October Meetup

18:00 - Doors open and networking

18:30 - James Murfin: Scheduling and Automation in Azure

In the workplace time is often our greatest resource, this is no different when working in the cloud. I present a brief and straightforward overview of the various options for automating tasks in Azure

James is a Data Platform Engineer with Coeo's Dedicated Support team. He's a fan of PowerShell, automation, SQL Server and tea

19:30 - Pizza and networking

20:00 - Rob Sewell: SQL Notebooks in Azure Data Studio for the DBA

An Azure Data Studio recent release introduced SQL Notebooks as a capability. While you might have read about notebooks being used for Data Science, this session is primarily for DBAs. We will cover installing Azure Data Studio. What a SQL Notebooks is. Numerous use cases for you to use SQL Notebooks in your daily workload such as creating a Notebook for Glenn Berry's Diagnostic queries.

Rob was once a production SQL Server DBA, but is now generally found automating the Data Platform and providing training for clients. He has a passion for PowerShell, Data, and DevOps. He is an MVP, an officer for the DevOps PowerShell VG, and has spoken and volunteered at many PowerShell and Data events. He is a member of the committee that organises Data In Devon and the European PowerShell Conference. He is a proud supporter of the Data and PowerShell communities. He relishes sharing and learning and can be found doing both via Twitter @sqldbawithbeard and his blog sqldbawithabeard.com. He spends most of his time looking at a screen and loves to solve problems.

21:00 - Doors close