Principal Software Developer at D2L, SQL Server MVP from 2011-2018. Time’s Person of the Year 2006. “Simply the best” - Tina Turner

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Joined May 2010
Best way to contact me is via mjswart@gmail or via LinkedIn.
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An interesting sql question: dba.stackexchange.com/questi… Just in case any one is still here monitoring #sqlhelp
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Asking a #sqlhelp question. That's so 2014. How do I add a trusted check constraint quickly? dba.stackexchange.com/q/3438…
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Michael J Swart retweeted
It was 25 years ago today that I registered a sole proprietorship. We have clearly come a long way since those early founding days -- and now have more than a 1000 employees supporting over 18 million people on our learning platform in countries all around the world. I was focused on figuring out the most important problem, we could solve, that would have the biggest impact on the world. For me, our mission has always been to transform learning -- it is the foundation for solving all the challenges in our world -- and it has an incredible ripple effect from person to person, through our campuses, communities, companies, and countries. I couldn't be more proud of the incredible work of D2Lers. Their care for our clients has helped us become the #1 learning platform in many countries around the world. In our most competitive market, North America Higher Ed, we are now the fastest growing and are winning more than 50% of the time. Our work with corporate clients to support a better upskilling experience is growing quickly. It's an exciting time. We look forward to the next chapter of our work -- making things people think of as incredibly hard or impossible today, easy and inspiring tomorrow. Our work to engage learners has never mattered more. Learning also ripples from one generation to the next. I was incredibly fortunate to have my whole family there for the grand opening of our first office in 2000. The support of my family, along with thousands of others throughout the years, has been key to our success. Thank you! #LifeAtD2L @D2L #D2L25 #CreatingExcellenceInLearning
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Blog: Watch Out For This Use Case When Using RCSI michaeljswart.com/2023/10/wa… (With another shout out to @Kendra_Little)
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Michael J Swart retweeted
Sure, there are “meetings that could have been emails,” but there are also emotionally rich face-to-face human conversations that help us avoid misunderstandings, broken relationships, missed opportunities, and months spent moving in the wrong direction.
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#sqlhelp Can I enable temporal tables on an existing table online? dba.stackexchange.com/q/3302…
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Ohio North SQL Saturday is wrapped up. I thought it was a great first-time back after 3 years, and now I'm more excited than ever for the next one.
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Michael J Swart retweeted
Jeopardy challenge! Brightspace is a system schools use to provide remote classes, like SNHU & the U. of this state capital online since '89 #LifeatD2L #EdChat #LearningPlatform
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I just want to send a word of thanks to @MJSwart, who has the only #SQLServer blog with a "Browse by illustration" option. If you've never seen his illustrations, you're missing out. michaeljswart.com/browse-art…
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Replying to @MJSwart
@MJSwart Remember this article Michael? Your comments made it twice as fun. LOL. Can you believe I wrote it... gulp... THIRTEEN YEARS AGO! AIIIIIIEEEEE! 😱 bradsruminations.blogspot.co…
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I notice folks starting to use phrases like “let's touch base again in the new year" more and more.
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