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‘Out of the box’ advanced analytics & data warehousing Ian Macdonald
Pyramid Analytics BI Office’s Enterprise BI Platform and PrecisionPoint’s data warehousing solution for MS Dynamics ERP systems combine to deliver simplified access to key Business and Financial data.
A Deep Dive Into Data Lakes Ust Oldfield
Learn the ins and outs of Azure Data Lake in this deep dive
Adaptive QP Enhancements in SQL Server and SQL Azure Conor Cunningham
The SQL team has been working on next-gen query processing improvements to improve the performance of your queries and to enable new scenarios. This talk will explain these enhancements and how they fit into the overall product roadmap for SQL.
Azure SQL Database best practices in resiliency design Kun Cheng
We’ll share in the session best practices of designing highly available SQL Databases in the context of cross region deployment; how to make your application robust to handle transient connectivity issues.
Azure SQL DataWarehouse: 0-100 (DWUs) Simon Whiteley
Azure SQLDW - WHAT, WHERE, WHEN and HOW to use it.
Better than PowerBI? Best-in-class, on-prem for Microsoft BI Ian Macdonald
Industry independent analysts say “Pyramid Analytics is essentially the best-in-class, on-premises offering for Microsoft BI today and tomorrow” What does this mean for you and PowerBI?
Building an End to End IoT Solution Using Pi Sensors & Azure Paul Andrew
Demonstrating an end to end IoT solution providing real-time sensor data from a Raspberry Pi into an Azure IoT Hub, through Stream Analytics, then with outputs to Power BI and SQL DB. Learn how to build this simplified IoT solution from scratch.
Creating the single view of a Customer; at volume, without code Dave Lawrence
Business expects 360 view of Customer but data is difficult to build, challenging to clean and complex to de-duplicate. The challenge is to synchronise this data with systems of record. See how Profisee can solve this problem at volume & without code
Database Security in SQL Server 2016 and beyond Denny Cherry
In this session we will review the new enhancement to SQL Server security available in SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL DB.
Impact of weather on English Premier League in Power BI Ásgeir Gunnarsson
By using open data and web scraping in Power BI we will examine if weather has an impact on games in the English Premier League. We will look at the advantages and disadvantages of using open data and web page data how Power BI works with it.
Including Your Database in a DevOps CI/CD Process Steve Jones
Many organizations want to build software in a DevOps framework, but struggle to include the database. Come see how Continuous Integration, Testing, and Continuous Deliver can work with a database.
Introduction to Azure Analysis Services Chris Webb
Learn to build Analysis Services models in the cloud
Migrating from SQL Server to Azure SQL Database Dimitri Furman
Come to this session to learn about AzureSQL DB migration approaches, challenges, and solutions from SQLCAT. We will present practical migration guidance and learnings from our engagements with high scale and complex customer migrations
Near real-time IoT Analytics of Pumping Stations in PowerBI Mehmet Bakkaloglu
An IoT analytics solution addressing real-life issues with SCADA data from a network of 600 Waste Water Treatment Plants and 100s of Pumping Stations. An end-to-end solution with Azure Data Warehouse, Azure Data Factory, Azure Analysis Services and PowerBI
Orchestrating data with Azure Data Factory Chris Testa-O'Neill
See how Azure Data Factory orchestrates the movement of data in Azure, with a case study from a Microsoft partner.
Review ColumnStore Index in SQL 2016 and Azure SQL DB Sunil Agarwal
This session describes columnstore index internals with deep insight into data compression methodology for achieving high query performance including improvements in column store investments for SQL Server 2016 and Microsoft Azure SQL Database
SQL Server/Azure Engineering Model Conor Cunningham
The SQL Team delivers value monthly to both cloud and on-premises environments. This is not easy to do. This talk will explain the model, telemetry and security
Using a gateway to leverage on-premises data in Power BI Adam Saxton
I look at how you can take advantage of an on-premises gateway to make use of local data when creating reports and dashboards for Power BI. This will start with Power BI Desktop, and the choices you have for SQL Server and Analysis Services.
Whats new in Azure SQL DB and SQL engine Conor Cunningham
Attend this session to get an overview of the wide array of significant changes and investments with Azure SQL Database, including parity with SQL Server 2016 and Intelligent database capabilities.
Who Am I? Managing Identities in Azure Joey D'Antoni
Learn about identity management in Azure. You will learn about how to manage identity across your cloud environments.
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