Melbourne Event – Monday 17th June 2019 (Free – including lunch and prizes)
PASS, in conjunction with Microsoft, Intel and community leaders are offering free training on Moving to a Modern Microsoft Platform
In case you’ve never heard of PASS, they are a not profit organisation run by, and for, a diverse data community.
PASS (formerly known as The Professional Association of SQL Server) focuses on supporting data professionals throughout the world who use the Microsoft Data Platform.
You can read more about PASS on their site
Microsoft SQL Server has been around for some 25+ years and there is a major release coming up later this year – SQL Server 2019.
Another thing that is happening this year – in fact very soon – is that Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (which includes SQL Server 2008R2) is moving out of extended supported.
So, if you are using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 / 2008R2 you’ll need to prepare for SQL Server 2008 End of support
It’s 10 years since that version was released and it was one of the most popular with a lot of organisations still relying on keeping one of their prized business assets on the 2008 platform.
To ensure
that organisations stay current and to help them with some of the options that
are available, PASS, Microsoft and Intel have teamed up to bring users around
the globe a free in-person event in many cities to provide advice, and support to
ensure that they fully aware of all options to keep their users data safe, secure
and highly available in an ever changing data-driven world.
The events throughout the world are listed here.
And if you would like to register for the Melbourne event – that will run in the CBD on Monday 17th June 2019 at
Telstra Customer Insights Centre
Level 1, 242 Exhibition Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia
then please head to the EventBrite page and Register for FREE – we’d love to see you there, learn about your pain points, priorities and talk through your next steps on your data-driven journey to keep your clients data safe, secure and highly available to provide the insight that a modern business needs.
They’ll be information sessions, hands-on-labs (if that’s your thing), expert instruction and of course prizes.
There’s no charge and lunch will be provided.
We look forward to meeting you!