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Tag: travel

  • Just a Week to SQL Sat Pensacola

    One of my favorite events, in a wonderful place to spend the weekend. I’ve been to Pensacola a few times (3?), including a couple times with my daughter. It’s always a fun weekend with Karla, Rodney, Ed, and the other organizers that make it a fun event. Even deep sea fishing Sunday if that’s your thing.

    This year I’m heading back after missing a few events. I’m lucky to go and I’m looking forward to delivering a new presentation. This one is one the future of Database Development with Containers, showing a vision of how things are changing. Microsoft has shown some similar items, but I’ve got some cool technology to show off from the Redgate Research Division, the Foundry.

    If you’re nearby, register and join me next weekend, June 29th, for SQL Saturday #884.

  • A Double Day

    I’m traveling back from Australia today. A few weeks ago I lost a day when I flew West across the Pacific. Today I get it back, with a different sort of time travel. I’ll leave Melbourne at 9:30am and land in Los Angeles at 6:30am.

    Three hours before I leave.

    Of course, but the time I get to Denver, I’ll be a little tired. Hopefully I get back on schedule quickly as work starts again tomorrow.

  • A Lost Day

    I’m writing this in advance, as I usually recommend for all bloggers, because this is a lost day for me. I’m not going to experience May 27th, 2019 on the Earth. This happened to me last year as well, when I missed Oct 28, 2018, never setting foot on the ground anywhere on Earth.

    Some of you have experienced this, some not, but it’s interesting for me. I actually left yesterday, May 26th, from Denver to get on a plane. Around 11pm at night, my flight left San Francisco heading west. The next time I’ll set foot on the ground will be Tuesday, My 28, in Sydney, Australia.

    I don’t actually lose time, at least human time, which is a construct that we get around with our extremely fast air transport. In this case, I cross the International Dateline heading West, so by the time the plane lands, it will be Tuesday and I’ll have missed Monday.

    Of course, it will just feel like a long trip to me and when I arrive, it will likely feel like Monday evening to my body. Hopefully I’ll get some sleep.

  • Strategies for Compliant Development Down Under

    I’m doing a tour of Australia and New Zealand with our SQL in the City crew. We’re going to be in Brisbane, Christchurch, and Melbourne on three consecutive weeks.

    Register today for Brisbane, Christchurch, and Melbourne. You can some see me talk about compliant development strategies. Privacy legislation is increasing around the world, and Australia is one of the countries leading the way.

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    New Zealand is thinking of passing more laws, so the ideas will be applicable there, but really, these are just good ideas. While we have solutions from Redgate, and I’d love you to use our tools, I also want more compliant development taking place everywhere.

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    I’ve heard wonderful things about Melbourne as a vibrant, high tech city, and I know that privacy and security are important topics to people there. I hope to see lots of you coming out to see how your SQL Server development can go faster, while avoiding any potential issues with data breaches.

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