If you’ve resolved to be more involved in Austin’s tech community in the new year, there are plenty of conferences coming up to expand your knowledge and network. Here are five happening in the next month.
1. TECHunplugged is a forum hosted by Italian tech consultants Juku for IT decision makers and end users to connect with independent influencers and industry vendors from around the world for open discussions on infrastructure, virtualization cloud computing and storage. Learn something new and make a more informed decision.
Cost: Free to end users
When: January 2
Where: Omni Hotel Austin Southpark, 4140 Governors Row
2. Day one of GeekAustin’s double header is focused on all things big data, from sharing and analysis to natural language processing. Learn about creating a more data-driven organization from experts like Silicon Valley Data Science Founder and CTO John Akred, Warby Parker’s Director of Data Science Carl Anderson and others.
Cost: $525
When: January 16
Where: AT&T Conference Center, 1900 University Avenue
3. Day two is all about data visualization. There will be presentations and workshops about graph databases, algorithms, query languages, APIs and more.
Cost: $225 today, or $495 starting tomorrow
When: January 17
Where: AT&T Conference Center, 1900 University Avenue
4. TCEA 2016 Convention & Exposition
The Texas Computer Education Association has been advocating for tech as a teaching tool since it was founded in 1980. For the first five days in February, the Austin-based organization will hold its annual conference for campus and district-level administrators, teachers, librarians and anyone involved with technology integration, implementation or management in classrooms.
Cost: $209 for basic registration until January 9
When: February 1-5
Where: 500 E Cesar Chavez St
5. #SQLSAT461
SQL Saturday #461 will take an in-depth look at the new performance tuning tools coming in SQL Server 2016: Query Store, Live Query Statistics, and Query Plan Comparisons. These tools are going to change how SQL professionals identify and tune problem queries. They are the biggest change to performance tuning since Dynamic Management Views were introduced in SQL Server 2005.
Some of the troubleshooting methods covered will include waits and queues, performance monitoring, baselining, and benchmarking. Equally as important as learning what to do, you will also learn how to avoid common pitfalls
Cost: $125
When: January 29
Where: Microsoft Corporation, 10900 Stonelake Blvd
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