Ginger Grant

desertislesql.com

Ginger Grant is a Data Platform MVP who provides consulting services in advanced analytic solutions, including machine learning, data warehousing, and Power BI. She is an author of articles, books, and at DesertIsleSQL.com and uses her MCT to provide data platform training in topics such as Azure Synapse Analytics, Python and Azure Machine Learning.

Ginger Grant's Training Days

Data Science with SQL Server ToolsSQLBits 2017

This session aims to demystify data science by showing how to create advanced analytical functions and display the results using SQL Server 2016, R and Power BI. These concepts are applied to develop practical solutions for db performance insight.

Ginger Grant's Sessions

How changes to Azure Synapse Analytics impact data architecture designsSQLBits 2023

Explore the changes that have been made to Azure Synapse Analytics and how this has changed it’s use over time. We will review how these feature additions have impacted the methods used for transforming, storing, and querying data so that you can evaluate whether it would be a good fit for your data environment.

How to pick the best Data transformation strategySQLBits 2023

Combining data from multiple sources can be performed using a number of different tools including Azure Synapse Integration/Azure Data Factory, Spark and Power BI Data Flows. We will explore which tool or combination of tools to select to best match your data environment.

SQL Server Internals and Configuration for RSQLBits 2017

Learn how to configure SQL Server 2016 for running R. The individual components and executables installed with R on SQL Server will be explored to understand the internal interactions and processes involved.