SQLSaturday is dead, long live DataSaturdays

This is a very brief post to inform you that PASS has died, killed by the for-profit company behind it. That's sad beyond words, but we, as a community, are not destined to the same fate. The community will rise again and build something new. One of the things that we don't want to lose is SQLSaturday. It's been a substantial vehicle for involving community members locally and globally. It has been the launchpad for many community speakers. [Read More]

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

The next few months will be crazy for me. I will be travelling a lot around Europe, speaking about SQL Server topics. Here is where you will find me in the upcoming weeks: May 4: SQLNexus SQLNexus is a new conference in Copenhagen and will be the official launch event in Denmark for SQL Server 2016. I will speak about "Responding to Extended Events in near Real-Time". May 5: SQLBits SQLBits doesn't need to be introduced. [Read More]

Speaking at SQLSaturday Pordenone

Next week, on Saturday 28, make sure you don’t miss SQLSaturday Pordenone! Pordenone is the place where the Italian adventure with SQLSaturday started, more than two years ago. It was the beginning of a journey that brought many SQLSaturdays to Italy, with our most successful one in Parma last November. Now we’re back in Pordenone to top that result! We have a fantastic schedule for this event, with a great speaker lineup and great topics for the sessions. [Read More]