In 2016, Alex Whittles asked me to join the (then) SQL Relay team. They needed someone to take over sponsorship and I was flattered they felt I was the best person for the job. I jumped at the opportunity. I love Data Relay’s goal of bringing free, in-person data conferences to cities and communities that otherwise wouldn’t attract these sorts…
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RIP Swag Bags (and some other changes for SQL Relay 2018)
In 2016 I wrote about how I was stepping in to some pretty big shoes, taking the baton from Steph Locke to manage the sponsorship for SQL Relay 2017. Joining the SQL Relay organising committee was my first experience as a conference organiser. Queue clichés… No, I didn’t realise quite how much work it would be. No, I didn’t realise…
Filling big boots: I’m joining the SQL Relay team
SQL Relay means a lot to me. At SQL Bits in 2014 I was talking with Steph Locke about how I had just delivered my first technical session at a user group. She told me that I should start submitting to bigger conferences. I was nervous. I was just a sales guy from Redgate. What would experienced DBAs and developers…