🎀 Speaking Engagements & Sessions

πŸ“… Where You Can See Me Presenting

I’m excited to be speaking at the following event this year:

πŸ—“ April 18, 2026 - SeaQL Saturday 2026 πŸ“ Session: Custom Deployment DSLs: Writing Your Own Terraform/Bicep for SQL Server

πŸ—“ May 21, 2026 - DataGrillen 2026 πŸ“ Session: DevOops: What Not to Do in DevOps

🎯 Available Sessions for Your Event

Looking for a speaker? Here are my available sessions for conferences, meetups, and user groups:

PowerShell & Automation

πŸ›  Under the Hood: How PowerShell Really Executes Your Code

πŸ” Secrets, Tokens, and Identity in Automation: Stop Leaking Your Keys

DevOps & Infrastructure as Code

πŸš€ Advanced Bicep Tips and Tricks for Pro Developers

βš™οΈ Advanced Terraform Techniques: Workspaces, Modules, and Custom Providers

🧱 Bicep for PowerShell People: What You Need, What You Don’t, and How They Fit Together

🌍 Building Reusable Terraform Modules for Multi-Cloud Deployments

πŸ›  Custom Deployment DSLs: Writing Your Own Terraform/Bicep for SQL Server

🐞 DevOops: What Not to Do in DevOps

🏒 Real-World Use Cases for Bicep in Enterprise Deployments

πŸš€ Scaling the Cloud: Bicep & Terraform Deep Dive

πŸ†š Terraform vs. Bicep: A Comparison for Azure DevOps Professionals

🌎 Terraform 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Multi-Cloud Infrastructure as Code

SQL Server & Security

πŸ”“ Hacking and Hacking Mitigation for SQL Server (Technical)

πŸ” Mask That Data! (Technical)

πŸ”Ž Start to See with tSQLt (Technical)

Soft Skills & Productivity

πŸ›‘ Saying No is OK! (Non-Technical)

πŸ“Š MARP Your Way to Better Presentations (Technical)

πŸ“š Full-Day Preconference Workshops

For those looking for in-depth, hands-on training, I also offer full-day precons:

πŸ›  Database Corruption (with Brandon Leach)

πŸ”Ή Learn how to detect, fix, and prevent database corruption in SQL Server. πŸ”Ή Hands-on session with real-world scenarios. πŸ”Ή Co-hosted with Brandon Leach, an expert in database reliability.

πŸ§ͺ tSQLt Introduction: Unit Testing for SQL Server

πŸ”Ή Learn how to write unit tests in SQL Server using tSQLt. πŸ”Ή Discover best practices for refactoring and improving code quality. πŸ”Ή Practical exercises to help you implement testing in your database workflows.

Interested in booking a session or precon for your event?

πŸ“© Get in touch! Let’s discuss how I can bring value to your conference or user group.