Greetings, data enthusiasts!

Our February meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 12th, at 5:30 pm! We will meet in person at: Rensselaer Chamber of Commerce, 90 4th Street, Troy, NY.

Please RSVP at https://www.meetup.com/capital-area-sql-server-user-group/events/297505605/ if you are attending, so we can purchase an appropriate amount of food for everyone. Food is TBA (will be announced closer to the event).

Our meeting schedule is as follows:

• 5:30 PM: Food, soft drinks, and networking
• 6:15 PM: Chapter news and announcements
• 6:30 PM: Presentation

We usually wrap up between 7:30 PM and 8:00 PM.

This month, Tracy Boggiano will be presenting: Migrating to Azure SQL Database: Because Life is Too Short to Manage Your Own Servers

Do you want to migrate to Azure SQL DB and finally get a good night's sleep, without having to worry about your servers misbehaving like a group of rowdy toddlers?

If so, we're tackling a topic near and dear to your hearts. That's where Azure SQL Database comes in - the cloud-based solution that lets us focus on what really matters (you know, living our lives). With its automatic backups, automated patching, and elastic scalability, we can finally say goodbye to the never-ending cycle of server management.

But let's not get too ahead of ourselves - we still need to make the migration and learn how to manage the database. From the initial planning stages to the final cutover, there are plenty of opportunities for things to go wrong. But with a little bit of humor and a lot of caffeine, we can conquer anything that comes our way.