When 2020 happened, a lot of things came to a standstill. Working at the office, going to a bar or a movie, and attending in-person events. Before we knew it, everything went online. Work from home became the standard, services like Netflix and movies at home boomed, and data events were available through Teams or … Continue reading Why in-person events matter: insights from the community
April 12th marked the first edition of Seaql Saturday in the Netherlands, the inaugural event situated in the southern part of the country. The event focused on SQL Server only; as advertised, it was a Fabric-free event. This blog post will discuss my experiences and why you should attend the next edition. Before the event … Continue reading Speaking experiences at Seaql Saturday
Last week, I had the pleasure to help and speak at Fabric February in Oslo, directly followed by Data Saturday Denmark. This post will guide your through my experiences in these events. At the end, I'll touch on some mental health things. Fabric February If you're unfamiliar with Fabric February, the core of the conference … Continue reading Speaking experiences at Fabric February and Data Saturday Denmark
After the amazing experience speaking and attending Data Grillen, this event came quite quickly. Run by Daniel Hutmacher and his amazing wife Ewa, it's the yearly get together of data people in Stockholm This year the event was extra special for me as I was in a co-presenter role. Together with Valerie Junk, we submitted … Continue reading Speaking experiences at Data Saturday Stockholm 2024
I've just returned from Lingen, Germany after the DataGrillen event. This year, I wasn't only attending (which you should do as it is one of the best events) but for the first time, I was also selected as a speaker. Speaker dinner The evening before the event, there was the speaker dinner. It was a … Continue reading Attending and speaking at Datagrillen 2024
This week I was at the MCT Summit Europe in Rijswijk. An event quite close by for a change, which was quite nice. The event is for Microsoft Certified Trainers only which on one hand limits the amount of people being able to attend, on the other hand it gives a good insight in the … Continue reading Speaking experiences at MCT Summit Europe 2024
Now this is something completely different. I've never used Power Automate before and would never have thought to use it if it hadn't been for the 101 session by Alexander Klein at datasaturday Gothenburg. Issue For some reason, people like to invite me to meetings. That's OK if I can add to the fun, but … Continue reading Building an auto deny on meeting requests in Power Automate
A short review of two excellent days at DataGrillen #datagrillen
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