Ben Miller
Appearances by year
- SQLSaturday
- DataTune
- AI Engineer (World's Fair, Summit and regional editions)
- SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python)
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | AI Engineer Paris 2026 | AI Engineer (World's Fair, Summit and regional editions) | workshop | Building Your Own Software Factory as Factory Learn how to build a Software Factory with AI agents that allow you to delegate more work to agents. In this hands-on session, you’ll work through a real…Show lessLearn how to build a Software Factory with AI agents that allow you to delegate more work to agents. In this hands-on session, you’ll work through a real project but also learn about the baselines you need to set in order to safely build out a Software Factory. | |
| Sep 23, 2026 | AI Engineer Paris 2026 | AI Engineer (World's Fair, Summit and regional editions) | expo session | Fundamentals to build your Software Factory as Factory Everyone is talking about building Software Factories, but less is spoken about how to set up everything you need in order to be able to do this. This session…Show lessEveryone is talking about building Software Factories, but less is spoken about how to set up everything you need in order to be able to do this. This session will run through the baselines you will need in order to set up a Software Factory properly. | |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Day of Data Baton Rouge #1141 | SQLSaturday | — | Beyond “Set and Forget”: Mastering the Ola Hallengren Maintenance SolutionThe Ola Hallengren Maintenance Solution is installed on thousands of SQL Server instances, yet most environments rely on default jobs and hope for the best.…Show lessThe Ola Hallengren Maintenance Solution is installed on thousands of SQL Server instances, yet most environments rely on default jobs and hope for the best. While those defaults work, they rarely align with real-world workloads, availability requirements, or maintenance windows. | |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Day of Data Baton Rouge #1141 | SQLSaturday | — | PowerShell DBA Dream dbatools WorkshopThis full day class will take you through the most essential DBATOOLS module commands and teach you all you need to know to hit the ground running. We will go…Show lessThis full day class will take you through the most essential DBATOOLS module commands and teach you all you need to know to hit the ground running. We will go over the dbatools ecosystem and the common concepts that will help you get the most out of this module. | |
| Mar 6, 2026 | DataTune 2026 | DataTune | talk | Building a SQL Server Recovery Strategy as DBAduck | |
| Jul 26, 2025 | SQLSaturday Baton Rouge #1110 | SQLSaturday | — | SQL Server 2025: an enterprise AI-ready database platformCome learn about the latest release of Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server 2025, with AI built-in, powered by industry proven security, performance, and…Show lessCome learn about the latest release of Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server 2025, with AI built-in, powered by industry proven security, performance, and availability, and connected and integrated to Azure and Microsoft Fabric. | |
| Jul 26, 2025 | SQLSaturday Baton Rouge #1110 | SQLSaturday | — | SQL Server Configuration Best PracticesEver wondered why SQL Server can be slow when the engine is just installed and left at default settings? Ever wonder what goes into figuring out what to set the…Show lessEver wondered why SQL Server can be slow when the engine is just installed and left at default settings? Ever wonder what goes into figuring out what to set the settings to and which ones to change? | |
| Jul 7, 2025 | SciPy 2025 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | speaker | RydIQule: A Package for Modelling Quantum SensorsRydberg atoms offer unique quantum properties that enable radio-frequency sensing capabilities distinct from any classical analogue; however, large parameter…Show lessRydberg atoms offer unique quantum properties that enable radio-frequency sensing capabilities distinct from any classical analogue; however, large parameter spaces and complex configurations make understanding and designing these quantum experiments challenging. Current solutions are often developed as in-house, closed-sourced software simulating a narrow range of problems. | |
| Jul 27, 2024 | SQLSaturday Baton Rouge #1076 | SQLSaturday | — | dbatools PowerShell Module Deep Dive DBAs now have PowerShell as a tool in their toolbox. Dbatools is a module that was written for the SQL Server DBA. | |
| Jul 27, 2024 | SQLSaturday Baton Rouge #1076 | SQLSaturday | — | SQL Server Configuration Best PracticesEver wondered why SQL Server can be slow when the engine is just installed and left at default settings? Ever wonder what goes into figuring out what to set the…Show lessEver wondered why SQL Server can be slow when the engine is just installed and left at default settings? Ever wonder what goes into figuring out what to set the settings to and which ones to change? | |
| Mar 8, 2024 | DataTune 2024 | DataTune | talk | Adding PowerShell to your DBA toolbox as DBAduck | |
| Nov 2, 2019 | SQLSaturday Oregon #920 | SQLSaturday | — | Tips and Tricks for the PowerShell DBA [VIDEO] as MaritzCX Do you have more than 1 server that you manage? More than 1 database? | |
| Jun 1, 2019 | SQLSaturday Dallas #841 | SQLSaturday | — | Tips and Tricks for the PowerShell DBA as MaritzCX Do you have more than 1 server that you manage? More than 1 database? | |
| Apr 6, 2019 | SQLSaturday Madison #842 | SQLSaturday | — | Tips and Tricks for the PowerShell DBA (Double session length) Do you have more than 1 server that you manage? More than 1 database? |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Feasel | 7 | — | 2026 |
| Chris Hyde | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Jason Romans | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Erik Darling | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Joshua Higginbotham | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Kellyn Gorman | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Ava McClain | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Calvin Fabre | 3 | — | 2026 |
| George Mauer | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Grant Fritchey | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Hasan Savran | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Ian Trimble | 3 | — | 2026 |
| James Davis | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Jeremy Knight | 3 | — | 2026 |
| John Kerski | 3 | — | 2026 |
Speakers with the same name are merged into one entry, so this page may combine more than one person. Affiliations are shown as each conference listed them.