May 2023 - South Coast User Group Meetup

South Coast User Group - monthly (in-person) Meet-up.
Time: Arrive for 18:45, 19:00 start.
Location: The Ageas Bowl, Southampton.
Meeting Room: Lakeview Bar, Upper Ground Floor, Hilton Hotel.
Food and Drink for all attendees will be served at 20:00.

If you would like to speak at a future User Group, please let us know!
[South Coast User Group: Call for Speakers/Papers @ Sessionize.com](https://sessionize.com/south-coast-user-group/)

19:00 - 19:30 - The Document Cartographer - Improve your IT documentation today!, Chris Bradshaw, Systems Engineer working with Azure and vSphere

Good IT documentation is like good maps, helping the adventurous IT Professional navigate their way through the landscape of their infrastructure. In this session I'll be taking examples of how we map our physical world and seeing how we can apply what we learn from them to picture our virtual one more effectively.

Watch this session if you'd like to learn:
- The purpose of IT documentation
- Understanding your audience
- Where to keep your docs
- How to maintain them

19:30-20:00 - Putting Your Application and Infrastructure to the Test with Azure Load Test, John Kilmister

Load testing is an important part of any application deployment.
In this session, you'll discover the critical role of load testing and learn how it can help you optimize your app's performance, improve user experience, and ensure you are ready for the next big promotion.

20:00-20:30 - Curry/Drink

20:30-21:00 - Integrating apps, data and APIs on Azure, Andrew Rivers
Director of 345 Technology

Integration is a problem space that often goes unrecognised. Every business has problems that fall into the category of "when A happens, then do B". In this session I will talk about the problem space, how the Azure toolset addresses this, and some anti-patterns to look out for.