22-25 April 2026 
Stephen Wood
Stephen has been a database specialist in large enterprises for the last 25 years. He loves learning about new database technology and is passionate about PostgreSQL and co-manages the England North PostgreSQL user group
Stephen Wood's Training Days
Building Multi-Region Distributed Databases: A Hands-On WorkshopSQLBits 2026
Survive region failures with minimal impact. Build an active-active retail app across multiple regions using a serverless distributed SQL database — hands-on.
Stephen Wood's Sessions
From Monolithic Databases to Distributed SQL - Running Active-Active Across Regions!SQLBits 2026
Explore how Amazon Aurora DSQL provides distributed SQL with global active-active scaling and strong consistency, learn when to choose it over traditional databases for modern cloud apps.
Building Multi-Region Distributed Databases: A Hands-On WorkshopSQLBits 2026
Survive region failures with minimal impact. Build an active-active retail app across multiple regions using a serverless distributed SQL database — hands-on.