Alexander Arvidsson

Alexander is the chief technology officer at Analytics Masterminds and spends his days helping clients of all shapes and sizes to take better care of and make more sense of their data. He has spent the last 25 years poking around with data, databases and related infrastructure services such as storage, networking and virtualization, occasionally emerging from the technical darkness to attend a Star Wars convention somewhere in the world. He is a Data Platform MVP, frequent international speaker, podcaster, Pluralsight author, blogger and a Microsoft Certified Trainer, focusing on the Microsoft data platform stack.

Alexander Arvidsson's Sessions

Roche's Maxim of Data Transformation - By ExampleSQLBits 2024

Roche's Maxim of Data Transformation states that "data should be transformed as far upstream as possible, and as far downstream as necessary". Simple, powerful, and beautiful - but what does it really MEAN? Come find out through example.

Stand Fast - How Governance Can Save You a FortuneSQLBits 2024

Why is it that cloud projects often end up way more expensive than they should? The answer might surprise you: a lack of governance. Come learn how to turn governance from limitation to enablement.

Knee-Deep In Tech Live @ SQL BitsSQLBits 2024

Come be a part of the audience for a recording of an episode of Knee-Deep in Tech, a bi-weekly technology podcast! The topic for this year's recording is: Agile, DevOps; DataOps and all the other methods - help or hindrance?

+5 Wisdom - Learn to Ask Better Questions to Solve the Right ProblemsSQLBits 2023

By asking the right questions we can solve the actual problem - not only the problem we think we are facing. Take a step back, look further, and ask better questions. We'll show you how.

Spell of Transmutation - Using Debezium to Transfer Realtime Data Changes to Event HubSQLBits 2023

Getting changes from SQL Server to Event Hub can be tedious. I'll show you how to set up Debezium to automate SQL Server change data capture into Event Hub and explain why this matters for your serverless architecture!

Knee-Deep In Tech Live @ SQL BitsSQLBits 2023

Be part of a live audience recording of an episode of Knee-Deep in Tech!

Podcast PanelSQLBits 2023

Have you every wondered what was involved in setting up your own podcast, come and meet some people who have alread done this.

Learning to Listen - Making the Most of MentoringSQLBits 2022

Being a mentor or a mentee offer amazing opportunities but come with their own sets of challenges. We'll help you make the most of mentoring!

Lipstick On a Pig - Remaking a Power BI Report in 20 MinutesSQLBits 2022

The report is simply too terrible to put into to production, but nobody wants to pay for a full overhaul. I'll show you what can be done in a few minutes, as doing something is way better than doing nothing.

DAX for the SQL developerSQLBits 2019

Learning DAX can be tricky, especially if you have a background in SQL.

Roche's Maxim of Data Transformation - By ExampleSQLBits 2024

Roche's Maxim of Data Transformation states that "data should be transformed as far upstream as possible, and as far downstream as necessary". Simple, powerful, and beautiful - but what does it really MEAN? Come find out through example.

Stand Fast - How Governance Can Save You a FortuneSQLBits 2024

Why is it that cloud projects often end up way more expensive than they should? The answer might surprise you: a lack of governance. Come learn how to turn governance from limitation to enablement.

Knee-Deep In Tech Live @ SQL BitsSQLBits 2024

Come be a part of the audience for a recording of an episode of Knee-Deep in Tech, a bi-weekly technology podcast! The topic for this year's recording is: Agile, DevOps; DataOps and all the other methods - help or hindrance?

The Untruthful Art - Five Ways of Misrepresenting DataSQLBits 2024

In this age of information it is imperative to be able to be able to clearly, simply and accurately explain and communicate sometimes complex data.

+5 Wisdom - Learn to Ask Better Questions to Solve the Right ProblemsSQLBits 2023

By asking the right questions we can solve the actual problem - not only the problem we think we are facing. Take a step back, look further, and ask better questions. We'll show you how.

Spell of Transmutation - Using Debezium to Transfer Realtime Data Changes to Event HubSQLBits 2023

Getting changes from SQL Server to Event Hub can be tedious. I'll show you how to set up Debezium to automate SQL Server change data capture into Event Hub and explain why this matters for your serverless architecture!

Knee-Deep In Tech Live @ SQL BitsSQLBits 2023

Be part of a live audience recording of an episode of Knee-Deep in Tech!

Learning to Listen - Making the Most of MentoringSQLBits 2022

Being a mentor or a mentee offer amazing opportunities but come with their own sets of challenges. We'll help you make the most of mentoring!