New England – Microsoft Developers Group

I am enthusiastic about presenting to the New England Microsoft Developers group on June 14th, 2018. As an added benefit, I am looking forward to catching up with my friend and chapter leader, Andy Novick. The meeting venue is at the following address. Microsoft Technology Center 5 Wayside Road Burlington, MA 01803 I hope to see you at the event. Topic: Introduction to Cosmos Database for the C# developer Abstract: Azure Cosmos database is Microsoft’s new globally distributed, multi-model database service. Right now, there is support for five different application…

MONTREAL CANADA – SQL SAT #758

I am traveling to the city of saints to present at SQL Saturday #748 in Montreal, Canada. It will be a good time to meet old friends, make new ones and learn something new. I am really glad that my friend Dennis has decided to go on the road trip with me. It is really boring driving 375+ miles by yourself! I hope you have time to attend this awesome free event on June 2, 2018. I will be talking in a morning session on the following topic.   Topic:…

New York City – SQL SATURDAY #716

I am enthusiastic about presenting at SQL Saturday #716 New York City at the Microsoft office in New York City on May 19, 2018. Of course, I am looking forward to seeing new friends, making new acquaintances, and learning something new. The meeting venue is at the following address. Microsoft Technology Center 11 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Details about the presentations are below. Topic: Standard and Custom Auditing of Azure SQL Database Abstract: The process of classifying a company into an industry segment has been around since the…

Philadelphia – SQL SATURDAY #714

I traveling to the city of brotherly love to present at SQL Saturday #714 in Blue Bell, PA. It will be a good time to meet old friends, make new ones and learn something new. I am really glad that my daughter has decided to go on the road trip with me. It is really boring driving 350+ miles by yourself! I hope you have time to attend this awesome free event on April 21, 2018. I will be talking in a morning session on the following topic.   Topic:…

PROVIDENCE USER GROUP – April 2018

I am enthusiastic about presenting to the Providence SQL Server User Group on April 18, 2018. Of course, I am looking forward to talking to my friends Matt Batalon and Gregory Celentano. If you have not figured it out yet, I love to chat to local user groups about any SQL server topic that I am passionate about. The meeting venue is at the following address. New England Institute of Technology 1408 Division Rd East Greenwich, RI Details about the presentation are below. Topic: Introduction to Azure Table Storage Abstract:…

Boston – Code Camp #29

I am excited about the opportunity to present at Code Camp 29 in the surrounding Boston area. It will be a good time to meet old friends and make new ones. I hope you have time to attend this awesome free event on November 18, 2017 at the Microsoft Office, Five Wayside Road, Burlington, MA.   Here are the details behind the first presentation that I gave that day. Topic: Staging data for Azure SQL Services Abstract: Most companies are faced with the ever-growing big data problem. It is estimated…

ROCHESTER – SQL SATURDAY #723

Time to travel to the Flour City to present at SQL Saturday #723 in Rochester, NY. It will be a good time to meet old friends, make new ones and learn something new. I am really glad that my daughter Josie decided to go on the road trip with me. It is really boring driving 350+ miles by yourself! I hope you have time to attend this awesome free event on March 24, 2018. Here are the details behind the two presentations that I am giving that day.   First…

Azure Data Fest – March 2018

I am enthusiastic about presenting at Azure Data Fest held at the Microsoft Burlington office in MA on March 1, 2018. Of course, I am looking forward to talking to my old friends on the Data Platform team at Microsoft. The meeting venue is at the following address. Microsoft Technology Center 5 Wayside Road= Burlington, MA 01803 Details about the presentation are below. Topic: Staging data for Azure SQL services Abstract: Most companies are faced with the ever-growing big data problem.  It is estimated that there will be 40 zettabytes…

PROVIDENCE USER GROUP – January 2018

I am enthusiastic about presenting to the Providence SQL Server User Group on January 10, 2018. Of course, I am looking forward to talking to my friends Matt Batalon and Gregory Celentano. If you have not figured it out yet, I love to chat to local user groups about any SQL server topic that I am passionate about. The meeting venue is at the following address. New England Institute of Technology 1408 Division Rd East Greenwich, RI Details about the presentation are below. Topic: Staging data for Azure SQL services…

PROVIDENCE – SQL SATURDAY #694

I am traveling to the North Smithfield to present at SQL Saturday #588 at Bryant University. It will be a good time to meet old friends, make new ones and learn something new. I hope you have time to attend this awesome free event on December 9, 2017. Here are the details behind the two presentations that I gave that day.   First Presentation Topic: Effective Data Warehouse Storage Patterns Abstract: Many companies start off with a simple data mart for reporting. As the company grows, users become dependent on…