Manager at Avanade originally from the UK and now living in the Netherlands. Dual-catrgory Microsoft MVP for both Data Platform and Developer Technologies.
Many years experience in the IT sector, and has supported databases for companies in the top 10 of the fortune 500 list.
In addition to a lot of experience with the Microsoft Data Platform, also has over twenty Microsoft Certifications. Plus, was probably the last ever person in the world to gain the MCSD Azure Architect certification.
Real life experience with Microsoft Data Platform and Azure Devops. Previously SQL Server Product Owner of around 1,900 instances. In addition, done various things for the Data Platform Community. With the last being one of the organizers of the online DataWeekender conference.
Kevin Chant's Sessions
Unveiling the magic of CI/CD for SQL Server using GitHub ActionsSQLBits 2023
In this expert session we unveil the magic of CI/CD for SQL Server updates using GitHub Actions.
Github and Azure DevOps Duet - SQLBits editionSQLBits 2022
A tale about how a development team and an operations team must bond together and figure out how to use GitHub and Azure DevOps together for Data Platform deployments.
Azure Data Engineering services used to analyze dataSQLBits 2022
Overview to some of the more popular Azure Data Engineering services used to analyze data
Battle tested project planning with Azure Devops boardsSQLBits 2020
Azure boards within Azure DevOps give you the capability to organise your project and analyse the it’s progress. Do you want your manager to stop bugging you about your project’s progress, come to this session?