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Tag: speaking

  • The Livestream Product Launch

    SQL in the City Streamed in 2016 was a success, with lots of feedback that people enjoyed the sessions and format. With the release of SQL Clone, we’ve decided to do it again.

    The SQL Clone Product Launch Live Stream is coming in a couple weeks, on Mar 29, live from Cambridge, UK. I’ll be traveling there, along with Grant Fritchey, and we’ll both be helping broadcast all day, repeating sessions across many time zones.

    Join us and see if SQL Clone is right for you. Or download an eval and give it a try.

  • Speaking at VS Live–Austin

    I’ll be speaking at Visual Studio Live – Austin in May 2017. I was fortunate to be selected to speak again, after my first two VS Lives last year in DC and Orlando. I’m excited to go back, as the conference is a lot of fun, and Austin is a great town.

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    I have two sessions, Continuous Integration for Databases and A Tour of SQL Server 2016 Security Features. I’ve given similar sessions in the past, but I’m revamping the talks for this year, updating them and adding some new demos.

    When I went to the conference(s) last year, I really enjoyed my time there. I had the chance to see some great SQL and Visual Studio sessions. With the upcoming release of VS 2017, and SQL Server v.Next, this is a good time to think about a spring conference.

    Plus the margaritas and Tex-Mex in Austin is fantastic.

    Hope to see you there if you want a learning opportunity this May. Register and use my code, AUSPK14 to save some money as well.

  • Heading Back to SQL Bits

    I’m honored to be selected to speak at SQL Bits 2017 this April in Telford. This is my favorite SQL Server conference, and it’s always a joy to attend. Especially the Friday night party, where everyone seems to have a lot of fun.

    I’ll be presenting “Including Your Database in a DevOps CI/CD Process” where I’ll look at the ways in which database code can be included alongside application code in a CI/CD process, as well as the challenges of doing so. I’ll demo the smooth flow of changes, along with the recovery when things go wrong.

    I’ll use some tools, but mostly working in Visual Studio.

    Join us for a fantastic conference in the UK this spring. Register today and save (until Mar 4). Come to a training day and learn something. I might just see you there.

  • Off to Germany

    I’ve been in the UK for almost a week at the Redgate Software offices, meeting with product groups and catching up with the coworkers. It’s been a good visit, but I’m off to SQL Konferenz today. I fly early from London to Frankfurt for the event.

    I’ll be speaking tomorrow on DevOps and databases in the afternoon, so I’ll spend a little time visiting people and checking out pre-cons and a bunch of time practicing and ensuring the presentation is ready to go.

    It will be a fun day in Germany and I’m looking forward to seeing if I can goad a taxi driver to get up close to 200kph on the way from Frankfurt to Darmstadt.