Southampton Data Platform and Cloud Meeting - 4th September 2019

Welcome to Southampton Data Platform and Cloud Group, this event is hosted at 2 Venture Road, Southampton Science Park near Chilworth. When entering the Science Park, turn off the A27 onto University Parkway. Not Manor Road.

Please be aware that in order to attend we need you to register in advance as there is limited space and we need to know how many people to order pizza for.

COURTESY NOTE: WE CATER FOR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE REGISTERED. WE UNDERSTAND THAT CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE BUT IF YOU FIND YOU CAN NOT ATTEND PLEASE UNREGISTER IN ADVANCE. THANK YOU

Agenda

18:15 - Doors Open

18:30 - Introductions

18:45 - Rich Benner - Creating test data with SQL 2019 and Python

SQL Server 2019 comes with Python as an installation option. Let's use this to gather data from various sources to create your test and development data.

We'll pull data via the Reddit API, we'll scrape web pages and we'll also generate data out of nowhere!

You don't need any Python experience, we'll step through it and all of the scripts will be available after the session.

19:45 - Break and Pizza

20:15 - Steph Martin - Migrating your SQL database to Azure

When you decide to move your SQL database to Azure you have a number of different targets, and even more ways to get there.

In this session we’ll discuss some of the options available to you, recommendations and limitations. At the end of the session you will have an understanding of the right tool for you to make your migration as painless as possible.

21:15 - Prize Draw & Close

Sponsors

A massive thanks to our Spectrum IT. Without them we would not be able to host this event for free. SpectrumIT kindly provide funding for the room, pizza and a £20 Amazon Voucher.