VIRTUAL - Southampton Data Platform and Cloud - 14th September - Chris & Magnus


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Welcome to Southampton Data Platform and Cloud Group.
WE ARE HYBRID!!
This is the meetup for the VIRTUAL event. If you prefer to attend in person, that option will be open a few days before the event. Please make sure you only register once for the format you want to attend!
The link to the Microsoft Teams meeting will be sent on the day of the meeting.
Agenda
18:00: Welcome and Intros
18:15: Chris Reddington - GitHub for the Data Professional
19:30: Magnus Ahlkvist - New and improved features in SQL Server 2022
20:30: Finish
Session details:
1. Chris Reddington - GitHub for the Data Professional
GitHub is just that tool which developers use on Open Source projects, right? Not quite!
You could be using Github in your day-to-day work. Have you thought about storing your SQL scripts, or machine learning workbooks in Git repositories?
How about checking the quality of the content that you've version controlled? Or thinking about the security of your project?
These are all things that GitHub can help with! Join Chris in this session as he provides a holistic overview for data professionals on GitHub, GitHub Enterprise and GitHub Advanced Security.
2. Magnus Ahlkvist - New and improved features in SQL Server 2022
On May 24, Microsoft announced the public preview of SQL Server 2022. In this session, we will look at the new and the improved features in SQL Server, including but not limited to:
- Azure SQL Managed Instance link - Use Azure as your DR "site", or use this feature to migrate your on-prem SQL Server to Azure SQL Managed Instance.
- New programmability features in T-SQL
- New and improved Intelligent Query Processing features.
About Chris Reddington:
Helping Enterprises ❤️ GitHub
Chris is a Senior Enterprise Advocate at GitHub - Helping enterprises ❤️ GitHub. He has previously worked at Microsoft as a Cloud Solution Architect, and DevOps practice lead for FastTrack for Azure, setting their global DevOps strategy, readiness plan and partnering with Azure Engineering Teams on product improvement. Chris works with developers, data scientists, system admins, engineering leads and technology execs across startups and enterprises on cloud adoption and software development practices.
Chris also runs his own blogging, podcasting and content platform for the community. Check out Chris' latest work over at www.cloudwithchris.com.
About Magnus Ahlkvist:
SQL Server specialist, Data Platform MVP, SQL Community organizer. Paid work out of Transmokopter SQL AB.
20+ year database professional with a passion for sharing.
A massive thanks to our sponsor Spectrum IT. Without them, we would not be able to host this event for free. Spectrum IT kindly provide funding for the room, pizza and a £20 Amazon Voucher for in-person attendees.
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VIRTUAL - Southampton Data Platform and Cloud - 14th September - Chris & Magnus