Geek Sync Webcast : Career-Changing Features in SQL Server 2019

SQL Server 2019 incorporates a number of new features that can change your career no matter how you interact with data at your company. Whether you’re a DBA, a database developer, a BI developer, or anything and everything in between, join us for this fast-paced tour of the features in SQL Server 2019 that will put you ahead of the curve as you position yourself for career success. We’ll delve into the data virtualization capabilities that put SQL Server at the center of all the data in your enterprise. We’ll also dive into several of the Intelligent Query Processing features that both improve performance and give you more tools to troubleshoot troublesome queries. Finally, we will discuss how these features can help guide the technical and personal decisions you make for the next step in your data-driven career.

Speaker: Matt Gordon has worked with SQL Server since 2000 and has worked with versions up to and including SQL Server 2017. He is the leader of the Lexington, KY chapter of PASS, a frequent community speaker, an IDERA SQL Superstar, and PASS Summit 2017 speaker. His original data professional role was as a database developer, but that quickly evolved into query tuning work which further evolved into being a full-fledged DBA in the healthcare realm. He has supported critical systems utilizing SQL Server across multiple data centers and managed dozens of 24/7/365 SQL Server implementations. He currently utilizes those years of real world experience as a data platform consultant helping clients design deployment solutions that meet their ever-changing business needs.