Explore SQL Server 2022 with Bob Ward

UPDATE 6/14/2022 - If you're coming to the meeting this week (and we hope you are) please take a few minutes to go to aka.ms/healthcheck and fill in your vaccination and/or covid test status. Please let us know if there are any questions.

***Dont miss this meeting - Bob will be bringing singed copies of some of his books!!!*****

Abstract:
Maybe you have heard the news that SQL Server is getting a new major version in 2022. Come learn from the Microsoft engineering team what is in SQL Server 2022 and all the latest news about the release. You will walk away with a complete understanding of why you may want to consider planning now for SQL Server 2022. And what is a fun session together without demos so this session is not just all slides. You will see new features in action!

Speaker: Bob Ward

Bio:
Bob Ward is a Principal Architect for the Microsoft Azure Data team, which owns the development for all SQL Server versions and Azure SQL. Bob has worked for Microsoft for 28+ years on every version of SQL Server shipped from OS/2 1.1 to SQL Server 2022 including Azure SQL. Bob is a well-known speaker on SQL Server and Azure SQL, often presenting talks on new releases, internals, and specialized topics at events such as SQLBits, Microsoft Build, SQLIntersection, Microsoft Inspire, Microsoft Ignite, PASS Summit and many others. You can also learn Azure SQL from him on the popular series https://aka.ms/azuresql4beginners. You can follow him at @bobwardms or linkedin.com/in/bobwardms. Bob is the author of the books Pro SQL Server on Linux, SQL Server 2019 Revealed, and Azure SQL Revealed available from Apress Media.

6:00 pm - get to MS Las Colinas & get some food
6:30 - 6:45ish - Announcements & Ask the Experts
6:45-7pm - Start Presentation
8:30pm - End Presentation; Wrap Up

When: Thursday, June 16, 2022
Food - Pizza