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PASS news: let us know how we can support the community

Hello,

Like everyone in the #sqlfamily, we're saddened to hear about the future of PASS. Thank you to everyone at PASS and in the wider community who have given such impactful and invaluable support over the years.

We'll continue supporting the community any way we can in 2021 and beyond, so please post any ideas or suggestions you might have for how we can help in the comments below. If the recent news has impacted anything you're working on and you think we might be able to help, please do email friends@red-gate.com.

Thank you,

Eleanor

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  • robrich
    RIP Pass.  Perhaps MS Ignite and/or MS Build will pick up the slack?
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  • BrainDonor
    SQLPass was the organisation that gave me the confidence to actually join and contribute within a community and although I no longer feel that I need it quite as much, I do believe something of that ilk needs to be more obvious for those just starting within the SQL Server world. The scale of the annual conference was amazing and of exceptional quality but was a monster that required a lot of feeding and attention. It missed a meal and promptly died.
    The smaller scale meetings were probably more meaningful to the more regular enthusiasts amongst us and if something along the lines of SQL Saturday could continue I don't think the passing of SQL Pass would leave a huge gap in our community.
    Several people that I wanted to meet when I attended SQLPass now work with Redgate and most of the others have active sites and attend smaller conferences around the world. With the very fast evolution in video conferencing over the past year I believe it just needs ('just'!) somebody to act as a hub for these conferences and resources. 
    As Redgate also owns SQL Server Central and absorbed Simple Talk, I believe this would be the ideal place to base a central 'hub'.
    Just in case you aren't busy enough....
    BrainDonor
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  • robrich
    I completely agree.

    Ineta was that for me after I grew past speaking at local events.  Microsoft has tried to spin up similar "assist the speakers of the world" program, but hasn't gotten very far.

    I'm similarly curious to see what fills the void left by O'Reilly conferences: Strata, Oscon, Fluent, etc.

    I think Redgate could become a great hub for all things community and SQL Server.
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