It\u2019s shaping up to a busy year for conferences, well busy by my standards that is. While I\u2019m unfortunately missing SQLBits, I\u2019ll still be getting a chance to enjoy an English summer.<\/p>\n
The InsideSQL<\/a> conference is a new conference organised by Neil Hambly. It\u2019s a deep-dive conference, with longer sessions than many conferences offer, and an opportunity to dig deep into topics.<\/p>\n I\u2019m presenting two sessions there, first a look at SQL waits, why there are waits and what various waits types mean, second a nice deep discussion on SQL Server indexes.<\/p>\n Iceland has been on my to-visit list for some time, so a SQLSaturday there? Perfect excuse for a short visit and a bit of exploration. I wonder if there\u2019s any chance I\u2019ll get to see the Aurora Borealis.<\/p>\n I\u2019m doing a full-day precon on the Thursday (Friday is an Icelandic public holiday) on execution plans, as well as a regular session on Query Store on the Saturday.<\/p>\n Fast forward to September, the South African SQL Saturdays are again running on back-to-back weekends. Johannesburg<\/a> on the 3rd of September, Cape Town<\/a> on the 10th and Durban planned for the 17th.<\/p>\n We\u2019d love to have more international speakers join us for these. The local weather is lovely in September, and the exchange rate to the dollar\/pound so poor that you won\u2019t believe how cheap things are here. Come down for a two week African holiday, and get three SQLSaturday presentations in on the side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SQLSaturday Iceland<\/a><\/h3>\n
South African SQLSaturdays<\/h3>\n