Dennes Torres

Dennes is a DBA and Data Platform MVP (2020-2023) living in Malta who loves Data Platform, including Azure Data Platform, Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server and recently got involved by Generative AI. In the past, he was married with software development, resulting in a total of more than 20 years of experience between Data Platform, cloud and software development. He moved to Malta after more than 10 years leading devSQL PASS Chapter in Rio de Janeiro and now is a member of the leadership team of MMDPUG PASS Chapter in Malta organizing meetings, events, and webcasts about Microsoft Data Platform. He is an MCT, MCSE in Data Platforms and BI, with more titles in software development. He can be found working for DTower Software and speaking in SQL Saturdays around Europe

Sessions for 2026

Vectors & AI: The Twin Engines of SQL Server 2025

Discover how SQL Server 2025 transforms data querying by combining native vector support with deep AI model integration. This session shows how semantic search goes beyond keywords, enabling meaning-based queries and more relevant results through vector similarity. Learn how to invoke large language models directly from SQL Server to enrich queries with AI-driven context, summaries, and insights—securely and efficiently. With simplified development compared to earlier Azure SQL approaches, SQL Server 2025 empowers developers and data professionals to seamlessly blend vectors and AI in a single, powerful query experience.

Previous Sessions

Data Virtualization and Data Lake using SQL Big Data Cluster (part 1)

In this session we will merge practice and theory, analyzing what is data virtualization and data lake, what their benefits and how to implement them using SQL Server 2019 Big Data Cluster

Data Virtualization and Data Lake using SQL Big Data Cluster (part 2)

In this session we will merge practice and theory, analyzing what is data virtualization and data lake, what their benefits and how to implement them using SQL Server 2019 Big Data Cluster