AboutFall is usually considered conference season for SQL Server and related technologies and there’s a wealth of conferences to choose from. Of course, you first have to decide if you’re even interested or able to attend a conference, but I hope you’ll at least consider attending a conference. There are as many reasons to attend as there are people attending, but there are also differences of opinion as to what makes an event a conference.
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