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Thank you, Hugo This blog post responds to Hugo's latest post, titled Game Over. On Bluesky, an initiative was started to share how Hugo inspired, helped, or otherwise touched your work or community life. Add your response using the hashtag #ThankYouHugo. There's no specific date, format, or…

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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

#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

Please complete your Delegate Feedback📝 This has been sent via email and app notification. We really appreciate your feedback 💚 #FabConEurope #SQLConEurope

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

We have VIP Tickets for Power Hour to give away If it's your first FabCon, today at 13:30 CEST on the Ignite Stage is a good place to start. "First time here? What on earth is Power Hour? And other questions", with Leslie Welch and me. An hour of exactly what it says: what Power Hour is, which e

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

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