DevOps Devour Hour – New York City Lunch & Learn – May 23, 2025
Video Summary
In this video, I’m Erik Darling from Darling Data, and I’m excited to share some insider details about an upcoming event that’s going to be a fantastic opportunity for database enthusiasts. On the 23rd of May, I’ll be joining forces with Kendra Little and Steve Jones at Redgate’s New York City Lunch and Learn. We’ll dive into topics ranging from performance tuning to cloud migrations and zero-downtime deployments, making it an absolute must-attend event for anyone looking to enhance their database skills or just network with like-minded professionals. The best part? There’s even a rumor of a happy hour planned after the sessions, so you can dance the night away while continuing the conversation. If you’re in the area—or just want an excuse to visit New York City—this event is definitely worth your time. Don’t miss out; register now by clicking on the link provided in the video description at the very top!
Full Transcript
Erik Darling here with Darling Data. We have a very special promotional video today for an event that I’m going to be at in May, a little bit later in May. It is a Redgate sponsored event, New York City Lunch and Learn. That makes it convenient enough for me. The nice folks at Redgate have been kind enough to give me a reason to live. Well, maybe not that, but at least they’ve given me a reason to leave the house on a Friday. Okay? And that’s good enough for me. It’s going to be at a space called Industrious. That’s at 730 3rd Ave in New York City. It’s on the second floor, so maybe the view won’t be so spectacular outside, but hopefully the event will be absolutely spectacular inside. Now, it’s going to be myself, Kendra Little, and Steve Jones talking about database stuff. I’m going to be doing a session on performance tuning. Kendra Little is going to be doing a session on migrating from one cloud to another from Azure to Amazon, and Steve Jones is going to be doing a session on zero downtime database deployments. So that’s going to be absolutely magical. And then I’ve also heard rumors of a happy hour that will be taking place after the event from 3 o’clock on. So, you know, get your dancing shoes ready.
Again, that’s Friday, May the 23rd. The link to RSVP will be in the video description at the very tippity top. Usually that’s where I reserve my space for my own benefit, but because this is a wonderful Red Gate event, we will be pushing my stuff down a little bit lower and putting the registration link right at the tippity top. So, if you are in New York City for whatever reason or just maybe in the surrounding area and you’re looking for an excuse to get into the city, maybe catch a baseball game or something, then swing on by here beforehand. Maybe get a tax write-off or, you know, be able to convince your boss that it’s for work and it’ll be a grand old time. Anyway, thank you for watching and hopefully see you there.
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