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SQL Server, the Ground to Cloud Database
Fabric – How to Succeed
AI and you – Developing Faster With AI
AI and Your Data Platform
Cutting Edge Visualisation and Delivery of Data
Data Internals – Blow Your Mind
Inspirational Data Solutions
Optimising Your Data Platform
Maximising Personal and Team Strengths
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0-6 months
2 years +
6-24 months
AI
AI and Your Data Platform
AI and data science
AI and you – Developing Faster With AI
AMA
AWS
AWS & Synyega
Analytics
Application Development
Architecture
Azure
Azure Arc
Azure ML
Azure OpenAI
Azure SQL
Azure SQL Database
Career and Personal Development
Cutting Edge Visualisation and Delivery of Data
DAX
Data Factory
Data Internals – Blow Your Mind
Data Management and Governance
Data Science and Machine Learning
Data Transformation and Integration
DataOps and Automation
Database engine
Databases
Databricks
Decision Makers and Leadership
Delta Lake
Demo Led Session
Deployment
Development
Event Hub
Fabric
Fabric Warehouse
Fabric – How to Succeed
Functions
Governing
Health and Wellbeing
Inclusion
Inspirational Data Solutions
Inspiring Teams
IoT
KQL
Lakehouse
Managed Instance
Managing
Managing People
Maximising Personal and Team Strengths
Mental Health
Microsoft
Modelling
Monitoring
MySQL
New
Optimising
Optimising Your Data Platform
Oracle
Panel Discussion
Personal Success
Postgres
Power BI
PowerShell
Presentation
Preview/Beta
Python
Redgate
Reporting and Visualisation
SQL
SQL Database in Fabric
SQL Server
SQL Server, the Ground to Cloud Database
Securing
Services
Soft Skills
SolarWinds
Spark
Strategy
Successful Delivery
TSQL
Tabular Editor
Testing
Time Managememt
Tooling
Tools
Workshop
Topics
SQL Server, the Ground to Cloud Database
Fabric – How to Succeed
AI and you – Developing Faster With AI
AI and Your Data Platform
Cutting Edge Visualisation and Delivery of Data
Data Internals – Blow Your Mind
Inspirational Data Solutions
Optimising Your Data Platform
Maximising Personal and Team Strengths
Tags
All
0-6 months
2 years +
6-24 months
AI
AI and Your Data Platform
AI and data science
AI and you – Developing Faster With AI
AMA
AWS
AWS & Synyega
Analytics
Application Development
Architecture
Azure
Azure Arc
Azure ML
Azure OpenAI
Azure SQL
Azure SQL Database
Career and Personal Development
Cutting Edge Visualisation and Delivery of Data
DAX
Data Factory
Data Internals – Blow Your Mind
Data Management and Governance
Data Science and Machine Learning
Data Transformation and Integration
DataOps and Automation
Database engine
Databases
Databricks
Decision Makers and Leadership
Delta Lake
Demo Led Session
Deployment
Development
Event Hub
Fabric
Fabric Warehouse
Fabric – How to Succeed
Functions
Governing
Health and Wellbeing
Inclusion
Inspirational Data Solutions
Inspiring Teams
IoT
KQL
Lakehouse
Managed Instance
Managing
Managing People
Maximising Personal and Team Strengths
Mental Health
Microsoft
Modelling
Monitoring
MySQL
New
Optimising
Optimising Your Data Platform
Oracle
Panel Discussion
Personal Success
Postgres
Power BI
PowerShell
Presentation
Preview/Beta
Python
Redgate
Reporting and Visualisation
SQL
SQL Database in Fabric
SQL Server
SQL Server, the Ground to Cloud Database
Securing
Services
Soft Skills
SolarWinds
Spark
Strategy
Successful Delivery
TSQL
Tabular Editor
Testing
Time Managememt
Tooling
Tools
Workshop
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08:00
(Registration & Breakfast)
09:00
10:00
10:50
(break)
11:20
12:20
13:10
(lunch)
14:10
15:10
16:00
(break)
16:30
17:20
(Prize Giving)
18:00
(Buses to and from hotels )
19:30
(The Party)
Aspect Lounge
Toon In: Friday Briefing
The SQLBits Team
Auditorium
Navigating SQL Server to PostgreSQL Migrations and How DBAs Keep Their Sanity
Kellyn Gorman
Postgres, Managing, Optimising, Databases
Ask Me Anything: Migrating On-Prem SQL Server to Azure SQL – Real-World Experience
Bob Ward, Mladen Andzic, Dr. Dani Ljepava, Des FitzGerald
Database engine, Analytics, Decision Makers and Leadership, Databases
Through the Hype: Fabric in the Real World
Chris Webb, Ian Pike, Megan Livadas, Ben Tempest
Power BI, Managing, Fabric, Decision Makers and Leadership
DBA Horror Stories and Practical Advice for Surviving Your Worst Day
Rob Volk, Kellyn Gorman, Ben Miller, Amy Abel
MySQL, Managing, Monitoring, Decision Makers and Leadership
Fabric Power Hour
Chris Webb
Soft Skills, Inspiring Teams, Fabric – How to Succeed, New
Will AI Replace Us or Raise Us? The New Landscape for Data Professionals and Consultants
Gethyn Ellis, Andy Cutler
Azure ML, Managing, Fabric, Azure OpenAI
Autonomous DBOps: Agentic AI for Maintaining SQL Server Databases
Vetrivel Subramani
Monitoring, DataOps and Automation, Databases, AI
Expo
Find Your People Networking - Friday
The SQLBits Team
Friday Prizegiving
The SQLBits Team
The Friday Night Party
The SQLBits Team
Living Lounge
The Hero’s Journey: Mastering Your New DBA Role
Tracy Boggiano
PowerShell, Managing, Databases, Soft Skills
AgentBricks vs Mosaic AI
Gavita Regunath, Tori Tompkins
Deployment, Monitoring, Modelling, Databricks
42 TSQL Functions
Thomas Grohser
Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Database engine, Deployment
Turning Data Into Stories People Remember
James McGillivray
Power BI, Reporting and Visualisation, Development, Cutting Edge Visualisation and Delivery of Data
Real-Time Intelligence Meets Location: How Maps in Microsoft Fabric Transform Your Analytics
James Dales
Power BI, Event Hub, IoT, Analytics
From Monolithic Databases to Distributed SQL - Running Active-Active Across Regions!
Ranjini Menon, Stephen Wood
Databases, Architecture, AWS, Optimising Your Data Platform
Watch Brent Tune a Query in SQL Server 2025
Brent Ozar
Azure SQL Database, Optimising, Databases, SQL Server
Room 1A
Mastering Spark Notebooks and Capacity Optimization in Microsoft Fabric
Just Blindbæk
Spark, Monitoring, Optimising, Fabric
MCP Servers For Conversational BI
Stewart Hunter
Power BI, Python, Analytics, Fabric
Evolution of User-Defined Functions in Microsoft SQL Server
Uwe Ricken
Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Database engine, Application Development
Choose the Right Azure Virtual Machines to Improve SQL Query Throughput
Uros Milanovic, Shiva Gurumurthy
Database engine, Managing, Optimising, Analytics
Speaker Hacks for Nervous Nerds (From a Nerd Who Talks a Lot)
Reid Havens
Soft Skills, Career and Personal Development, Health and Wellbeing, Inclusion
7 Simple Strategies to Combat Imposter Syndrome
Amy Abel
Soft Skills, Career and Personal Development, Health and Wellbeing, Inclusion
Hyperscale - the SQL Database for All Workloads
Zoran Rilak, Uros Milanovic
Azure SQL Database, Managing, Analytics, Databases
New in Microsoft Fabric: The Warehouse and the SQL Analytics Endpoint
Mark Pryce-Maher
AI and data science, Managing, Monitoring, Analytics
Room 1B
SQL Performance Supercharged: Strategies for Azure SQL Performance and Cost Optimization - Part 1
Uros Milanovic, Des FitzGerald, Dominik Bender
Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Managing, Analytics
SQL Performance Supercharged: Strategies for Azure SQL Performance and Cost Optimization - Part 2
Uros Milanovic, Des FitzGerald, Dominik Bender
Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Managing, Analytics
Data Literacy: Navigating Your Way to Data-Driven Success!
Reitse Eskens, Valerie Junk
Soft Skills, Career and Personal Development, Inspiring Teams, Successful Delivery
The Latest Performance Improvements in Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, and SQL Server 2025
Ola Hallengren
Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Optimising, Databases
People first: building strong, inclusive data teams that actually deliver
Hollie Whittles
Decision Makers and Leadership, Soft Skills, Career and Personal Development, Health and Wellbeing
From Individual Contributor to Data Leader: The Skills No One Teaches
Bianca Stratulat
Decision Makers and Leadership, Career and Personal Development, Inspiring Teams, Personal Success
Get Creative with Power BI: Make these core visuals shine!
Valerie Junk
Power BI, Optimising, Reporting and Visualisation, Strategy
Best Practices for SQL Database Backup Configuration, Immutability, and Ransomware Protection
Strahinja Rodic
Azure SQL Database, Analytics, Databases, Optimising Your Data Platform
Room 1C
Breaking the Monolith: Surviving Database Decomposition Without Losing Your Data (or Your Mind)
Dror Helper
Application Development, Databases, Development, SQL Server
Unblocking Cloud Database Journeys: Insights from AWS & Redgate
Laura Copeland, Baris Furtinalar, Ondrej Stavinoha
Deployment, Managing, Optimising, DataOps and Automation
From Query Plans to Prompts: How AI Understands SQL Server Internals
Harmeet Singh, Naveed Ahmed
Databases, AI, Architecture, SQL Server
SQL vs. Fabric? Why Not Both! A Practical and Entertaining Guide for All
Mark Pryce-Maher, Bob Ward, Kasper de Jonge, Anna Hoffman
AI and data science, Managing, Modelling, Analytics
In Control of Your Database: Design, Code, Version, Test, and Deploy Without the Firefighting
Richard Douglas
AI and data science, DataOps and Automation, Optimising Your Data Platform, Presentation
Vibe modelling with Tabular Editor 3
Daniel Otykier
Power BI, Modelling, AI, Tooling
Designing Sustainable SQL Server Migrations: Why Efficiency Starts Before the Cloud
Paurav Chudasama
Managed Instance, Postgres, Database engine, Deployment
Beyond “Set and Forget”: Mastering the Ola Hallengren Maintenance Solution
Ben Miller
Managing, Optimising, Databases, Tooling
Room 2A
Vectors & AI: The Twin Engines of SQL Server 2025
Dennes Torres
Databases, AI, Architecture, Development
Stop Firefighting! How to Beat the DBA Burnout Crisis
Kevin Kline
Database engine, Managing, Monitoring, Optimising
AI-Powered SQL Server: Transforming Database Management with AWS Kiro and MCP
Deepak Sharma, Sravan Gogana
Managing, Monitoring, Optimising, Databases
Step-by-Step Guide: Building ETL Workflows in Microsoft Fabric
Sally Dabbah
Python, Deployment, Analytics, Fabric
Understanding CALCULATE, the queen of all DAX functions - Part 1
Francesco Bergamaschi
Power BI, Modelling, Analytics, Development
Understanding CALCULATE, the queen of all DAX functions - Part 2
Francesco Bergamaschi
Power BI, Modelling, Analytics, Development
Fabric + Databricks + Power BI: Making the Integration Actually Work
Bianca Stratulat
Modelling, Optimising, Databricks, Analytics
Room 2B
A Deep Dive into Table Partitioning – Part 1: Mechanics and Performance
Margarita Naumova
Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Database engine, Deployment
A Deep Dive into Table Partitioning – Part 2: Design, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
Margarita Naumova
Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Database engine, Deployment
Choosing the Right Storage Mode: Import, Direct Lake, DirectQuery & Hybrid
Just Blindbæk, Greg Baldini
Power BI, Modelling, Fabric, Reporting and Visualisation
Fabric for SQL Server Devs and DBAs
Eugene Meidinger
Fabric, Databases, Development, SQL Server
Advancing the Role of SQL Server DBA in the Era of AI: Becoming an Azure SQL DBA - Part1
Dr. Dani Ljepava, Strahinja Rodic
Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Database engine, Managing
Advancing the Role of SQL Server DBA in the Era of AI: Becoming an Azure SQL DBA - Part2
Dr. Dani Ljepava, Strahinja Rodic
Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Database engine, Managing
Design essentials for Power BI developer
Martynas Jočys
Power BI, Analytics, Reporting and Visualisation, Development
Room 2C
DAX Optimization - Part 1
Alberto Ferrari
Power BI, Modelling, Optimising, Analytics
DAX Optimization - Part 2
Alberto Ferrari
Power BI, Modelling, Optimising, Analytics
Talk to Your Data: The Future of Data Interaction with AI
Danny Kruge
Azure SQL Database, Deployment, Fabric, Azure OpenAI
What an Automation Nerd Learnt by Automating Their Home (Besides Annoying Their Family)
Rob Sewell
PowerShell, Testing, Python, Functions
Real World Modernization of Complex SQL Workloads with Azure SQL - Part 1
Manish Kumar, Haider Raza, Des FitzGerald, Dominik Bender
Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Database engine, Managing
Real World Modernization of Complex SQL Workloads with Azure SQL - Part 2
Manish Kumar, Haider Raza, Des FitzGerald, Dominik Bender
Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Database engine, Managing
Build It Right: Real-World Microsoft Fabric Pipelines with Metadata & Medallion Architecture
Alpa Buddhabhatti
Fabric, Data Factory, Data Transformation and Integration, Architecture
Room 3A
Adapting to Fabric: A SQL Server Practitioner’s Path Forward
Christian Henrik Reich
Azure SQL Database, Modelling, Fabric, Data Transformation and Integration
Room 3C
Mastering AI in Power BI
Mathias Halkjaer
Power BI, Modelling, Optimising, Analytics
Room 4A
Streamline SQL Server operations with Generative AI agents on AWS
Marcelo Fernandes, Baris Furtinalar, Emir Ayar
Managing, Optimising, Databases, AI
Get the best of a Data Warehouse and a DataLake with an Iceberg Lakehouse
Angel Conde, Diego Garcia, Stefano Sandona
Optimising, Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning, Data Transformation and Integration
Mastering SQL Server on EC2 hands on workshop
Christopher J Hutchings, Reut Almog Talmi, Ondrej Stavinoha, Sudhir Amin
Databases, Architecture, AWS, SQL Server
Room 4B
From Vectors to Agents: Building AI-Powered Solutions with Microsoft SQL - Training Day
Mladen Andzic, Nikola Zagorac, Bogdan Gavrilovic, Zlatko Knezevic
Fabric, Databases, AI, SQL Server
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