Maria Zakourdaev
Maria is a Data Platform Microsoft MVP and a technology expert with more than 20 years of experience, a community leader with a profound knowledge of Microsoft products and services, while also being able to bring together diverse platforms, products, and solutions, to solve real-world problems.
She has a hands-on experience managing various data management technologies in Azure, AWS and Google public cloud platforms, including SQL Server, Azure CosmosDB, AWS DynamoDB, MemSQL, MySQL, Postgresql, Snowflake, Redis, Amazon Redshift, Couchbase and Elasticsearch, Spark, Databricks, Big Query. She is the main organizer of the Israel annual conference "DATA TLV" datatlv.com, one of the featured authors at mssqltips.com (mssqltips.com/sqlserverauthor/305/maria-zakourdaev) and her personal blog is blamblogger.blogspot.com
Maria Zakourdaev's Sessions
Building Tomorrow's Warehouse Today: Modern Data Warehouse Modelling InsightsSQLBits 2024
This session explores the fundamental shifts in data warehousing architecture and data processing design principles
The Decentralized Data Access RevolutionSQLBits 2024
During this session, we will discuss why many companies shift towards decentralized data access architectures. We will discuss Data Mesh and Data Fabric paradigms, and explore their principles, benefits and challenges.
Ask the Expert - Group A (Thu 14:10 to 15:00)SQLBits 2024
Come and see to some of our amazing speakers on one of these topics:
1. SQL and Databases:
2. Microsoft Fabric and Related Technologies:
3. Power BI and Data Visualization:
4. Azure and Cloud Technologies:
Analyzing Big Data in Azure cloud using Spark and DatabricksSQLBits 2023
During this session, we will talk about Azure Databricks' key features, and typical scenarios where Spark can fit, will see a lot of demos and I will share my top list of Azure Databricks best practices.
Building Your Data Analytics Team - live RunAs Radio episodeSQLBits 2023
Panel Discussion moderated by Richard Campbell of RunAs Radio!
Building Tomorrow's Warehouse Today: Modern Data Warehouse Modelling InsightsSQLBits 2024
This session explores the fundamental shifts in data warehousing architecture and data processing design principles
The Decentralized Data Access RevolutionSQLBits 2024
During this session, we will discuss why many companies shift towards decentralized data access architectures. We will discuss Data Mesh and Data Fabric paradigms, and explore their principles, benefits and challenges.
Analyzing Big Data in Azure cloud using Spark and DatabricksSQLBits 2023
During this session, we will talk about Azure Databricks' key features, and typical scenarios where Spark can fit, will see a lot of demos and I will share my top list of Azure Databricks best practices.
Building Your Data Analytics Team - live RunAs Radio episodeSQLBits 2023
Panel Discussion moderated by Richard Campbell of RunAs Radio!