Tag: speaking

  • A Busy Summit

    I’m only at the PASS Summit for two days, but they will be busy. If you’re at the event and want to find me, here’s my schedule. If you do see me, please feel free to say hi. If I can’t stop to chat for long, it’s because I’m likely late for something, but I do want to shake hands.

    Thursday

    Lunch: I’ll arrive mid morning and get myself checked in. I don’t know if I’ll be in the lunch area, but I’ll likely stop by the Redgate booth.

    1:30-3:00 – Branding Yourself for a Dream Job, Rm 612. I’ve done this at the Summit before, and a number of other events, but people like it, so I got picked to do it again. I’ll talk about some practical ways to brand yourself and take control of your career.

    3:00-6:00 – I’ll likely go to a few sessions or meet friends, but I should be around the expo area part of the time.

    Dinner with friends later and an early night for me.

    Friday

    Early morning will be final rehearsal and prep for me. I’ll do some early in the week, but I like to practice my timing again, especially for my second session.

    11:00-12:30 – Adopting a Compliant Database DevOps Process, Room 606. I did a version of this last year and people really liked it, so I’m back again. I’ll talk process and how you can do DevOps in the database, and will show demos, but really this is a process talk. The details of the demos don’t matter, but you get to see changes flowing through the system with a few taps of a finger.

    Lunch – Expo hall for me.

    15:30-17:00 – Minimizing the Impact of Data Breaches in Dev and Test Databases, Room 604. A higher level talk, mostly aimed at convincing you to be more careful with data. No real demos here, mostly just a talk that looks at how and why you need to protect data.

    17:15 – I’m off, heading to the airport. As I mentioned, a short summit for me.

  • Off to #SQLSat Pittsburgh

    I’ve never been to Pittsburgh. Actually, in all of my speaking and traveling, I don’t think I’ve even flown through the airport. I’ve been wanting to rectify this, and quite a few friends, like Bill and Konstantine, have been asking me to come for years. The timing hasn’t worked out with other events in the past, but this year I kept the weekend free and was accepted to speak.

    If you’re in the area on Saturday, register and come to SQL Saturday #770. It’s at the Pittsburgh Technical College and there’s a great schedule of speakers and sessions to see.  The event is free, though there is a lunch charge.

    I’ll be delivering my popular branding session along with a Database DevOps talk. Hope to see you there.

  • SQL in the City Summits–Coming to New York, London, and Chicago

    I love New York. Every time I get to travel to the city, I get excited and look forward to the trip. I was able to spend a night in Brooklyn earlier this year, touring a college with my daughter. Now I’m very lucky to get a second trip this year, with Redgate for a SQL in the City Summit.

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    We have 3 live Summit events coming in October to a few cities: New York, London, and Chicago. These are in person events where we have presentations scheduled for customers and potential customers. These are thought provoking talks and interactive workshops, aimed a C-level and senior staff. If you’re got someone in your organization that might be interested, pass this link along: https://www.red-gate.com/hub/events/redgate-events/sqlinthecity-summit/

    We have Redgate speakers and expert guests, including Bob Ward of Microsoft. If you have the chance to go, contact your account rep today and get a code to register. These are paid events, though a limited number of free tickets are available.

    The schedule is:

    This will be a busy month of travel for me, with the PASS Summit coming the week after Chicago. It should be an inspirational and exciting set of events, and I hope to see some of your at one of these Summits.

  • Watch SQL in the City Streamed September 2018

    I’m over in the UK and we have SQL in the City Streamed tomorrow. This is our September edition, and Grant, Kathi, and myself are prepping today.

    We also have a special guest this time, Rob Richardson. Rob is a fantastic software developer and fellow MVP. I’m looking forward to seeing his new talk on the Microsoft stack and automated deployments.

    Check out the registration pages and schedule as we’ve got a variety of talks. This time we have a bit of Redgate focus, but many of these talks are more generic, useful technical talks that you will find informative.

    Register, block out your calendar, and join us tomorrow, Sept 5, for the next SQL in the City Streamed.