“In order to make delicious food, you must eat delicious food.” – Jiro Ono, the owner of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a Michelin three-star restaurant, and a relentless perfectionist on a quest to make the best sushi on earth.
“To run faster, you need to run fast.” – Tracey Gessner, a complete bad-ass runner I follow on Twitter, who recently ran a Boston Marathon qualifying time. She tweeted this one day about speed workouts. Related: I ran an 8:26 mile today during my speed workout.
“To write good code, you must read good code. And write a lot of bad code.” – Me, after attending That Conference this week, and having a great time, and learning a ton.
Jes Borland is a Premier Field Engineer - SQL Server for Microsoft, where she is a trusted technical adviser, deep technical support, and teacher for her customers. Her experience as a DBA, consultant, and 5-time Data Platform MVP allow her to help the business and the IT teams reach their goals. She has worked with SQL Server as a developer, report writer, DBA, and consultant. Her favorite topics are administration, automation, and performance. She frequently presents at user groups, SQL Saturdays, and other community events. She is also an avid runner and chef.
