Nashville, Tennessee
database technology expert and author
Areas of Expertise:
- Enterprise database management
- SQL
- SQL Server
- Oracle
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Microsoft
- Quest Software
- business intelligence
- speaking
- teaching
- training
- management
- process improvement
- enterprise architecture
- application architecture
- board governance and leadership
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http://sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/
Where You Can Find Me At the PASS Summit
November 02 2009
In previous years, I hardly had time to sit down and catch a breather at a PASS Summit . Between my duties as an officer of PASS, exhibit hall time with Quest Software (my employer), speaking in my own sessions, and meeting with PASS volunteers and community organizers, I was… read moreOctober 26 2009
'Tis the season for travel! With the PASS Summit just around the corner and lots of other interesting events waiting in the wings, such as TechEd Europe, lots of IT people will finally be allowed to stretch their wings (and budgets) to get in some first class training. I've been… read moreOctober 21 2009
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose. Dr. Seuss Dr Seuss makes a great point. Only you can determine where you go in life and where those you lead in life (your significant other, your kids, your… read moreOctober 09 2009
I just posted a new entry on my SQLMag Tool Time blog that you might enjoy. Thanks to my friend and fellow MVP John Paul Cook for bringing Disk2Vhd to my attention on his blog . The free tool is enables migration of a physical machine (PM) to a virtual… read more[OT] Windbelts - The Next Cool Energy Technology
October 06 2009
Windbelts - The Next Cool Energy Technology Start here to see this revolutionary new technology! I'm not kidding - this is a huge game changer! Whether you like it or not, our energy landscape is changing. Our children's energy needs will incorporate all the energy resources we're currently used to… read moreUpcoming Seminar and SQL Saturday in Florida, Oct 13-17
October 04 2009
Please join me for SQL Saturday #21 coming up on Saturday, October 17th. There are over 50 sessions on tap with great speakers from the area and across the nation. Some of the notable speakers include: Andy Leonard (blog here ) Andy Warren (blog here ) Brian Knight (blog here… read moreOctober 03 2009
I just posted a new entry on my SQLMag Tool Time blog that you might like to check out. I'm a big fan of Bill Graziano's ClearTrace tool , but perhaps you'll like the new tool from DBSophic, called TraceAnalyzer , even better? Compare the two and let me know… read moreFree Training in October at the Quest Connect vConference
October 01 2009
Quest Connect 2009 will take place October 21 – 22......(read more) read moreSeptember 25 2009
There was a time when health information was merely a collection of facts about you. You visited a doctor on the 17th because of a sore throat. You had your appendix removed when you were a grade-schooler. Now, in the 21st century, information is increasingly used to drive business value.… read moreNew Post on my SQLMag Blog – Free DMV Monitoring Tools
September 18 2009
I’ve posted a new entry on my SQL Server Magazine blog about two free DMV monitoring tools available on CodePlex . Read the article here: http://www.sqlmag.com/Articles/ArticleID/102837/102837.html?Ad=1 Take a look at the two tools and let me know which you like better and why. Inquiring minds want to know! Cheers, -Kev… read moreSeptember 02 2009
I've just added a new section to my website where you can find all of my slide decks, http://KevinEKline.com/Slides/ . Where available, I'll also post links to recordings of the sessions and accompanying white papers. I currently have four slide decks up from sessions I presented at various events in… read moreThe SQL Saturday Advisory Council
August 18 2009
It's my pleasure to report that Andy Warren has asked me to participate in the SQL Saturday Advisory Council. I'm really excited by the fantastic learning opportunities presented by the SQL Saturday system of events that Andy and company have established. They've taken great pains to set up a system… read moreAugust 04 2009
Any IT pro with more than a year or two of experience will have faced the challenges of version control for an application, but what if you have to implement version control for data? The most common way to tackle this problem is implementing something called "bitemporal data". Under this… read moreMore About Successful Directors versus Successful Technologists
August 03 2009
If you're a SQL Server professional who hasn't been to the website of the Professional Association for SQL Server, you're doing yourself a disservice. Membership is free and, in addition to all of the technical resources that it provides, it connects you to a world of networking opportunities with other… read moreGreat Blogs From Microsoft SQL Server Teams
July 24 2009
You might remember my Best of the Blogs post back in February of this year. The blog post provided a link to all of the SQL Server MVP blogs that I was aware of at the time and, through the comments, many more were added. I'm fairly sure that you… read moreAlso find Kevin on:
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