22-25 April 2026

Frank Geisler

Frank Geisler is the owner and CEO of GDS Business Intelligence GmbH, a leading Microsoft Solution Provider specializing in Data and AI. He holds numerous prestigious certifications, including Data Platform MVP, MCT, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Azure Data Engineer Associate, and DevOps Engineer Expert. In his role, Frank excels in building robust Business Intelligence systems leveraging Microsoft technologies such as SQL Server, Azure Data Platform, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI. He is also proficient in constructing Azure infrastructures and architectures using PowerShell and Bicep. Frank is a prolific author, having written several bestselling books including "Power BI für Dummies," "Azure für Dummies," "Docker für Dummies," and "Pro Serverless Data Handling with Microsoft Azure." As a frequent speaker, he has delivered insightful presentations at major national and international conferences like the PASS Community Summit, SQL BITS, and SQL Server Konferenz. In addition to his professional achievements, Frank co-founded PASS Deutschland e.V. in 2004 and has served on its board of directors for many years. He also leads the Microsoft Data Community Regional Chapter Münsterland, contributing significantly to the community's growth and development.

Frank Geisler's Sessions

Talking about physical health - Blood sugar: the underestimated dangerSQLBits 2025

In this session, we look at the underestimated risks of high blood sugar levels and possible countermeasures. Even regular visits to the doctor often don't include a blood glucose analysis for people who are not yet of retirement age.

Low flying planes and Realtime Data AnalyticsSQLBits 2024

Using Microsoft Fabric Real Time Analytics to analyze 30 TB Data of aviation data in real time in Power BI. We will show how this can be acheived.

ADX and the last crusadeSQLBits 2023

Introductory session to Azure Data Explorer that shows some examples how to set up ADX and how to use it.

A Journey to ADXSQLBits 2022

How to work with time series data in ADX

Introduction to Bicep for the Cloud DBASQLBits 2022

In this Session MVP Frank Geisler and first time speaker Timur Dudhasch will give an introduction to Bicep for the Cloud DBA. As more and more systems are migrated to the cloud and as the sheer number of systems rises continuously Frank and Timur will demonstrate how to ease the process of creating and maintaining resources in the cloud via bicep

Code Your Report EnvironmentSQLBits 2020

How to code everything in SSRS with PowerShell.