Heather Downing
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Heather Downing
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Software dev & speaker. Developer Advocate @YugabyteDB & Microsoft MVP. #dotNET/APIs/identity/data/AI. Technical, curious and traveling often from KC, Missouri. KCDC crew.
I MADE IT!!! One Million Miles, baby! Delta was so lovely to me today. ATL ✈️ MCI
November 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Wrapping up #KubeCon for the week with this great crew! @yugabytedb.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Friends in Atlanta ❤️ community is everything. @tdesseyn.bsky.social @kvlly.com @torc.dev
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Look at our #KubeCon @yugabytedb.bsky.social booth! You can't miss the elephant 🐘 - pick up one of your own to take home!
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
That's a wrap for DSS Day Atlanta 🙌 had a blast throwing this program with my colleagues from Yugabyte. Next stop, #KubeCon!
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Opening keynote with @karthikranganadhan.bsky.social showing real demos of his vision for AI + postgreSQL and vector search at @yugabytedb.bsky.social's DSS Day Atlanta
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Good morning from the @yugabytedb.bsky.social DSS Day Atlanta at the beautiful Atrium Terrace @ Omni Hotel!

Event starts today at 10am, come join us for all the AI + postgreSQL love. Giving away tons of great stuff with awesome sessions.
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hello Atlanta! I am in you! Ready for a full day tomorrow... #yugabytedb #dssdayatlanta #kubecon
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Such lovely people at #HelloStavanger with a properly community vibe. It was a delight to speak about AI with you all!
October 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Beautiful Norway
October 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
MCI ✈️ MCO
October 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Hey hey, LA! #awsla
September 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Who's ready for some time series data talk with a dash of cinema? Join me at 10:10am in room 2 and we'll jump into it! #dotnetdayswitzerland #influxdb #sql #dotnet #delorean
August 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The incredible @ladynaggaga.bsky.social giving the opening keynote at #dotnetdayswitzerland about our role in #ai
August 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Hello SF, you have a gorgeous sunrise today 🌞
August 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#kcdc2025 it's been an honor to help put this together with the team this year 😊
August 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The hallway track is the ultimate track. #kcdc2025
August 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
August 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Vineyard visit with some great developer friends at TerraVox just north of Kansas City.
August 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Mood.
August 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Lamb and rosemary locally grown - one from my garden and one room my friend's farm.
July 31, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Join me on August 5th with @jeanlucthumm.bsky.social - our #InfluxDB 3 hackathon winner - to deep dive into his health-monitoring analytics #AI app. 🙌
Using @influxdb.com + an innovative #MCPserver, Cora creates a bridge between AI assistants and health data. 📊

www.influxdata.com/resources/in...
July 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I love watching @brentstewart.net explain literally anything in his talks. Pragmatic and automated, with a hint of fun. Great teacher.
July 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Incredibly grateful to be renewed as a @microsoft.com MVP @microsoftmvp.bsky.social for another year! I've learned so much from being in this program and cannot wait to do more with data and AI for 2025-2026!
Thank you to @betsyweber.bsky.social for being the constant source of all things awesome.
July 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
First time making a blueberry 🫐 pie 🥧 with local berries picked just down the road.

Happy 4th, everyone! 🇺🇲 #americanpie
July 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM