Kev Chant

kevinrchant.com

Data Platform professional based in the Netherlands. Microsoft Certified Trainer and Data Platform MVP. Many years experience with Microsoft Data Platforms. Along the way gained various Microsoft Certifications. Held various roles over the years. Over that tome gained real-life experience with various Microsoft Data Platform offerings and ALM solutions such as Azure Devops and GitHub. Involved with Microsoft technical community in various ways. Including blogs, videos, events and sharing various repositories in GitHub.

Kev Chant's Training Days

Professional Azure DevOps for the real-worldSQLBits 2022

In this customized training day Data Platform professionals will be prepared to use Azure DevOps in the real-world.

Kev Chant's Sessions

Unveiling the magic of CI/CD for SQL Server using GitHub ActionsSQLBits 2023

In this expert session we unveil the magic of CI/CD for SQL Server updates using GitHub Actions.

Github and Azure DevOps Duet - SQLBits editionSQLBits 2022

A tale about how a development team and an operations team must bond together and figure out how to use GitHub and Azure DevOps together for Data Platform deployments.

Azure Data Engineering services used to analyze dataSQLBits 2022

Overview to some of the more popular Azure Data Engineering services used to analyze data

Azure DevOps trioSQLBits 2022

Welcome to Azure DevOps trio, a tale about how a development team and an operations team have to bond together and start using Azure DevOps for Data Platform deployments.

Battle tested project planning with Azure Devops boardsSQLBits 2020

Azure boards within Azure DevOps give you the capability to organise your project and analyse the it’s progress. Do you want your manager to stop bugging you about your project’s progress, come to this session?

Database AdventureSQLBits 2019

Based on real life scenarios, an audience interactive session.

Applying DevOps practices to your Power BI deployments in Microsoft FabricSQLBits 2026

Covers how you can apply DevOps practices to your Power BI deployments in Microsoft Fabric.

Deploy Smarter: Enterprise CI/CD in Microsoft Fabric Using fabric-cli and fabric-cicdSQLBits 2026

This session compares fabric-cli and fabric-cicd for CI/CD in Microsoft Fabric, helping BI and data teams choose the right tools for scalable, automated deployments based on real-world scenarios.

Unveiling the magic of CI/CD for SQL Server using GitHub ActionsSQLBits 2023

In this expert session we unveil the magic of CI/CD for SQL Server updates using GitHub Actions.

Github and Azure DevOps Duet - SQLBits editionSQLBits 2022

A tale about how a development team and an operations team must bond together and figure out how to use GitHub and Azure DevOps together for Data Platform deployments.

An overview of Azure Data Engineering services in 50 minutes or lessSQLBits 2022

Overview to some of the more popular Azure Data Engineering services.

Azure Data Engineering services used to analyze dataSQLBits 2022

Overview to some of the more popular Azure Data Engineering services used to analyze data

Azure Data Engineering services used to ingest and store dataSQLBits 2022

Overview to some of the more popular Azure Data Engineering services used to ingest and store data.

Azure DevOps trioSQLBits 2022

Welcome to Azure DevOps trio, a tale about how a development team and an operations team have to bond together and start using Azure DevOps for Data Platform deployments.

Battle tested project planning with Azure Devops boardsSQLBits 2020

Azure boards within Azure DevOps give you the capability to organise your project and analyse the it’s progress. Do you want your manager to stop bugging you about your project’s progress, come to this session?

Database AdventureSQLBits 2019

Based on real life scenarios, an audience interactive session.