SQL Relay 2018

I am speaking at SQL Relay 2018 in Bristol, Friday 12 October. My session is: Research skills for industry experts.

Abstract
It is becoming ever increasing the need to present analytic outcomes. Analytics are only ever as good, as the robustness of the data collection and analysis. This session will cover the raft of research skills that can be applied in industry to improve the quality of your investigative work.

SQL Relay: the travelling conference

Registration is open for SQL Relay. This is a conference with a difference. It tours round the UK for 5 consecutive days bringing international and MVP speakers to your local area. It is an amazing conference to attend with lots of sessions to choose from. This years events are at

Newcastle - Monday 8 October
https://sqlrelay2018-newcastle.eventbrite.co.uk/

Leeds - Tuesday 9 October
https://sqlrelay2018-leeds.eventbrite.co.uk/

Birmingham - Wednesday 10 October
https://sqlrelay2018-birmingham.eventbrite.co.uk/

Reading - Thursday 11 October
https://sqlrelay2018-reading.eventbrite.co.uk/

Bristol - Friday 12 October
https://sqlrelay2018-bristol.eventbrite.co.uk/

SQL Relay Session Submission Open

SQLRelay session submission is open https://sessionize.com/sqlrelay2018/. Please submit a session to this travelling conference. Speakers can present at a single or multiple events, it's up to you.

We are running 5 events in the same week in 2018, Monday to Friday, covering 5 different cities within the UK.

    Mon 8 Oct - Newcastle
    Tue 9 Oct - Leeds
    Wed 10 Oct - Birmingham
    Thu 11 Oct - Reading
    Fri 12 Oct - Bristol

We cover a broad range of topics at different levels, from SQL Server DBA to Advanced Analytics in Azure, taking in all aspects of the Microsoft Data Platform. 

SQL Relay 2017

SQL Relay took place between 9 – 13 October 2017. It was the end of my first year of being on the organising committee which has been great fun. 

The relay begin in Reading, moving to Nottingham, Leeds, Birmingham and ending Bristol. This year I helped out on site at 2 events Reading and Bristol. The event brought 4 tracks, 3 general tracks and a workshop track, to each venue. With only 1 hour in the morning before the event starts to set up, it is all hands on deck to get all the attendees registered and the event starting on time. We were lucky to have so many amazing volunteers who helped during the days and without sponsors and speakers we wouldn’t have been able to run the events. I became the event lead for Bristol and it  was nice to be able to bring the event back to the city this year. We enabled around 1000 people to be trained, enabled the SQL community to grow and for people to learn something new. It is a privilege to be a part of this unique event.