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This is a free event for the tech community organized by SQLSaturday and New England SQL Server User Group (NESQL). We want to encourage you to register early. If your plans change, please cancel your registration so others can attend.

Register for a Precon today:

Adding PostgreSQL To Your SQL Server Skill Set - Grant Fritchey and Taiob Ali

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Hotel Information

This hotel is one mile from the SQL Saturday Boston Venue: Book via the link here:Hilton Garden Inn or call the hotel directly: 781-272-8800 and mention the group name “SQL Saturday Boston”.

• Check-in: October 1, 2026
• Check-out: October 3, 2026
• Rate: $159 per room, per night

MUST BE BOOKED BY September 1st, 2026

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Location

The event is taking place at:
Microsoft Technology Center
5 Wayside Rd
Burlington, MA 01803


A map is available below for the Microsoft office:

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Code of Conduct

There is a code of conduct for this event that all attendees are expected to follow. Please report violations to the organizers If you need to report a Code of Conduct violation, please contact the organizers and send a copy to coc@sqlsaturday.com

Data Privacy

This event adheres to the generic data privacy policy. Please be aware that by registering, you give permission for organizers to share data with sponsors. Sponsors are required to adhere to their own data privacy policy in using this data.

Precons

Pre-Cons will be held on Friday October 2nd.

Adding PostgreSQL To Your SQL Server Skill Set - Grant Fritchey and Taiob Ali

Session Details:

Organizations are adopting PostgreSQL faster than they're retiring SQL Server. If you manage both now, or soon will, this all-day class cuts the learning curve by showing you exactly where the platforms align and where they diverge.

You'll learn PostgreSQL fundamentals through a SQL Server lens: architecture, queries, administration, tooling, and cloud deployment. Apply your existing expertise immediately instead of starting over.

Who should attend: DBAs, architects, and developers managing SQL Server who are now responsible for PostgreSQL in hybrid environments, cloud adoption, or modernization projects.

Speaker:

Grant Fritchey is a Data Platform MVP and AWS Community Builder with over 30 years’ experience in IT, including time spent in support and development. Grant works with multiple data platforms including SQL Server and PostgreSQL as well as multiple cloud platforms. He has also developed in VB, VB.NET, C#, and Java. Grant writes books for Apress and Simple-Talk. Grant presents at conferences and user groups, large and small, all over the world. He joined Redgate Software as a product advocate in January 2011.

Taiob Ali is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with 20+ years of experience with SQL Server and Azure data services. While SQL Server remains his primary focus, he is currently learning, using, and teaching PostgreSQL, often describing himself as an accidental PostgreSQL DBA. He is also exploring practical applications of AI in data platforms, including GitHub Copilot, Copilot agent development, and built‑in AI capabilities in SQL Server. Taiob is a frequent international speaker and an active community organizer.

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