What: SQL Saturday Nashville.
Where: Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), 1301 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 37132
When: Saturday, January 18th.
Admission is free. Register on the SQL Saturday website.
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM — Data Virtualization with PolyBase
The first SQL Saturday of the year is Nashville, and it just snuck up on me. It’s always a great way to start a new year.
What: SQL Saturday Washington DC.
Where: The Microsoft Technology Center, 5404 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 700, Chevy Chase, Maryland, 20815
When: Saturday, December 14th.
Admission is free. Register on the SQL Saturday website.
08:20 AM — 09:35 AM — Data Virtualization with PolyBase
The last SQL Saturday of the year is Washington DC’s and I was able to sneak onto the agenda.
What: SQL Saturday Charlotte.
Where: 9025 University Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28262
When: Saturday, December 7th.
Admission is free. Register on the SQL Saturday website.
10:15 AM — 11:15 AM — Optimizing Backup Performance Using Data Science Techniques
This is a brand new talk that I’ve put together for SQL Saturday Charlotte.
What: Live! 360 Orlando
Where: Orlando Royal Pacific Resort at Universal, Orlando, FL
When: Tuesday, November 19th through Thursday, November 21st.
Tickets are still available for purchase.
Wednesday, 8:00 AM — 9:15 AM — Getting Started with Apache Spark
Wednesday, 9:30 AM — 10:45 AM — Data Virtualization with PolyBase
Thursday, 9:30 AM — 10:45 AM — Launching a Data Science Project
Thursday, 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM — Panel discussion: AI — For Data Scientists or Developers?
They’re going to keep me busy in Orlando and I love it.
What: PASS Summit
Where: Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
When: Wednesday, November 6th through Friday, November 8th.
Wednesday, 4:45 PM — 6 PM — SQL Server Machine Learning Services in Production
With SQL Server 2019 having been released this week, I’ve shifted my presentation to focus more on 2019 than prior versions, especially around package installation and management. But there’s still plenty of information for people running 2016 and 2017.
What: NDC Sydney
Where: 488 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
When: Wednesday, October 16th through Friday, October 18th.
Tickets are still available on the NDC website.
Thursday, 10:20 AM — 11:20 AM — Getting Started with Apache Spark
I intend to revise this talk a little bit and focus a little more on Databricks. Having spent a lot of time in Azure Databricks this summer, I think I’m going to include a bit more in Databricks and less in self-run Spark than before.
What: Data Relay
Where: Five cities in England!
When: Monday, October 7th through Friday, October 11th.
Admission is free. Register on the Data Relay website.
All five events — Eyes on the Prize
I might have one extra talk for one of the days, but it’s not officially on the schedule so mum’s the word.
This is my first Data Relay, and I expect to be utterly exhausted after presenting in Newcastle, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham, and Bristol.
