A little late, but it still made the cut......

Friday was definitely a lighter day as many attendees decided to go home plus the exhibit hall was now gone.  Still, it was another opportunity to learn.  I started out by going to the SQL Cabana to listen in on a Q&A session.  The scheduled speaker did not show and Don Vilen stepped in to do a Replication Overview off the top of his head.  It was really quite good for zero prep!

I also sat in on a session on SSIS performance and scalability, but I had a phone call take me away from that session early. 

I left TechEd around 4pm to head to the airport where I had heard that there was a mess due to weather concerns of Tropical Storm Arlene.  My flight was delayed only 30 minutes.  Others weren't as lucky like Kevin Kline who got home 6 hours later than planned.

I am currently in Iceland preparing for another SQL Server Road Show.  Response in Europe has been great!  Way up north here in Iceland, the sun stays around for a long time during this month.  I may have to fool myself into thinking it is night to go to sleep to be well rested for the show tomorrow.  If you read this blog and are at the show tomorrow, be sure to stop me and say "hi".

I will be at DevTeach that starts this weekend in Montreal.  It is sure to be a good time.  Also, one more thing... Don't forget to sign-up for the PASS Community Summit in Grapevine (Dallas) at www.sqlpass.org before the rates go up on June 30th.