SQLBits encompasses everything from in-depth technical immersions to the enhancement of valuable soft skills. The full agenda will be announced in the spring; in the meantime check out the timetable and content we cover below.
2024 Training Days
Presenting 2024’s selection of training days, encompassing a deep dive into a range of subjects with some of the best data trainers in the world.
- 08:00 Registration opens and breakfast served.
- All training days run simultaneously across the venue from 09:00 – 17:00 with co-ordinated breaks.
- All training days include regular refreshment breaks and a lunch stop to rest, recharge, and chat to fellow delegates.
- No evening events planned, but if you’re staying over the night beforehand, why not join us in the Aviator on Monday night to meet the training day speakers for an informal drinks reception.
SELECT * FROM Azure Cosmos DB
Description
Azure Cosmos DB is the first and only globally distributed, multi-model database system.
The service is designed to allow customers to elastically and horizontally scale both throughput and storage across any number of geographical regions, it offers guaranteed <10 ms latencies at the 99th percentile, 99.99% high availability and five well defined consistency models to developers. It’s been powering Microsoft’s internet-scale services for years.
In this session, we will cover how you can get the most out of Azure Cosmos DB by gaining a deep insight in to the system internals. From global distribution to partitioned collections to automatic indexing - this session will equip you with invaluable insight in to building blazingly fast planet-scale applications.
Pre-requisites
Prior exposure to databases in general
Laptop Required: The session will be heavily design/discussion oriented. Laptop is optional in case you’d like to follow along.
- Spec: An ideal setup includes a laptop capable of running Visual Studio, the Azure Cosmos DB local emulator (2gb ram, 10gb hdd space) and/or having an Azure subscription.
Learning Objectives
Previous Experience
Tech Covered
high availability, Azure