Tag: speaking

  • DevOps Days Minneapolis

    Once again, I’m off to a conference next week. This time it is DevOps Days Minneapolis. I haven’t been to a DevOps Days event, though I always enjoy DevOps events because the attendees and speakers are very passionate about building better software faster. Some of them have great stories and experiences (and successes), while many also struggle with the same restrictions, priorities, and lack of attention to quality that most of us do.

    In any case, this is a fairly small event, but I like Minneapolis and I’m looking forward to the trip.

    If you’re coming to the event, say hi. If you can’t, there are lots of other DevOps days events coming up.

  • SQL Saturday Baton Rouge 2024–Resources

    For my talk at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge 2024, here are the resources.

    Slides: Architecting Zero Downtime.pptx

    GitHub: https://github.com/way0utwest/ZeroDowntime

    If you have questions, reach out.

  • THAT Conference 2024 in Wisconsin Dells

    THAT ConferenceI’m headed back to Wisconsin Dells next week for THAT! Conference 2024. This is my second time in Wisconsin and third THAT overall. This time I didn’t submit, but Redgate is sponsoring the event and they asked me to deliver a session. I’ll be talking about Best Practices for Seamless Database Deployments on Tuesday morning, but there are a bunch of other good sessions taking place on Tue-Thur.

    Each time I’ve gone, it’s been an enjoyable experience, learning about various developer and database technologies from others. It’s a fun family atmosphere and I recommend this conference as one to consider if you want to learn about any development topics.

    Last year I learned about Rust and hummus in one talk, about containerized builds, and TDD. I also learned about Mind Over Milkshakes, which inspired that piece.

    If you’re near Madison, this is a short drive. It’s worth checking out THAT and trying the conference if you want a family friendly developer event.

  • The Annual SQL Saturday in Baton Rouge

    I’ve been to quite a few of the SQL Saturday Baton Rouge events. There have been 10 with the 11th coming in a couple weeks. The crew down there has done a great job over the years, and I’ve met lots of friends there: Patrick LeBlanc, William Assaf, Kenny Neal, and more. Too many to list, but this has been one of my favorite events.

    This year, SQL Saturday Baron Rouge 2024 is on July 27, and it’s once again at LSU. You can register today and join me for a fun day of learning inside, away from the heat. There is a packed schedule of all kinds of data related sessions. Learn about performance topics, Power BI, app dev, cloud, Data Ops, and more.

    I used to fly to New Orleans each year and drive up. It’s an easy drive, and I even went to the Saints training camp one year. This year I’m going to Baton Rouge direct (well, I change planes) because I’ll be visiting a customer the day before.

    However, if you don’t have plans Friday, there are two precons:

    These are great ways to get some fairly inexpensive training. Ping your boss and ask him to send you to one.

    Register for SQL Saturday Baton Rouge and join me next week. Hope to see you there.