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  • One Week to Music City Tech

    Next week is Music City Tech, a three day conference consisting of Coding, Agile, and Data tracks, takes place in Nashville on May 31-June 2. There are a lot of great sessions on the schedule, covering a lot of software development topics.

    I’ll be delivering two talks, one on DevOps and one on security/encryption on Saturday. I’m looking forward to the conference, with some great .NET and development talks on Thursday and Friday, with a nice spread of data talks on Saturday.

    If you’re near the area, you can get tickets for a very reasonable price for the conference. I hope to see you next week.

  • Music City Data

    I’ve never spoken in Tennessee. I’ve wanted to visit, but the I’ve only managed to drive through a part of the state or transfer in the airport. That changes at the end of this month.

    Music City Tech, a three day conference consisting of Coding, Agile, and Data tracks, takes place in Nashville on May 31-June 2. It’s at Vanderbilt University, and there are a lot of great sessions on the schedule.

    I’ll be delivering two talks, one on DevOps and one on security/encryption on Saturday. I’m looking forward to the conference, with some great .NET and development talks on Thursday and Friday, with a nice spread of data talks on Saturday.

    If you’re near the area, you can get tickets for a very reasonable price for the conference. I hope to see you there.

  • First Wave of Sessions for PASSSummit Now Available

    The first wave of sessions for the #PASSSummit have been released. You can see the list at: http://www.pass.org/summit/2018/Learn/ConferenceSessions.aspx

    I am honored to have a session on the list. This year, I’ll be doing a session called Minimizing the Impact of Data Breaches in Dev and Test Databases. This is a partner session, and I’ll talk about some of the issues with data security in your development area and show some ways that you can mitigate the problems.

    There are some other really interesting sessions on the schedule, such as Ola’s  Analyzing Performance Problems Using XEvents, DMVs & Query Store and Faster SSIS from Andy Leonard.  Check out the complete list and start to find those sessions that will help you in your job. Use that information to help build a case for you to come to the Summit.

    I expect we’ll see releases of more sessions across the next few weeks or months. Keep an eye out for new sessions so you can update your schedule.

  • Securing Test and Dev Environments at the SQL Privacy Summit

    Redgate Software is putting on a one day SQL Privacy  Summit on May 18 in London at the Grange Tower Bridge. This is a chance to see how you can ensure compliance with the GDPR while keeping up the modern pace of DevOps software development. Our goal is to educate you one the ways of protecting data and minimizing impact to business processes.

    Use the code “Steve” when you register to save 25% off the standard rate tickets. I’ll be there, along with some of the sharp minds from Redgate and some local consultancies to talk about the topics of data privacy and protection.

    We’ve designed the Summit to be for both technical and managerial staff that are working to ensure compliance with the GDPR. Our schedule is designed to help ensure that you lean from our research and experience to implement three key principles:

    • Map and maintain a living data catalogue of your data estate
    • Reduce your surface attack area by protecting data in dev and test environments
    • Implement ongoing monitoring to ensure your data is protected.

    It’s a great schedule of sessions delivered by some experienced speakers and a panel that will cover these topics and more. We even have a couple workshops to help you discuss concepts and best practices with peers.

    Register today (use the code “Steve”) and I’ll see you in London next month.