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Tag: travel

  • The Last Trip (for now)

    I’m in Cambridge, UK today, at Redgate Software. This is our annual Global Marketing Week, where the entire marketing department gets together to learn, share, connect (recognize the theme), as well as enjoy some time with colleagues that we rarely see. I think Grant, Ryan, and I see more people more often than most others, and I’m grateful we get to spend a week here.

    This is the end of my wild travel time, where I’ve spent 11 full days at home since Apr 12. In fact, I don’t get home until Jun 15, so it’s not over yet, but it’s close. I’m definitely tired and a little worn out, but I’m looking forward to a week in the office and then a week of vacation next week in Europe with my wife.

    Not much blogging for the next two weeks, though I may drop some office or fun pix here later this week.

    Then I get home and no travel for a few weeks.

     

  • Halfway Through

    I’m halfway through my crazy stretch of travel. I’m leaving today for Syracuse to see my daughter graduate college on Saturday. This is a nice trip, and a little break, but it’s still time away from home.

    I’ve been home 6 full days since Apr 14, with trips to the UK and Australia in that time. I have work trips next week, the following one, and then two weeks in the UK again. All told, in 9 weeks, I’m at home for 11 full days.

    My year so far:

    2024-05-14 12_21_15-TravelReport I’m coping so far, though I am a little worn out with the movement through time zones. I’m going to use the next few days to take it easy, relax, and try to just enjoy the time with family away from home.

  • Redgate Summit Comes to the Windy City

    I love Chicago. I went to visit three times in 2023: a Redgate event, a volleyball tournament, and a wedding. Each time was a lot of fun and I look forward to coming back at the end of this month.

    The Redgate Summit is coming to Chicago on May 29. Three weeks from today! Register today and save your spot. If you get on the wait list, reach out to your account executive as they have their own tickets to give away.

    We’ve had two amazing Summits in Atlanta and London and we’re bringing the show to the Windy City. We’ll be covering a wide variety of topics related to databases, across three tracks.

    • New and Future Tech – leveling up skills about database DevOps and teams
    • Deep Dive Solutions – technical talks on innovative strategies for delivering software
    • Leadership – focused on strategic initiatives

    We have something for everyone. Technical people, managers, senior leadership, and others. Tell your colleagues and come as a group, taking in different tracks and then discussing them alter.

    I hope to see you there and register for the Redgate Summit in Chicago today.

  • Flying Halfway Around the World to Australia

    I leave tonight for Australia. I was in London 3 days ago, so this will complete my halfway around the world trip when I time travel tomorrow and skip Tuesday. I’ll arrive in Sydney on Wednesday morning.

    I am very lucky and I appreciate the chance to go back down under for work. I have a few seminars I’d delivering with fellow Redgaters, MVPs, industry experts, and Octopus Deploy engineers. I’ll be busy these days:

    That’s next week, but I’m heading down early to recharge a bit. My wife is traveling with me to Sydney, where we’ll spend a few days later this week. She’s never been to that city, and I have literally been there for about 53 hours. We’re looking forward to some sightseeing, hiking around, and enjoying the Australian hospitality.

    We’ll also take a few days in Brisbane before I go to work, checking out the Gold Coast and seeing a few friends. I’m looking forward to going back, as I enjoyed 4 days there before the pandemic.

    This should be a good break from work before a busy week. I’ll be lightly blogging a few things, but mostly enjoying this break on the other side of the world.