Not to try and steal Satya Nadella鈥檚 thunder today at WPC but I鈥檝e got some exciting news of my own to share. I鈥檓 excited to say that I鈥檒l be fulfilling a lifelong dream and going to work for聽Microsoft!
Every Beginning Has an End
This news is kind of a bittersweet though as I鈥檒l be leaving Pragmatic Works after almost four amazing years. It has truly been an awesome experience. In the last four years I鈥檝e had the opportunity to work with some of the best folks in the business and had opportunities I would never have dreamed of. Here鈥檚 a highlight list of some of the best parts:
- The amazing people I’ve had the honor to work () with
- Learning the ins and outs of SQL Server from some of the best in the world
- Opportunities to write on
- Learning and teaching exciting new technology like Parallel Data Warehouse/APS
- Developing and delivering exciting training content
- Helping others through mentoring and teaching in the
- Ability to shape and have input to
- Company culture built around giving back to SQL Server Community
I鈥檇 like to give a special thanks to Brian Knight ( | ), Adam Jorgensen ( | ) and Bradley Ball (| ). My time at Pragmatic Works was great and I couldn鈥檛 have asked for better people to work for. Thank you guys for everything.
So What鈥檚 Next?
The good news is that in my new position I鈥檓 afforded the opportunities (and encouraged!) to continue being involved with the community. You鈥檒l still see me presenting at SQLSaturday events, picking up the slack on my blogging, webinars, and hopefully presenting at future PASS Summit (buahaha, now I get to submit under the Microsoft call for speakers!) and other conferences.
I鈥檒l also be delving into some other areas, mainly in the development space. You鈥檒l be seeing some new content from me in areas such as BI development, Big Data, Cloud development, and Windows/Windows Phone development. Should be fun!