Month: August 2018

End of Summer Speaking Sessions (also, maybe racecar!)

End of Summer Speaking Sessions (also, maybe racecar!)

I wanted to post a short update to my readers to let you know about my upcoming speaking schedule to wrap up the summer and a couple other interesting things happening in late summer/early fall.

First of all, I’ll be speaking at SQL Saturday Indy on Saturday, August 11. I’ve really enjoyed giving this session (“Where Should My Data Live (and Why)”?) at several different events in both the USA and the EU this year. This session began life as my PASS Summit 2017 session but has evolved thanks to excellent attendee feedback (and continuing consulting engagements) into an interesting look at various clients’ and customers’ moves to and from cloud providers. I really enjoy giving this session and look forward to an interactive crowd at #SQLSatIndy. If you haven’t registered, there are just a few seats left and you can register here.

Following that, I’m really excited that I was selected to present at Azure DataFest Atlanta on Thursday, August 16th. I’ll be giving my “Democratizing Data Analysis: How and Why of Social Media Sentiment Scoring” presentation. I really love this one, and regular readers of the blog will recognize this as my “Men in Blazers Premier League Mood Table talk”. It’s evolved from a POC for a soccer podcast into a really interesting technical talk and platform for discussion and I’m thrilled to be speaking at this event in Alpharetta on 8/16. While I’m still a bit limited with what I can speak about regarding my work with FGE Professional Sports Analytics, this talk will delve into some of those details. If you haven’t yet grabbed a ticket to see me and many other speakers better than I, tickets are available here.

Lastly, plans are really coming into focus regarding my 2018 racing plans. Yes, I realize it’s a bit late, but we still have a third of the year left! I have a few options on the table and sincerely hope to be able to announce something soon. I may even put up a Twitter poll to help me decide which opportunity to select. As always, thanks for reading, and I hope to see you at a speaking event or a racing event soon!