In what has become a yearly tradition, I attended my first SQL Saturday of the year in Nashville — SQL Saturday #933 — Nashville, TN, which took place on Saturday, January 18th, 2020. As with prior years (I’ve attended 4 of their 7 now) the event was well worth the drive from Atlanta.

While the weather wasn’t great (cold and rainy) at least it wasn’t snowy and icy like we’d had in previous years. Fortunately, the entire event takes place indoors — so the cold and gloom outside was easy to ignore with all the action inside. The schedule this year, as usual, was made up of a ton of great options and all of the speakers were fantastic. Lunch in Nashville is always a treat — hot and delicious BBQ and everything was well run and professional.

I had a great time at the event and look forward to attending the 10th anniversary next year!


Morning registration at SQL Saturday 933 – Nashville
A delicious breakfast tradition at SQL Saturday Nashville!
Olivia Albertson presenting “Intro to Azure Data Factory.”
Joshua Higginbotham presenting “Introduction to GitHub.”
Steve Wake presenting “Lessons Learned from a Successful Enterprise Power BI Deployment.”
The food at SQL Saturday Nashville is always the best — fully catered BBQ pork and chicken with mac n cheese. Great on a cold and rainy day!
Kathi Kellenberger presenting “What is DevOps and Why Should DBAs Care?”
Michael Hewitt presenting “Applying Visual Design Best Practices in Power BI.”
Sarah Whitworth presenting “The Submission of Power BI, albeit Kicking and Screaming.”
The end of day raffle and closing announcements at SQL Saturday Nashville
Tamera Clark, the main driver behind the event, speaking at the end of day raffle.
The traditional SQL Saturday Nashville pint glass…a great addition to my collection!