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Tag: speaking

  • Using ReadyRoll to Automate Database Migrations

    I like ReadyRoll, and this week at SQL in the City 2017, I get to show some of the product off. I’ll be doing mostly demos and coding, live, with ReadyRoll, sending my code through from development to QA to production.

    Despite the power and ease with which I use SQL Compare, SQL Source Control and the DLM Automation tools, I really like the ReadyRoll paradigm. It’s not better or worse, but it’s a method I’ve been more comfortable using to deploy code to databases. It’s the type of process I’ve had to manually build in the past, but now it’s much easier with the ReadyRoll project and plugin for Visual Studio.

    Join me and see how I use ReadyRoll to write code, track it, and then deploy it to various other environments.

    We’re broadcasting a virtual SQL in the City this year, on December 14/15. The same content is both days, spread out to cover different time zones on each day. I hope you’ll join us and see what Redgate has in store for 2017.

  • SQLBits 2017 In April

    I’m getting excited, with the announcement that SQL Bits 2017 is scheduled. The conference goes back to Telford, which I enjoyed and takes place April 5-8, 2017. 

    I’m getting my presentations ready for submission, and I really hope I get the chance to speak again. This is a fun event, and one I try not to ever miss.

    Registration opens soon, and the schedule should be out early in 2017, so start planning your trip today. 

  • Interviewed on Channel 9

    Had a quick interview at Microsoft on Channel 9 last month, and it’s now live. Enjoy.

    https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/vsppstories/Including-the-database-in-your-DevOps-pipeline/player

  • SQL in the City is coming next week

    Next week is the 2016 version of SQL in the City and you can register now to attend. It’s free and doesn’t require any travel. You can watch the event live from the comfort of your office chair.

    In the many years that we’ve run SQL in the City, we’ve had events in London and various cities around the US. It’s been a lot of fun and we want to continue the tradition, but with an experiment.

    This year we’re broadcasting SQL in the City from the Redgate Software offices in Cambridge, UK. We have seven hours of sessions mixed in with tips and tricks that will help you become better SQL Server developers and DBAs while showing you some new ways you might use the SQL Toolbelt to work more efficiently. Even if you’re not a Redgate Software customer, I’m sure you’ll learn some things about SQL Server.

    In order to make things more convenient for everyone around the globe, we are broadcasting on two days, December 14 and 15. The content is the same both days, but the times vary. Wednesday will be an early day for my in Cambridge as we broadcast for Asia and Eastern Europe. Thursday will be a late night as the conference is scheduled to fit the Western Europe and US time zones.

    I hope you’ll join us and get excited about our new SQL Clone and Data Platform Studio as well as learn a few things about DLM Automation, SQL Monitor, ReadyRoll and more.