Where’s Poochy?

Need a Remote User Group Speaker?

If your user group needs a remote speaker, especially over the next couple of months, I’d be happy to step in. Check out my list of presentations. If that didn’t scare you off and you still want to get ahold of me, hit me up on Twitter, LinkedIn, e-mail (if you know the address), or put your contact details in a trap cleverly designed to look like a SQL Saturday.

It gets me every time.

Or Just Watch Our Group

Also, if you are a user group attendee jonesing for a bit more content and missing your user group over the next couple of months, come check out the Triangle SQL Server User Group. We’re going to be remote-only through April, but we meet three times a month and broadcast nearly all of our user group meetings on Twitch. You don’t need an account to watch, but if you want to follow and chat, registration there is free.

Upcoming Events: SQL Saturday Baton Rouge BI

Key Details

What: SQL Saturday Baton Rouge, BI Edition.
Where: LSU Patrick Taylor Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
When: Saturday, March 7th.
Admission is free. Register on the SQL Saturday website.

What I’m Presenting

11:30 AM — 12:30 PM — Classification with Naive Bayes
1:45 PM — 2:45 PM — Launching a Data Science Project: Cleaning is Half the Battle

It took me several years to make it to Baton Rouge for a SQL Saturday, and now I’m going back for the BI edition as well.

Upcoming Events: SQL Saturday South Florida BI

Key Details

What: SQL Saturday South Florida, BI Edition.
Where: Microsoft FLL, 6750 N Andrews Ave, Suite #400, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33309
When: Saturday, February 22nd.
Admission is free. Register on the SQL Saturday website.

What I’m Presenting

4:00 PM — 4:50 PM — Data Virtualization with PolyBase

This will be my second time at a SQL Saturday South Florida event, and I think this is a great time of year to host one.

Upcoming Events: SQL Saturday Cleveland

Key Details

What: SQL Saturday Cleveland.
Where: Strosacker Hall, Baldwin Wallace University, 130 E Grand St, Berea, Ohio, 44017
When: Saturday, February 1st.
Admission is free. Register on the SQL Saturday website.

What I’m Presenting

8:30 AM — 9:30 AM — Eyes on the Prize: Simple and Effective Dashboard Visualization Techniques

This year, SQL Saturday Cleveland will be hosted at my wife’s alma mater. It’ll be my first visit to that campus in about a decade.

Upcoming Events: SQL Saturday Nashville

Key Details

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.

What I’m Presenting

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.