22-25 April 2026

James Boother

James Boother is a Principal Consultant and Microsoft Certified Master working for Coeo following 15 years experience within the software industry working as a programmer, system architect, head of technology and consultant. James helps Coeo’s clients scope, design, deploy and performance tune their Microsoft SQL Server database platforms. Coeo is a Microsoft Gold Partner specialising in Data Platform and BI solutions.

James Boother's Sessions

Look before you leap -Writing your first Data StrategySQLBits 2020

Getting a data strategy in place ensures you know what data to capture and how to process, store, manipulate and interpret it to meet your goals. Learn how to create and implement at Strategy with Coeo.

Power BI Premium EmbeddedSQLBits 2018

Microsoft announced the retirement of Power BI Embedded and recommended that everyone migrate to Power BI Premium and embed those reports. Unfortunately the documentation on doing this is "light" to say the least. This session will enlighten you

Data protection & privacy in the world of database DevOpsSQLBits 2018

With GDPR fast approaching, learn now how to get your data into compliance in order to protect your client's sensitive information.

Introduction to PowershellSQLBits 2011

Back (hopefully) by popular demand I'll be sharing the secrets to getting started with Powershell in a SQL Server Environment.

POSH ClusteringSQLBits 2011

This exciting session will be delivered by PowerShell expert James Boother and Clustering expert Mark Broadbent where we will demonstrate how to use PowerShell to perform SQL Failover Cluster administration and automate simple and complex operations.

Automating Admin Tasks with PowershellSQLBits 2010

Powershell is a powerful scripting engine that can be used to automate admin tasks making more efficient use of your time. This session will introduce Powershell and how it can be used within a SQL Server environment.