22-25 April 2026 
SQLBits 2024
Should I become a manager in IT
In this session we'll cover the decision points in your career that you need to understand for becoming a manager, the traits you should have, the training you need to be successful, and the ways you can help your employees and organization thrive.
Buck Woody has had IT management positions at organizations from the US Military to Healthcare, Manufacturing and now at Microsoft. In this session he'll cover the decision points in your career that you need to understand for becoming a manager, the traits you should have, the training you need to be successful, and the ways you can help your employees and organization thrive.
Speakers
Buck Woody's previous sessions
Generative AI: Concepts, Tools, and Applications for Data Professionals
In this session, you will learn how generative AI works, its limitations, the main tools and processes you can use, and where you can use it to enhance your data estate and data projects.
Should I become a manager in IT
In this session we'll cover the decision points in your career that you need to understand for becoming a manager, the traits you should have, the training you need to be successful, and the ways you can help your employees and organization thrive.
Should I become a manager in IT
In this session we'll cover the decision points in your career that you need to understand for becoming a manager, the traits you should have, the training you need to be successful, and the ways you can help your employees and organization thrive.
Arc, Arc and Arc: De-mystifying Azure Arc for Data
Get the latest Azure innovations, elastic scale, and unified management for data workloads with or without a direct cloud connection.
The Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform
In this session, you'll learn about each of the components in IDP and how to leverage this platform and gain intelligence across all of your data - on-prem, in devices, and in any cloud environment.
The Kingdom of AdventureWorks Calls for Aid
The Kingdom of Adventure works has been besieged by Monsters from the Cave of Despair – Can the able Party of Engineers save the Kingdom from the horrors of security attacks, degraded performance, stability and resiliency using the power of the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform? Come to see how they battle the foe with data and analytics, and what the Campaign holds for our trustworthy band of heroes!