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Tag: speaking

  • Speaking at SQL Bits XII

    I’m heading back to SQL Bits for the third time and I’m excited to be going again. I think that this is my favorite conference, hands down. The large mix of people, the incredibly welcoming hosts and the casual atmosphere make this one of the events I look forward to every year. It also means I get to swing by the Red Gate office without making a special trip.

    This year the event is in Telford, near some racetrack that’s supposed to be famous. I’m not sure if they is any tie in with the event, but who cares. Chances are you won’t want to leave SQL Bits because you’ll be alternately excited by the content and charmed by the hosts and other attendees.

    I’ll be delivering two talks at the event:

    • Continuous Integration for Databases
    • Branding Yourself for a Dream Job

    I’ve done both of these a few times and they are very popular and thought provoking. I’m hoping that the crowd enjoys them as much as I do.

    If you can make it to the UK, register today and I’d love to see you there. This is a great event, and I’m sure you’ll learn a ton and enjoy yourself while doing so.

  • That didn’t last long

    Here was my speaking schedule, a page I updated Wed night.

    speakschedule

    Late yesterday I got emails notifying me of acceptance to a new event. Two whole days without something scheduled.

  • Vote for me at SQLBits

    SQL Bits XII is coming this July to Telford in the UK and voting is underway for sessions. I’ve submitted a few and am hoping to get accepted to go back. You can help.

    You can log into the site and vote for the sessions you’d like to see. I’d prefer you vote for me because I’d like to go see friends and meet new people, but feel free to vote for the sessions you’d like to see.

    The ones I’ve submitted are:

    I’m not sure how long voting lasts, but take a few minutes today and pick your ten favorite sessions.

  • One week to SQL Intersection

    You still have time to grab the boss and convince him to invest in you. Show what you’ve learned in the last year. Tell him or her how some training you’ve taken, perhaps at a SQL Saturday, helped you at work. Make a good case to attend, and perhaps I’ll get to see you next week at SQL Intersection.

    It should be a good show, with Windows 8.1 changes, the release of SQL Server 2014 and Visual Studio 2013 recently, and lots of amazing speakers. I still can’t believe that I’ve been accepted to go sometimes because there are some great presentations to see.

    I’ve got three, Continuous Integration, High Performance Encryption, and Filestream, but I don’t know how many people I’ll actually present to when Paul Randal, Kimberly Tripp, Jonathan Kehayias, Brent Ozar, Bob Ward, Kevin Kline, Aaron Bertrand, Grant Fritchey, Andy Kelly, and more are going to be speaking at the same time. That’s without talking about all the great sessions to see in the other tracks.

    It’s spring time, the weather will be great, and I’m looking forward to a few days in Orlando. If you get the chance to come, I’d love to shake your hand.