We saw this scene a lot. Data Architecture Day was this past Saturday, and it was a hoot. In case you missed it, all of the sessions are up on a YouTube playlist. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeWL8zChJ2uuKCDCVqWWZNwyLhvP0oXbm Wait...How Many Sessions? Data Architecture Day was quite a full day, with 11 sessions over 13 hours, with short breaks in…
Upcoming Events: Data Architecture Day 2020
Key Details What: Data Architecture Day 2020.Where: TriPASS's Twitch channel.When: Saturday, May 16.Admission is free. You can RSVP on Meetup or simply show up on Twitch. What I’m Presenting Nothing at all! I am going to be the producer and MC for this event, but will have no talks. Don't worry---I'll still be exhausted after a…
Data Architecture Day: Call for Speakers
The Triangle Area SQL Server Users Group is hosting Data Architecture Day on May 16, 2020. Data Architecture Day is a free, one-day Twitch marathon where we will host a variety of data architecture-related sessions. To that end, we are looking for speakers for Data Architecture Day. Our Call for Speakers is open through April…
Shop Talk: Mondays at 7 PM Eastern
The Triangle Area SQL Server Users Group is excited to debut a new broadcast on TriPASS on Twitch: Shop Talk. Shop Talk will air weekly on Mondays at 7 PM and features Tom Norman, Tracy Boggiano, Mala Mahadevan, and me. This is a Q&A format show where, for one hour per episode, we will take…
Running a User Group on Twitch
Last year, I started streaming TriPASS meetings on Twitch. With all the hullabaloo going on, this turned out to be a prescient thing. I've also had a couple people ask me for streaming advice for technical topics, so I wanted to put together a blog post where I cover all of this. I'll start with…
Coding with Kevin on Twitch
I've been thinking of ways to make the Triangle SQL Server User Group Twitch channel a bit more active. I broadcast all of the TriPASS user group meetings that I can on the channel and though it's a lot for a user group (we meet three times a month), it's not that frequent by Twitch…
Twitch Streaming TriPASS, Three Sessions In
We just wrapped up our third livestreamed Triangle SQL Server User Group meeting, so I wanted to put together a few notes based on what we've learned so far. The Videos Before I get too far in, let me drop a couple of links. First, our Twitch channel. Follow and you'll get notifications when we…
Twitch Streaming TriPASS, First Attempt
I warned you people about this on Monday and yet it still happened. The Punch Line The Triangle Area SQL Server User Group is now live streaming events. Our Twitch channel is TriangleSSUG and we host up to three meetings per month, all on Tuesdays. Not all meetings will be live streamed---we have to have…
Upcoming Events: Watch Me on Twitch
Tomorrow night, the Triangle Area SQL Server Users Group (TriPASS) will host an advanced DBA group. This will be the first use of our official Twitch channel. Check out the live stream from approximately 6 PM until 8 PM Eastern and drop in chat for some Q&A. Key Details What: TriPASS Advanced DBA GroupWhere: ChannelAdvisor, 3025…
TriPASS Incorporation Update: The Board
It's been a month, so I wanted to provide an update on incorporation. After our articles of incorporation went up in flames (the opposite of going down in flames), I opened up a call for board members among community members. I was able to get enough volunteer (and quasi-volunteer) support to nominate a full slate…