorities on SQL Server technologies. It is one of the most vibrant and connected communities in the technical world. Now is your chance to learn, make new contacts and drive your career forward (the way you always keep telling yourself you will). In this session Mark Broadbent will describe how his professional career at ACME Corp has hit a brick wall, but after discovering a small door behind a filing cabinet, he has managed to climb into the mind of Buck Woody and discover a world of possibilities and opportunity at his disposal. And better still, Buck and Mark are both ready to share many of their secrets and experiences with you!TRANSCRIPT
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MARK BROADBENT BUCK WOODYTHE AUDIENCE
Being Buck WoodyMark Broadbent
SQLCloud
Buck Woody
Microsoft
Agenda
Today we will cover the following key topics:
• Wheel in the Sky
• Using SQL Community to further your professional career
• Being planful for your career
About - Me
Mark Broadbent.Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server
“30 billion times more intelligent than a live mattress”PASS UK Regional Mentor (end of second term)
Email: [email protected]: retracement
Blog: http://tenbulls.co.uk
Event Lead to the UK’s first ever SQLSaturday (Cambridge)
Event #3 due on Sept 2015 (pre-con/s) and (Community day)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sqlsaturdaycambridge/
Cambridgeshire PASS Chapter UG Leader http://sqlcambs.org.uk
Oracle Virtual Chapter Lead http://oracle.sqlpass.org/
The “Promotion” incident
“You will never say no to me again.” – Dennis
The Cluster
incidentSAN Migration
(Insert funny picture of Buck)
Come to my session!
The
IncidentTelephone
The Last Hope
I find your lack of faithin SQLRally disturbing!
My presentation was called…
Wow. That was intense.
Plot your future career moves
• Your Career is Your Fault
• You really have only one job
Become your own Boss – Even in your current company
Attempt to research topics and put presentation materials
together
Try doing the same for a whole day session
Could you explain the subject to a live audience?
“It is not what you know but who you know!” (Not True)
Think like a Speaker… even when you are not
Two equal candidates, one with certification and one
without – who would you choose?
Take for the right reasons (for you to learn)
Brain Dumps are not evil…
Just because a certification is no longer available doesn’t
mean that you cannot study for it (MCM).
Learning and Certification
Obtain as much free material as possible -see the Ultimate
Training Resources Page http://bit.ly/1mem44d
Take advantage of special offers and supersaver deals when
you can - Apress and PackT “deal of the day”, SitePoint/
Learnable subscription
Try and get hold of high quality training video – PASS DVD
Sets, PuralSight, Brent Ozar Unlimited
Try to make online content *cough* offline
Build your IT Library
Virtualization will allow you to pretty much set up any
environment
Hypervisor use Hyper-V Server or VirtualBox on Linux
Software – MS Evaluation Editions (get while available)
SAN – MS iSCSI Target/ FreeNAS
Search for Buck Woody Simple Talk
Build your own low cost Lab
Online:
• 24 Hours of PASS
• Virtual Chapters
On Premise:
• Usergroups, SQLSaturdays, Summit, SQLRally, BAConf
• SharePoint Saturdays, Developer Developer Developer,
Meetups.com
Participate in free events
Ask yourself why are you here, what do you want to achieve?
Fill your schedule (and don’t forget the evenings too)
Read ahead of the sessions you have picked
Attend sessions that either:
• Meet your objectives
• Meet your companies objectives
• Are something completely different to give your brain a rest
While at the Summit
A conference is not a holiday!A conference is not a holiday!A conference is not a holiday!
Record minimal detail:
• Before session starts write down Session Code, Speaker,
the time speaker started the about slide
• Times of important points – if necessary the point itself
(use these later)
Don’t worry about spelling!
Try not to get immersed
Use the recordings to revisit
How to take notes
Using SQL Communityto further your professional career
Blogging
Twitter/ #sqlhelp
Participate in Forums
• MSDN
• Stackoverflow, Serverfault
Help improve the product - connect.microsoft.com
Have an online presence
Yammer
Use Social Media
Meet real peopleMeet real peopleMeet real people
Diigo
Evernote/ One Note/ Google Docs/
Dropbox/ Live Drive/ Google Drive
What do you use?
Use productivity tools
Start small, gain confidence, improve session
Do not over submit sessions
Keep your profile up to date
Proof read and incrementally improve your sessions
Great networking opportunities and Kudos
Evaluate your return
Become a speaker
User Group – connect to local community
SQLSaturday – connect to global community
Virtual Chapter
Unbadged Event/ Meetups
Run your own event
People like Derek and companies like ACME Corp will never
change –but you can!
Make sure you use all the Community resources at your
disposal
Expand your knowledge, get connected and get involved!
In summary
Explore Everything PASS Has to Offer
Free SQL Server and BI Web Events Free 1-day Training Events Regional Event
Local User Groups Around
the World
Free Online Technical Training
This is Community Business Analytics Training
Session Recordings PASS Newsletter
Session Evaluations
ways to access
Go to
passsummit.com/evals
Download the GuideBook App
and search: PASS Summit 2014
Follow the QR code link displayed
on session signage throughout the
conference venue and in the
program guide
Submit by 11:59 PM ESTFriday Nov. 7 toWIN prizes
Your feedback is important and valuable.
Evaluation Deadline:
11:59 PM EST, Sunday Nov. 16
Thank you for coming!
Mark Broadbent
SQLCloud
Buck Woody
Microsoft