Manchester February Meetup

Network, learn, ask a question, meet other folks - these are all things that happen at 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.

In-Person only event. Not being recorded.

Please complete the registration form with your full name and organisation you are from - we collect this information to give to building security to let you into the event.

17:45 – 18:00 Intro and updates
18:00 – 19:00 James Reeves - Guide to Building a Powerful Yet Cost-Effective Azure Data Platform.
Tired of complex and costly cloud data platforms or don't know where to begin?

Join us for an enlightening session where we guide you step-by-step to build a robust yet budget-friendly Azure data platform. Led by a seasoned Azure expert, we reveal insider tips to maximize Bang-for-Buck through optimal architecture, savvy data stores, and intelligent scaling.

Expect practical takeaways - arming you with an easy blueprint, clever tool-kit and pro techniques to build a data platform that doesn't blow the budget.

Whether starting small or boosting bigger platforms, this session shares hard-won lessons so you craft an Azure data platform with commanding power at disruptively low total cost. Depart with more budget for innovation and a competitive edge for your business.

19:00 – 19:15 Break & Pizza
19:15 – 20:15 Paul Cridland - Azure Service Bus is all about reliable, event-driven messaging in the cloud and this session shows how it fits into real apps you build. We’ll dig into the architecture, topics and subscriptions and how they connect across the Azure platform. We'll look at function apps with demos and patterns taken from real financial and insurance projects consuming information from Azure service bus.