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Rob Sewell He/Him
Rob Sewell He/Him
@robsewell.com
Big Bearded PowerShell Data Automation MVP x2, Blogger, Speaker, Data Saturdays PSConfEU, dbatools, dbachecks, dbatoolsMoL http://beard.media/book
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Every new Fabric feature gets the same first demo: a prettier report. In Vienna on 18 Jan I'll show what else you can build with Rayfin and Fabric Apps. Bicycles are involved. They are relevant. Honest. datacommunity.at/ #MicrosoftFabric #FabricApps #DataCommunity
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#Kraków is calling. The #PSConfEU 2027 CFP is officially open and we're looking for speakers from across the #community. Submit your abstract today: 🔗 sessionize.com/powershell-c... #PowerShell #automation #IT #Conference #Europe #Poland #pwsh
Save the date 🎤 Wed 24 Feb 2027, 11:30 CET, Room 4 at SQL Konferenz in Hanau. "Rayfin, Rides and Writeback: Fabric Apps That Aren't Reports". Really chuffed to be going. sqlkonferenz.de #MicrosoftFabric #FabricApps #SQLKonferenz
Save the date 🎤 Monday 18 January I'm at Data Community Day Austria in Vienna with "Rayfin, Rides and Writeback: Fabric Apps That Aren't Reports". Community-run, free, and no prettier reports allowed. datacommunity.at/ #MicrosoftFabric #FabricApps #DataCommunity
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Thank you to everyone who came to the first-timers hour and asked such good questions, and to Leslie Welch for the company. Enjoy the rest of the week - say hello if you spot the beard. #FabConEurope26
Fifteen minutes. Ignite Stage. Leslie Welch and me, your first FabCon, and every question you've got. See you shortly. #FabCon
Today. 13:30 CEST, Ignite Stage. First time here? What on earth is Power Hour? And other questions, with Leslie Welch and me. No question too small, no need to know a soul beforehand. #FabConEurope26
Tomorrow. 13:30 CEST, Ignite Stage. Leslie Welch and I take every question about your first FabCon, including the ones you think are too obvious. Especially those. Come alone, leave with lunch plans. #FabCon
That's a wrap! 🎤 Huge thanks to everyone who deployed databases as code with @jpomfret.co.uk & me today. Cheers to ESPC. Enjoy SQLCon Europe! espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
Arriving in Barcelona today? Tomorrow, 13:30 CEST, Ignite Stage: Leslie Welch and me on what Power Hour is, which evening things matter, and everything else. Day one, no daft questions. #FabConEurope26
We start in 15 minutes! ⚡ Booked on our SQL-as-code workshop? Grab a coffee & head in — @jpomfret.co.uk & me, ready to go. 🎤 espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
Today's the day! ⚡ @jpomfret.co.uk & I are at the CCIB for our SQL-as-code workshop. Coffee, then pipelines. See you soon! espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
Barcelona tomorrow. In the bag: chargers, far too many adapters, and a list of things I wish someone had told me at my first conference. Leslie Welch and I hand that list over Tuesday, 13:30 CEST, Ignite Stage. #FabCon
Tomorrow! 🎤 @jpomfret.co.uk & I kick off our full-day SQL-as-code workshop at the CCIB. Bring your laptop. See you there! espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
2 days. Testing every lab one more time "just in case". 😅 @jpomfret.co.uk & me, Monday, Barcelona. Still deciding? Jump in. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
Really chuffed to be doing the first-timers hour with Leslie Welch. If you've spent a conference wondering whether you're the only one who doesn't know what's going on - you're not. Ignite Stage, Tues 13:30 CEST. #FabConEurope26
Logistics, since it's nearly here. Tuesday 29th, 13:30 CEST, Ignite Stage, 60 minutes. Leslie Welch and me, answering anything at all about your first FabCon. Walk in on your own, walk out with lunch plans. #FabCon
One for the schedule builder before you fly. First time here? What on earth is Power Hour? And other questions - Leslie Welch and me, Ignite Stage, Tuesday 29th, 13:30 CEST. Bring questions. #FabConEurope26
3 days. 🎤 Then it's Barcelona. SQL-as-code workshop Monday with @jpomfret.co.uk & me. Final call to join us. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
3 days. 🎤 Then it's Barcelona. SQL-as-code workshop on Monday with @jpomfret.co.uk & me. Final call to join us. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
4 days to go. Whichever state your deploys are in — Monday we make them boring & repeatable. @jpomfret.co.uk & me, Barcelona. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
4 days to go. Whatever state your deploys are in — Monday we make them boring & repeatable. @jpomfret.co.uk & me, Barcelona. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
5 days. ✈️ Azure SQL & Fabric SQL as code, this Monday at SQLCon Europe. Booked? See you there. Not yet? Might be room. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
"You can't miss Power Hour!" Grand. What is it, where is it, do I bring anything? Nobody says, because everyone who's been assumes you know. So ask us - Leslie Welch and me, Ignite Stage, Tues 13:30 CEST. #FabCon
6 days. Labs (nearly) ready, slides (mostly) done, beard (always) prepared. @jpomfret.co.uk & me, Barcelona, 28 Sept. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
"Everyone here already knows each other." They do. They also all stood next to the coffee on their own once, me included. Leslie Welch and I take the first-timers hour on Tues 29th, 13:30 CEST, Ignite Stage. #FabConEurope26
⚡ A week to go! 28 Sept: @jpomfret.co.uk & I run our full-day SQL-as-code workshop at SQLCon Europe, Barcelona. Last call to book. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
⚡ One week to go! 28 Sept: @jpomfret.co.uk & I run our full-day SQL-as-code workshop at SQLCon Europe, Barcelona. Last call to book. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
One week tomorrow. 🎤 This time next Monday @jpomfret.co.uk & I will be mid-workshop at the CCIB. Still a little time to book. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
Flying to Barcelona for your first FabCon? Leslie Welch and I have an hour on the Ignite Stage, Tuesday 29th, 13:30 CEST, for every question you think is too obvious to ask. Those are the good ones. #FabCon #FabConEurope26
Your first FabCon? Hundreds of sessions, evening events nobody mentions, and thousands of people who all seem to know each other. Leslie Welch and I are on the Ignite Stage, Tues 29th 13:30 CEST, to sort that out. #FabConEurope26
10 days to go. Team deploys SQL? Bring a colleague, learn it properly. @jpomfret.co.uk & me, 28 Sept, Barcelona. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
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When I got an invitation to talk to IANA's @kimdavies.com about bizarre ultra-technical rituals, I was expecting a plea to bust the myths of the 'seven keys of the Internet'. But this isn't just the fascinating mix of security and transparency making up key ceremonies: it's DNS key rollover time!
Workshop runs 9–5, Mon 28 Sept at the CCIB — day before the main conference. Deep dive then breadth. @jpomfret.co.uk & me. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
Create a Microsoft #Fabric Workspace with #PowerShell Microsoft Fabric is a low friction unified analytics platform that brings together data engineering, data integration, data warehousing, data science, real-time analytics, and business intelligence blog.robsewell.com/blog/create-...
~3 weeks out. You'll leave able to deploy Azure SQL/Fabric SQL from a pipeline, all in source control. @jpomfret.co.uk & me, 28 Sept. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
Best bit of SQLCon Europe isn't on the agenda: the hallway track. The beard's about all week — come say hello. 28 Sept. espc.tech/conference/f... #SQLServer
It's September. The Barcelona workshop is suddenly very real. 4 weeks today. @jpomfret.co.uk & me, Azure SQL & Fabric SQL as code. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
Sneak peek: empty repo → deployed Azure SQL via pipeline, one sitting. The click moment is grand. 28 Sept w/ @jpomfret.co.uk. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
Cheers to the ESPC team for having us. The pre-conf workshops make the week. Join @jpomfret.co.uk & me, 28 Sept, Barcelona. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
Kit list: bring a laptop you can dev on; we'll send prereqs beforehand. Hands-on all day. @jpomfret.co.uk & me, 28 Sept, Barcelona. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
Heads up: the workshop is a pre-conf add-on with limited places. They fill up. Grab your spot. @jpomfret.co.uk & me, 28 Sept. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
IaC but not your database = half a job. The DB is where the risk lives. We cover both. @jpomfret.co.uk & me, 28 Sept, Barcelona. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
Behind the scenes: @jpomfret.co.uk & I are building your labs. 6 weeks to our Barcelona workshop. 28 Sept, SQLCon Europe. espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
Automating SQL deploys with the tools you'll actually use. Let the pipeline do the repetitive bit. @jpomfret.co.uk & me, 28 Sept. ⚡ espc.tech/conference/f... #IaC
From manual & nervous to automated & boring (the good kind). We meet you where you are. @jpomfret.co.uk & me, 28 Sept, Barcelona. espc.tech/conference/f... #DevOps
One pipeline: provisions infra, ships DB changes, commit to deployed. You'll build it. @jpomfret.co.uk & me, 28 Sept. ⚡ espc.tech/conference/f... #DevOps