Announcing SQLBits 2024: 19-23 March, Near London

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I hate picking favorites, but I gotta be honest: SQLBits is my favorite conference. Sure, like any conference, it has workshops, training days, and even a free community day, but the icing on the crumpet is the attendee party. Every year, Bits goes all out to pick a theme and throw a monster Friday night…
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SQLBits 2022 Day 1 Keynote

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Conferences are back, baby! I’m in London for SQLBits 2022, the biggest Microsoft data conference in Europe. This year’s theme is classic video games, and it’s been really cool to see the 8-bit logos and games all over the ExCel Center. Today is the Microsoft keynote. It’s called Level Up with Azure Data, hosted by…
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Registration is Open Now for My SQLBits Workshop!

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Registration just opened up for my SQLBits workshop on Mastering Parameter Sniffing! Move fast – due to COVID, they’re spacing out the attendees, so there are even less seats available than usual. My workshops usually sell out quickly, so if you want a seat, you’ll need to hustle in. Here’s the session abstract: You’re a…
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Wanna see Erik Darling as Freddie Mercury at #SQLbits?

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Erik Darling is raising money for the Mercury Phoenix Trust, fighting AIDS worldwide to help save lives. If we raise $5,000, he’ll present his SQLbits indexing session dressed like Freddie Mercury: If I hit my goal on this, I'm gonna deliver my @SQLBits indexes session dressed like a proper Freddie. Working hard on my AY-YO.…
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From The Server To The SAN

Hardware, SQLBits, Storage
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Enter SANdman When people buy SANs, it’s often quite a large investment. Whether it’s all SSD, all flash, or there are tiers of storage that different types of data live on, those disks aren’t cheap. When people visualize their SAN, it’s usually just the server and the pool of drives. But there’s some important stuff…
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Going to SQLBits in 2019? Come to my pre-con!

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My Favorite Conference I love SQLBits, and not just because it gets me out of the country for a week. It’s about the best conference a training buck can buy. There’s tons of great technical material without a lot of the marketing schtick that tends to sneak in. Head over here to register now. I’m…
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