Recently I've been asked by and asking others where to go to learn more about SQL Server. So I thought I'd take some time to compile a list.
Feel free to add yours in the comment section below!
Conferences
- PASS Data Community Summit
- New York, NY USA - Aug 18-19, 2025
- Dallas, TX USA - Sept 15-16, 2025
- Utrecht, Netherlands - Oct, 1-2, 2025
- Seattle, WA USA - Nov 17-21, 2025
- SQL Saturday
- Data Saturdays
- Group By Virtual - Oct 29, 2025
- EightKB Virtual - August 2025
User Groups (Virtual and In-Person)
- Indy BI PASS User Group Meetup - In Person
- Azure Indy user Group - In Person
- CBusDATA - Central Ohio Microsoft Data Platform User Group
- Ohio North Data Training - Virtual
- Data TGIF - Virtual
- Microsoft Data Platform Continuity Virtual Group - Virtual
These and more are all part of Azure Data Tech Groups, a collection of 110+ groups across over 30 countries with more than 130k members!
Blogs
- SQL Skills
- Brent Ozar Unlimited
- Darling Data / Erik Darling
- The Dax Shepherd / Jason Romans
- Simple Talk by Red Gate
- SQL Authority / Pinal Dave
- DBADuck / Ben Miller
