Happy to be chosen to live blog the keynote events out at the PASSDataSummit in Seattle, Washington this week. This page will be updated through the Keynotes, all you have to do is hit refresh to view live updates as we go…….

First up is Kate Duggan Chief Marketing Officer from RedGate…

40% of attendees are first-time attendees!!! Welcome…

Updates:

Rohan Kumar

CVP, Microsoft Azure Data

Next up is Rohan Kumar with Microsoft…The power of coming together.

Azure Data communities 155,000+ members, 145+ user groups in 41 countries.

“The power of coming together”; “thankful to the PASS community to come together and share our ideas in person”

Data challenges today such as data governance, analytics and intelligence, and operational databases.

The Microsoft Intelligent Platform – governance, AI ML, and databases to analytics. Let’s cut down these silos between them. Analytics and databases have to talk with each other and make it easy.

“When the silos get broken down, it becomes much easier”.

SQL Server investments…continual innovations built into SQL Server, giving you higher return on your investments.

General Availability SQL Server 2022 is here!!!!!!!!!!

Also announcing a new SQL Server pay as you go licensing model to your on premises model!!!!!

Next up for a live competition Anna Hoffman and Bob Ward

Bob Ward and Conner Cunningham talking about SQL Server 2022 performance enhancements.

As Rohan takes back the stage we begin seeing Azure SQL the family of SQL cloud edge databases. “Azure is the cloud that knows SQL Server best”

General Availabitlity with link feature for Azure SQL Managed instance along with backup portability with SQL Server 2022.

Announcing SQL + Apps Migration Factory offer.

Azure Cosmos DB – Automatic and instant scalability with SLA-backed speed and availability. General available is Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL.

General availability for Azure Synapse link for SQL. New in Azure Synapse Link for SQL…Automate data transfer and eliminate barriers with schedule mode, smaller compute capacity support, vNet support, full support for datetime data types.

General availability Azure Data Factory SAP Change Data Capture connector.

Data Governance is being helped by Microsoft Purview – Unified Data Governance…Data Map which is automating and managing meta data at scale. Data Catalog which enables effortless discovery for data consumers, and Data Estate Insights that helps assess data usage, compliance and risks across your organization.

General availability – improved root cause analysis and traceability with SQL Dynamic lineage.

Today’s post will not be your regular tech or leadership blog from me today. The Hubbard family suffered a tragic loss on January 12th, 2022. They lost their home, everything in it, and a vehicle in the garage. The family of 5 is now beginning their recovery from this horrible event, and I am asking for your help so they can start rebuilding their lives.

I’ve personally have seen how the SQL community comes together when devastation happens. Mr. Hubbard is a friend of mine whom I’ve had the pleasure to work with these past ten years. He has been part of the SQL journey with me for that time frame and is the type of person that will go above and beyond to help someone in the community. I know because he has helped me. If you have a moment, please check out the news channel and the gofundme site if you feel compelled to help the Hubbard family and their three small children.

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by TJay Belt (@tjaybelt). I find this month’s topic, balancing work and life, intriguing, and after a hiatus of non-blogging, I’m happy that this is my first one back.

Like many in tech, I put all I have into what I do. Even to this day, the thirst for knowledge has never waned. Many of us can tell stories of all-night workloads and try to stay one step ahead. It’s IT; we signed up for it.

Work/life balance has become more prominent for me throughout the years. My kids are growing up fast, and I see firsthand how moments can slip by if you let them. Time doesn’t stand still; many times, I wish it had.

Another critical piece in work/life balance for me is the people I get to work alongside. Relationships and people are significant, we hear the term burn out a lot in the tech industry, but it can relate to all industries. The stress levels will come, life is not easy, and it can throw some knock-out punches quickly; when you least expect it. Learning to control what you can manage and letting go of what you can’t have been at times difficult to do.

I’m still growing on this journey, and I hope that others will know you won’t always get it right. What works for one will not work for another. It’s okay to find your way and at the end of the day, the culture, relationships, family, work – they all matter.

You will never know what someone else is going through or enduring. Words you speak will either elevate or cut like a sword. May we continue to strive to be the best version of ourselves that we can be.