PASS Manchester Data Platform User Group

Network, learn, ask a question, meet other folk, get fed - these are all things that happen at PASS user group events. These events are a really great opportunity to socialise in an informal learning experience.

Remember to tell your friends and the people you work with; make sure you register as soon as you can.

17.30 – 18:00 Registration and networking

18:00 – 19:00 - Jes Borland | Choose the Right Cosmos DB API and Consistency Model
Cosmos DB is Azure's globally distributed, multi-model database service. It offers several APIs, multiple consistency models, automatic indexing, and guaranteed performance. This revolutionary NoSQL database system is changing how developers store and work with their data. But which API and model is right for your application? In this session, you'll learn what types of data each API can store, what benefits each consistency model provides, and use cases for each.

Jes Borland is a Software Engineer with Microsoft who has experience with wide range of SQL Server features from version 2005 through 2019, and is on the cutting edge with Azure technologies. Since graduating Fox Valley Technical College with an IT-Programmer/Analyst degree, Jes has worked as an SSRS developer, DBA, and consultant. Before joining Microsoft, Jes was a six-time Data Platform MVP, recognized for her community work. Jes tackles every project and problem with tenacity and her enthusiasm is unmatched in the SQL Server community. In her free time Jes never stops moving, counting fitness, coffee, cooking, and travel as essentials to life.

19:00 – 19:30 - Break. Time for pizza.

19:30 – 20:30 - Second Session.

20:30 – Feedback and Close and head for drinks down the pub