I have never been to the South Florida SQL Saturday. There have been a bunch of events, but for some reason I’ve never been to one. I was excited when I saw this event planned and the date worked out.
I found out that I was picked and I accepted. Now I need to plan a trip and get organized.
I’ll be talking about Database DevOps, so if you can get to the Miami area in early June, I’ll see you there.
I’m heading to Austin today for Redgate’s internal Level Up conference. This is designed to help employees improve their skills in some way. The original ones focused on technology skills, but they have grown to include other business skills. A nice writeup from 2019 is here.
This has traditionally been in Cambridge, UK, but last year we had an event in Austin. I couldn’t attend because of other commitments, and have actually never been to Level Up. Fortunately for me, there are actually a few events this year:
This year, I’ll get to attend the first two, though not likely the third. I’d like to hit the technical talks, but I also have a lot of other trips and travel, so I have to pick and choose.
I’m not speaking here. I speak a lot, and this is a chance for others to share their knowledge. I have offered to mentor and support others, and I ran a presentations tips and tricks session recently. Actually, I may do that in a few other places and record it.
Having an internal conference isn’t cheap or easy, but it is a neat way to build bonds in the company and tailor training to what you need. I’ve been asked to speak at a few other companies’ conferences, and I’ve always enjoyed it.
The code from my talk today at SQL Saturday Jacksonville is available in GitHub in a repo: Zero Downtime
There is a description in the readme, but you can open the DBClient folder and the VS solution for ZeroDowntime in there in VS 2019 and run it.
The SQL Code is numbered in order in the SQL folder.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact me or submit an issue on GitHub. Please feel free to use this presentation at your own employer or usergroup.
I’m heading to SQL Saturday Jacksonville 2023 today, speaking tomorrow. After not making any of their events, I went in 2022 and am back for their 15th event this year. I’m excited to go, though this will be quick trip. Some personal commitments have me going this afternoon and coming back Monday. This was supposed to be a Thur-Tues vacation + work, but it isn’t. 
I’m delivering a session on Zero Downtime Deployments, but there’s a bunch of great content scheduled. If you’re nearby, I urge you to register and attend.
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