The last data centric conference I attended was the PASS Summit in 2019. A few months later, much of the world went on lockdown due to COVID. Since then, I’ve spent time at the TechnoSecurity and Digital Forensics Conference as a security and audit track speaker. Coming back to Seattle is definitely different. Five years makes a difference. COVID made a difference. And where I am in life is different.
I’m not speaking this year, so I’ll be around on Wednesday and Thursday. Jeans, Snoopy shirt, and Snoopy hat. I’ve gone ahead and grabbed the recordings offer so if I miss a session, it’s not a big deal. I’d love to catch up with old friends and make new ones alike. I miss hanging out with other data folks. Don’t get me wrong, I love hanging out with security folks, too, but the conversations are often very different, as are the perspectives.