{"id":5355,"date":"2026-03-01T14:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/?p=5355"},"modified":"2026-03-01T14:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:35:35","slug":"march-madness-699-blackbelt-bundle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/march-madness-699-blackbelt-bundle\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness: $699 Blackbelt Bundle!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5180 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5180 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5180 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5180 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5180 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackbelt-sqlserver2019-7stars.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spring is already in the air here in Redmond so time for March Madness!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hundreds of dollars lower-than-ever prices on our signature 158-hour Blackbelt training bundle:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>US$699 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/product\/sqlskills-blackbelt-bundle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one-year access<\/a> (or to upgrade) &#8211; $200 lower than ever before!<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; US$1,299 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/product\/bbbct-lifetime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lifetime access<\/a> (no expiration) &#8211; $300 lower than ever before!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both prices include the 2022 updates and Q&amp;A sessions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have a one-year subscription and would like to upgrade it to Lifetime, purchase a second one-year and I\u2019ll remove the expiration dates and make sure you get the 2022 Q&amp;As\/Updates recordings with Lifetime access for free. It doesn\u2019t matter if your original subscription has expired!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lifetime subscribers will also get the upcoming re-record of IECAG (clustering and AGs) for SQL Server 2025 for free, and Kimberly\u2019s upcoming IESP (stored proc performance) for free.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">See our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shop<\/a>\u00a0for details and\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:paul@sqlskills.com?subject=December%20sale%20question%20from%20blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">let me know<\/a>\u00a0of any questions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring is already in the air here in Redmond so time for March Madness! 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