Why Going Back To The Basics Matters

I was thinking of posting this in my non-technical blog but realized that technical professionals will find value in the underlying principles and concepts. When I look at different questions posted on the MSDN and TechNet forums, I notice a common thread. Questions are focused on either “how to do X?” or “what is Y?” […]

Leadership Lessons from Driving in the UK

Right-hand drive by EdwinMSarmiento I was privileged to be invited as a speaker in the last SQLBits conference held in Nottingham, UK earlier this month. I have to admit that I was pretty excited since this will be my first time to be in the UK. I prepared all the necessary travel documents for the trip […]

Your ATTITUDE Determines Your Altitude

This is the second in a series of blog posts that talk about success. I had the opportunity to ask the registered attendees for SQLSaturday Philippines to vote for a particular topic that they like best. Since I usually talk about professional development for IT Professionals at the PASS Summit, I provided a list of topics from […]

Failure Is Mandatory

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of  failure.” – Paul Coelho, The Alchemist – This is the first in a series of blog posts that talk about success. I had the opportunity to ask the registered attendees for SQLSaturday Philippines to vote for a particular topic that they […]

Leadership Lessons from Running a SQLSaturday Event

I’ve been involved with the SQL Server community ever since I can remember. I’ve been both a speaker and a volunteer and I know how it felt like to be on both sides of the fence. However, the one thing I haven’t been is an organizer myself. Until SQLSaturday218. This is the very first SQLSaturday […]