Training

Speaking at SQLSaturday Atlanta – 845

Speaking at SQLSaturday Atlanta! I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday Atlanta on May 17th 2018! This one won’t let you down! Check out the amazing schedule! <p> If you don’t know what SQLSaturday is, it’s a whole day of free SQL Server training available to you at no cost! </p> <p> If you haven’t been to a SQLSaturday, what are you waiting for! <a href="https://www.

Speaking at PowerShell Summit 2019

Speaking at PowerShell Summit 2019! I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2019 the conference runs from April 29th 2018 through May 3rd 2019. This is an incredible event packed with fantastic content and speakers. Check out the amazing schedule! All the data you need on going is in this excellent brochure right here! <p> This year I have two sessions! </p> <p> On <strong>Tuesday, April 30th at 11:00AM</strong> &#8211; I’m presenting “<a href="https://app.

Speaking at SQLBits 2019

Speaking at SQLBits 2019! I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQLBits on March 2nd 2019! It’s been a goal of mine to speak at SQLBits for a few years now and I’m VERY excited for the opportunity! This year’s conference won’t let you down. Check out the amazing schedule of Experts and Microsoft MVPs! If you haven’t been to SQLBits before, what are you waiting for! Sign up now!

New Pluralsight Course – Kubernetes Installation and Configuration Fundamentals

New Pluralsight Course – Kubernetes Installation and Configuration Fundamentals My new course “Kubernetes Installation and Configuration Fundamentals” in now available on Pluralsight here! If you want to learn about the course, check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in check it out here! This course offers practical tips from my experiences building Kubernetes Clusters for Centino Systems clients. <p> This course targets IT professionals that design and maintain Kubernetes and container based solutions.

Speaking at SQLSaturday Nashville – 815!

Speaking at SQLSaturday Nashville – 815! I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday Nashvilleon January 12th 2019! And wow, 815 SQL Saturdays! This one won’t let you down. Check out the amazing schedule! If you don’t know what SQLSaturday is, it’s a whole day of free SQL Server training available to you at no cost! If you haven’t been to a SQLSaturday, what are you waiting for!

Workshop – Kubernetes Zero to Hero – Installation, Configuration, and Application Deployment

Pre-conference Workshop at SQLSaturday Chicago – 825 I’m proud to announce that I will be be presenting an all day pre-conference workshop at SQL Saturday Chicago on March 23rd 2018! This one won’t let you down!  The workshop is **“Kubernetes Zero to Hero – Installation, Configuration, and Application Deployment” ** <p> <strong>Here’s the abstract for the workshop</strong> </p> </div> <div> <blockquote> <p> Modern application deployment needs to be fast and consistent to keep up with business objectives and Kubernetes is quickly becoming the standard for deploying container-based applications, fast.

My Current Training Courses on Pluralsight!

Here’s a run down of the Linux training that I have available on Pluralsight! Just getting started!  Understanding and Using Essential Tools for Enterprise Linux 7 – If you heard what Linux is and want to get started this is the place to be. We’ll cover installation, command line basics, the file system, text editors and more! This is my most popular course. SQL Server on Linux Administration Fundamentals – SQL Server is available for Linux and Docker!

Installing minikube on CentOS

In this blog post, I’ll show you how to install Minikube on CentOS. Minikube is a platform you can use to test kubernetes clusters on your local machine or in a virtual machine. Let’s start off with a fresh Install of CentoOS 7 on a virtual machine using a minimal install. If you need some help getting a Linux VM us, check out my Pluralsight course here to help you with that.

My Experiences Tech Editing Pro SQL Server on Linux

The Opportunity Earlier this year I received an email from Jonathan Gennick, an editor at Apress books. The subject of the email was “Tech edit a book” and he asked if I was familiar with SQL Server on Linux. I excitedly replied “yes…I think I’m your guy for this”. In 2017, I had the opportunity to tech edit another book on SQL Server on Linux and had to back out of that project and this was a fantastic second chance to still be able to work on a topic I really want to participate in and help move forward.

New Pluralsight Course – Provisioning Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

My new course “Provisioning Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines” in now available on Pluralsight here! If you want to learn about the course, check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in check it out here! This course offers practical tips from my experiences building Azure Virtual Machines for Centino Systems clients. This course targets IT professionals that design and maintain Azure IaaS based solutions.The course can be used by both the IT pro learning new skills and the senior system administrator preparing for using IaaS Virtual Machine services in Microsoft Azure