SQLSaturday #881 - Chattanooga 2019
Event Date: 06/22/2019 00:00:00
Event Location:
- Chattanooga State Community College
- 4501 Amnicola Highway
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Sessions
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Title: What You Need To Know About Processing Tabular Models
Abstract: Ever wondered what’s happening under the covers when processing a tabular model? Why is it such a resource intensive process? How can I make it run faster? Am I running into a resource bottleneck?
Processing a tabular model can be a very resource-intensive workload and depending on your specific goals (e.g. speed, availability, etc) it may not always be feasible to process the entire model.
In this session, you’ll learn what actually happens and in what order during model processing, the difference between the various processing types, performance considerations and most common resource bottlenecks. We’ll also cover the most common processing patterns and the associated trade-offs.
Keywords: Analysis Services, SSAS, Power BI
Speaker(s):
- Bill Anton
Track and Room: BI Platform Architecture, Development Administration - 135
Title: SQL Server Indexing - Practical Solutions
Abstract: Have you ever created an index on your database to improve performance, and nothing changed? Have you created indexes suggested by the Missing Index DMV or Database Tuning Advisor, and query performance actually got worse? Are you constantly rebuilding your indexes or updating statistics, just for minor, temporary gains in performance? If so, then this session is for you.
In this session, we’ll discuss how SQL Server selects and uses indexes to improve query performance. We’ll look at how SQL Server chooses a Scan vs. a Seek, why the Missing Index DMVs don’t always give good advice, and how to tell when your databases are over-indexed. We’ll review DMVs and stored procedures that will quickly show how your indexes are being used, and where they can be improved. After this session, you’ll have the knowledge and tools to properly optimize your indexing strategy and create significant performance gains for your important queries.
Speaker(s):
- David Maxwell
Track and Room: Application Database Development - 113
Title: T-SQL : Bad Habits and Best Practices
Abstract: Whether you are a developer, DBA, or anything in between, chances are you might skip some best practices when you write T-SQL. Unfortunately, many so-called “bad habits” aren’t always obvious, but can lead to poor performance, maintainability issues, and compatibility problems.
In this session, you will learn about several bad habits, how they develop, and how you can avoid them. While we will briefly discuss advice you’ve probably heard before, like avoid SELECT * and be careful with NOLOCK, you will also learn some subtleties in SQL Server that might surprise you, how some shorthand can bite you in the long run, and a very easy way to improve cursor performance.
By changing your techniques and ditching some of these bad habits for best practices, you will take new techniques back to your environment that will lead to more efficient code, a more productive workflow, or both.
Speaker(s):
- Aaron Bertrand
Track and Room: Application Database Development - 134
Title: Moving Data to the Cloud (with Azure Data Factory)
Abstract: You need to move data. A lot of data. To the cloud. You’ve got data in a variety of on- and off-site data sources. There are several ways to do it. Some of them can be quite easily implemented using Azure Data Factory. Learn how to use variables and looping in your Data Factory pipelines. Use the Integration Runtime to pull directly from on-site sources. See how to upload files to blob storage and import them. Learn how to trigger Data Factory activities. And, learn how to keep all those connection strings and passwords secret in Azure Vault. After this session, you will have tools that you can readily implement in your own data migrations.
Speaker(s):
- Simon Kingaby
Track and Room: Application Database Development - 135
Title: Relational Design Critique
Abstract: The process of designing a relational database is not overly complex, and may be done by almost anyone on the development team. The process requires one to take the time to understand the requirements, when they exist, and apply a straightforward set of transforms to produce table structures that meets the needs. The tough part is that the process requires time and experience, neither of which anyone has enough of. In this session, to help the attendee differentiate right-enough designs from overly simple or overly complex designs, we will look at a variety of database snippets, each inspired from a real life design. We will discuss the pros and cons of the approach taken, and consider possible remediations to learn from a failure that was made by someone else.
Speaker(s):
- Louis Davidson
Track and Room: Application Database Development - 134
Title: What SQL Server DBAs Need To Know About Distributed Availability Groups
Abstract: With the introduction of Distributed Availability Groups in SQL Server 2016, it is becoming even more confusing to decide on the appropriate high availability and disaster recovery architecture to implement. In this session, we will cover how Distributed Availability Groups work, how you need to think about them in a possible deployment scenario and how you can combine them with the other high availability and disaster recovery features to meet your database recovery objectives and service level agreements.
Speaker(s):
- Edwin M Sarmiento
Track and Room: Database Administration - 142
Title: How to become a SQLSaturday Presenter, Step-by-Step
Abstract: In this hands-on interactive presentation, you will learn how to plan and execute the strategies and tactics to become a SQLSaturday presenter sooner than you think.
Speaker(s):
- Peter Doyle
Track and Room: Professional Development - 142
Title: Introduction to Serverless Architecture
Abstract: Serverless Architecture is a huge paradigm shift and allows you to build and run applications without the need for provisioning or managing servers. Organizations are rapidly moving towards public cloud providers and adapting serverless to reduce their operational costs and have the ability to scale their workload with high availability.
If you are a software developer, IT Pro or an Architect, come join me in this session to learn more about the serverless concepts, understand the use cases of serverless architectures, look at few of the real world implementations which I have worked on and evaluate its effectiveness within your organization.
Speaker(s):
- Samir Behara
Track and Room: Application Database Development - 135
Title: Remember Back When? Temporal Tables in SQL Server 2016 and 2017
Abstract: SQL Server 2016 and 2017 come with their own version of a Wayback Machine: temporal tables. With this new feature, it is easy to store and query the history of changes to data. We will discuss the fundamentals and creating, storing data in, querying from, and maintaining these tables. We will also take a quick look under the hood to see how they work. And yes, this is a version 1 (and 2) product, so we’ll also consider the current limitations that are in place. Find out how temporal tables can benefit your system!
Speaker(s):
- Brian Hansen
Track and Room: Application Database Development - 133
Title: How do you Azure?
Abstract: Most are talking about it, some have migrated to it and others are just overwhelmed. If you thought Azure was the color of the sky and you are wanting to learn about MS Azure then this is the session for you.
Join me for a fun journey to learn the very basics of Azure. Some how-tos, some whys, and some demos.
This is a level 0 session, #N00b, #Imabeginner
Speaker(s):
- Tamera Clark
Track and Room: Database Administration - 133
Title: Become a T-SQL Pivoting Ninja in 60 Minutes Or Less
Abstract: Stop wasting time using Excel Pivot Tables when you can create them with SQL with ease.
Become a query writing ninja who uses the Pivot operator to move unique column values into multiple column names for better data insight with ease. In this demo-heavy presentation, you will learn how to build pivot tables enhanced with multiple aggregate columns and column totals using Rollup and Cube operators, and the grouping function. Attendees will also learn to use the Unpivot Operator.
Come join me, and by the end of this session, you will have the knowledge to level up your pivoting skills to that of a ninja or maybe even *Chuck Norris. *Not Possible
Speaker(s):
- Peter Doyle
Track and Room: Analytics and Visualization - 142
Title: Leveraging Python in SQL Server
Abstract: The programming language Python has become one of the top 3 languages for data scientists. This session introduces the language and its application in data analysis. I’ll introduce popular packages used in data analysis with Python. We’ll look at Jupyter to introduce the “notebook” experience and then move on to executing some Python scripts inside SQL Server 2017 and Power BI.
Speaker(s):
- Julie Smith
Track and Room: Analytics and Visualization - 133
Title: A Beginners Guide to Transactions
Abstract: This session is for the absolute beginner to learn the basics of Transactions and will answer questions such as, What is a Transaction? What are the ACID properties of a Transaction? How does the Transaction Log work to provide consistency to a database? What is a checkpoint? Are dirty pages bad or good? What is a lock? The session is led by an expert Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and former Microsoft MVP who regularly teaches SQL Server certification courses.
Speaker(s):
- John Deardurff
Track and Room: Application Database Development - 133
Title: The Modern Power BI approach
Abstract: Power BI continues to become one of the best ways to report and analyze business data. With recent announcements in Power BI roadmap around Dataflows, Composite models, AI integration, Common Data Service and Power Suite integration there are many more ways to add value to your existing Power BI environment. Come learn about all the key new features in Power BI you should be using and what new features are coming down the roadmap so you can increase value and usage of Power BI across the organization.
Speaker(s):
- Dan Evans
Track and Room: BI Platform Architecture, Development Administration - 142
Title: Managing Your Schema with Database Projects in Visual Studio
Abstract: Integrating databases schema changes into a Software Development Lifecycle Management (SDLC) process can be a daunting and often tedious proposition. Adding the complexity of version control to the mix complicates this scenario. Fortunately, Database Projects in Visual Studio add a bit of an “easy” button to this process. In this session, you will learn about the features and capabilities of VS Database Projects and how to use them to improve the lifecycle of your database structures, even if your organization does no code management.
Speaker(s):
- Kerry Tyler
Track and Room: Application Database Development - 135
Title: Performance Tuning for SQL Developer through Execution Plans
Abstract: Performance Tuning for SQL Developer session aims to provide essential building blocks to get starting with this challenging subject. When it comes to performance tuning the execution plan needs to be the first stop for every developer however many developers don’t know how to read and extract relevant information. When looking at execution plans in SSMS, there are many different ways of getting relevant information however it is not always simple to understand. The goal of this presentation is to provide tools and high-level overview of pertinent information to enable each developer to start optimizing their code.
Speaker(s):
- Vladimir Oselsky
Track and Room: Application Database Development - 133
Title: Using wait stats to determine why my server is slow
Abstract: Server wait stats are a powerful tool that SQL Server gives us that provides insight into why our servers may be running slow. In this session, I will show you what role server resources (CPU, Memory, Network and Disks) play in the big picture of query processing and show you how you can use server wait stats to identify bottlenecks with these. We will also review common server waits that can occur at each crossroads of a query, reasons you may be having them and what you can do to solve the problem. The goal for this session is that you walk away with a better understanding of what wait stats are and how you can put them to use immediately.
Speaker(s):
- Dustin Dorsey
Track and Room: Database Administration - 142
Title: Adaptive Query Processing in SQL Server 2017
Abstract: The Adaptive Query Processing feature family was introduced in SQL Server 2017. With little to no changes, execution plans can take advantage of batch mode adaptive joins, batch mode memory grant feedback, and interleaved execution for multi-statement table valued functions. We will walk through demos of how the 3 features are implemented during query optimization. Attendees will leave with an understanding of how these features can help their own workloads and how to enable or disable them as needed.
Speaker(s):
- David Hiltenbrand
Track and Room: Database Administration - 135
Title: Applying Data Warehousing Principles
Abstract: Many data analysts typically begin to work with data as a single flat table. While this works for small datasets, as the size of the data grows these naive methods do not scale. Processing records takes longer, queries become more complex, and introducing new datasets is inconsistent at best. In order to solve these problems, we must take into account the underlying architecture of our data and how it should be modeled. During this talk we will discuss key concepts, patterns, and techniques for designing a data model that is simple to query, scales with your data, and is extendable to new datasets.
Speaker(s):
- Spencer Swindell
Track and Room: BI Platform Architecture, Development Administration - 133
Title: The function of Windowing Functions
Abstract: What is a windowing function? What do I do with them? Are they actually useful?
By the end of the class, you’ll be asking yourself -
Why haven’t I used these before? How can I use them more often?
Learn more about the class of functions that are known as “windowing functions” and why you should get to know them more!
Speaker(s):
- Kevin Wilkie
Track and Room: Application Database Development - 134
Title: Introduction to Azure Search
Abstract: Search engines are NOSQL database management systems dedicated to the search for data content. Other industry examples include Elasticsearch, Splunk, and Solr. In this session I will introduce the features and use cases for Azure Search, based on an implementation by Innovative Architects. Learn how IA leveraged Azure Search to quickly and easily implement a sophisticated search experience in a web application using our client’s product catalog. Topics covered: Creating an Azure Search, Indexes, documents, natural language ability, scoring profiles, facets, and lucene queries.
Speaker(s):
- Julie Smith
Track and Room: Application Database Development - 134
Title: Tips and Tricks for the PowerShell DBA
Abstract: Do you have more than 1 server that you manage? More than 1 database? Then this session is for you. PowerShell interest is on the rise and it is one of the coolest tools you can learn as a DBA. Learn tips and tricks using PowerShell that will help you manage SQL Servers and get more done with less effort. From getting started in PowerShell to getting information about your servers/databases to making changes to your SQL Servers all using PowerShell. This is one tool you will want in your toolbelt to help sharpen your skills.
Speaker(s):
- Ben Miller
Track and Room: Database Administration - 134
Title: Using Your On-prem Data in a Cloud World
Abstract: Microsoft Power BI, Flow, and PowerApps are powerful cloud tools that can take your on-premises data to new heights. Using your data where it is now gives you the ability to invest in improving processes, instead of focusing on a data migration strategy.
In this session, we will discover the benefits of using the cloud tools, how those benefits translate to being on-prem, and how we can use the data in Office 365 as well. We will setup a data gateway, connect to on-prem data sources, and use that data in Office 365 and SharePoint Server 2019.
Speaker(s):
- Daniel Glenn
Track and Room: BI Platform Architecture, Development Administration - 135
Title: A SQL table, CSV file, and an Excel spreadsheet walk into a bar chart…figuratively speaking.
Abstract: “Get Data”; “Power Query”; “M Functional Language”. No matter what you call it, Power Query is a game changer for business analysts who may require access to a variety of data sources for data analysis and reporting. Business users of Excel that have long used VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables to analyze data now have a frontend tool that can do much of the dirty work to ease the pain of connecting to different data sources and of transforming data prior to performing data analysis.
Speaker(s):
- Paul Southerland
Track and Room: Professional Development - 142
Speakers
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Vladimir Oselsky
Twitter: - @VladyOselsky
LinkedIn: Vladimir Oselsky
Vladimir Oselsky (Vlady) is an IT Professional with over 15 years of experience in various IT Jobs. Born and raised in Siberia, moved to United States in late 90s. Passion for computer and programming started with DOS games and learning Borland Paschal in 8th grade as a hobby. IT career consisted of everything from hardware and software support to server administration. Current focus on SQL Server Database Development and .NET programming
Samir Behara
Twitter: - samirbehara
LinkedIn: Samir Behara
Contact: https://dotnetvibes.com/
Samir Behara is a Solution Architect with EBSCO Industries and builds software solutions using cutting edge technologies. He is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with over 13 years of IT experience working on large-scale enterprise applications involving complex business functions, web integration, and data management in various domains like Insurance, Manufacturing and Publishing.
Samir is a frequent speaker at conferences such as PASS Summit, IT/Dec Connections, CodeStock, SQLSaturdays and CodeCamps. He is the Co-Chapter Lead of the Steel City SQL Server UserGroup, Birmingham, AL. He is the author of www.dotnetvibes.com
David Hiltenbrand
Twitter: - DHiltenbrand
LinkedIn: David Hiltenbrand
Contact: http://www.davidhiltenbrand.com/
David Hiltenbrand is a Data Architect working in the Microsoft Data Platform over the last 8+ years. He lives in Memphis, TN and helps Green Mountain Technology manage and scale their SQL Server solutions for the high-volume parcel industry. He is heavily involved in the PASS community where he organizes SQLSaturday Memphis and currently serves as President of MemPASS, as well as speaking and volunteering at surrounding SQLSaturday events.
Paul Southerland
LinkedIn: Paul Southerland
Paul started his career at IBM as a Marketing Representative specializing in engineering and scientific applications. He joined the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) over twenty-five years ago and has held positions in Information Technology, Research Development, Fossil Power Group, Supply Chain, Transmission System Projects, Commercial Operations and Fuel Supply, Risk Management, Corporate Strategic Planning, and System Planning. He is currently working on the “Business of Tomorrow” initiative for the Enterprise Planning organization at TVA. He has a B.A. in Economics and an M.B.A. from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is a passionate and energetic user of Power Query and Power BI and a life-long learner and student.
Peter Doyle
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/thepeterdoyle
LinkedIn: Peter Doyle
On Jan 12, 2019, Peter attended his first SQLSaturday and experienced an engaging and uplifting community that encouraged everyone regularly to give back. That experience resulted in teaching eleven sessions and delivering a SQL Fundamentals pre-conference the last six months of the year. He is passionate about sharing knowledge on building a solid T-SQL foundation without wasting time.
Peter’s journey from minimal Excel knowledge to writing Dynamic SQL all started from watching Youtube videos for three hours every morning before work. Managers took notice of the results and transferred him to the reporting department. A few months later, a co-worker suggested he should learn SQL Server and his world of data has never been the same.
Kerry Tyler
Twitter: - AirborneGeek
LinkedIn: Kerry Tyler
Contact: http://airbornegeek.com
Kerry Tyler is a SQL Server, Business Intelligence, and Azure consultant. His initial IT experience was in network engineering and Windows system administration before moving into the data realm. This infrastructure background builds a firm foundation for performance tuning and cloud infrastructure design and implementation. Kerry has full-time DBA experience in SQL Server since version 2000 and business intelligence architecture since SQL Server 2005. In addition to consulting work, he delivers presentations and training on SQL Server administration, business intelligence, and Azure data and infrastructure components.
Ben Miller
Twitter: - DBAduck
LinkedIn: Ben Miller
Contact: https://dbaduck.com
Ben has been a member of the SQL Server Community since 2000. He loves a challenge and has fixed many SQL Servers and helped hundreds of people get more out of their DBA jobs. He is a Data Platform MVP a SQL Server Certified Master (MCM). He has worked at various companies throughout the USA, as well as at Microsoft for 7 years. He is passionate about SQL Server Infrastructure, High Availability, Automation and Integration using SMO and PowerShell. He teaches DBAs how to use PowerShell to do their job and teaches SQL Server Internals. He is @DBAduck all around the web (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Blog) so let’s catch up.
David Maxwell
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/dmmaxwell
LinkedIn: David Maxwell
Contact: https://dmmaxwell.wordpress.com/
David Maxwell has almost 20 years of experience with SQL Server, with a keen interest in performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting. He has experience in environments as diverse as health care institutions, auto manufacturers, and insurance companies. David has been a frequent presenter at SQLSaturday events around the United States since 2012, as well as a presenter for the DBA Fundamentals Virtual Group, the Performance Virtual Group, 24 Hours of PASS, and the annual PASS Summit. David participates in his local Columbus Ohio PASS Local Group, where he serves on the board of directors as SQLSaturday coordinator.
Aaron Bertrand
Twitter: - @AaronBertrand
Contact: https://blogs.sentryone.com/author/AaronBertrand
Aaron, Product Manager at SentryOne, produces performance and optimization tools for the entire Microsoft data platform, as well as Plan Explorer, a free tool for SQL Server execution plan analysis. In his spare time, he is either playing volleyball, curling, blogging at sqlperformance.com and blogs.sentryone.com, or contributing to SQL Server conversations on Twitter and dba.stackexchange.com. He has worked with SQL Server since 6.5 and has been an MVP since 1997.
Kevin Wilkie
Twitter: - Oskaruth
LinkedIn: Kevin Wilkie
Contact: http://sherpaofdata.com
Kevin has 15+ years experience with SQL Server and has worked with the product since version 6.5, although he remembers with distaste the early versions of the product. He started working with SQL Server as an “Accidental” DBA, and has moved up through the ranks as a SQL Developer, a BI Associate, and Production DBA at various parts of his career. Currently, he works as a Lead Data Analyst spreading the gospel of how great data can be to anyone and everyone who will listen.
Dan Evans
Twitter: - @danthebiman
LinkedIn: Dan Evans
Dan Evans is a Data and Analytics evangelist with over 25 years’ experience deploying strategic and innovative analytic solutions. He’s focused on Microsoft technologies including Data Platform, Advanced Analytics and Business Applications. Current focuses include SQL Server, Power Suite, Cognitive Services, Artifical Inteligence and other Data Platform related topics in Azure. Dan presents at many local, regional and national events including SQL PASS, DAMA, TDWI, TechEd and Ignite and supports best practices in Microsoft data and analytics across North America.
John Deardurff
Twitter: - SQLMCT
LinkedIn: John Deardurff
Contact: https://www.sqlmct.com
John has been a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) for over 20 years teaching Azure, SQL Server, Exchange Server, and Windows Server networking courses. He is currently a SQL Premier Field Engineer for Microsoft. He is an MCT Regional Lead for the Eastern United States and a former Data Platform MVP.
Simon Kingaby
Twitter: - SimonKingaby
LinkedIn: Simon Kingaby
Contact: http://omwtm.blog
Simon Kingaby has been moving data for 20 plus years. In the last few years, he’s been moving data from DB2, Oracle, Netezza and SQL Server to Azure SQL and Azure Data Warehouse, using Azure Data Factory, SSIS and SQL. At BMI, he developed a Rules Engine Sync application that uses DB2 QRep messaging and Azure ESB to move DB2 transactions to the cloud in near-real-time. Now at Deloitte on the Big Data team, he is developing ETL processes to move API, SaaS and SQL data into reporting databases on-premise and in the cloud. He is also creating SSRS and Power BI dashboards for the CIO and related Services.
Julie Smith
Twitter: - @juliechix
LinkedIn: Julie Smith
Contact: http://datachix.com
Julie Smith is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and a BI consultant for Innovative Architects in Atlanta, GA. She#39;s implemented increasingly complex Business Intelligence solutions for over a decade at various organizations. She#39;s also worn many other database “hats” in her career – production DBA and database developer–but data integration and BI are her true passions. Julie holds a BA from the University of South Carolina. She and Audrey Hammonds co-created The Datachix.com blog.
Daniel Glenn
Twitter: - DanielGlenn
LinkedIn: Daniel Glenn
Contact: https://DanielGlenn.com
Daniel is a Microsoft MVP with 15 years’ experience building technology solutions, intranets and extranets. As Practice Leader for the Nashville-based InfoWorks Inc., Daniel helps organizations of all sizes solve complex data challenges by implementing Office 365 and SharePoint without the need of customization and costly investments.
Daniel is passionate about giving back and building the Microsoft technical community. Daniel holds leadership roles in various local user groups, serves as an organizer for Microsoft 365 Nashville, and is a co-host for the popular podcast 365 Message Center Show on https://MessageCenter.Show. You can follow Daniel online at https://DanielGlenn.com and @DanielGlenn on Twitter.
Dustin Dorsey
Twitter: - sql_dd
LinkedIn: Dustin Dorsey
Contact: https://dustindorsey.com/
Dustin Dorsey has been architecting and managing SQL Server solutions for companies for well over a decade. While Dustin is skilled in many areas, he has a unique specialization in cost management and architecture around the data platform both on-premise and in the cloud that he has used to provide significant savings for multiple organizations and loves sharing information about this. Dustin is an avid speaker and can be seen writing articles on popular SQL websites, as well as, on his own blog at DustinDorsey.com. He is also active in the Nashville community as a local user group leader and co-organizer of his local SQLSaturday. Dustin currently serves as Director of Data Management at Lifepoint Health.
Bill Anton
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/SQLbyoBI
LinkedIn: Bill Anton
Contact: http://byobi.com/blog/
Bill Anton is an expert in Analysis Services and an experienced data warehouse practitioner. In 2013, he founded Opifex Solutions, a consulting firm with deep expertise in enterprise-scale architecture, design, and performance optimization of Analysis Services and Power BI solutions. He loves eating and spends most of his free time convincing his beloved wife to adopt more golden retrievers.
Brian Hansen
Twitter: - tf3604
Contact: http://www.tf3604.com
Brian is a database administrator at Children International in Kansas City. He has been working with SQL Server technologies since 1998, including roles in report development, application development and database administration.
Peter Doyle
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/thepeterdoyle
LinkedIn: Peter Doyle
On Jan 12, 2019, Peter attended his first SQLSaturday and experienced an engaging and uplifting community that encouraged everyone regularly to give back. That experience resulted in teaching eleven sessions and delivering a SQL Fundamentals pre-conference the last six months of the year. He is passionate about sharing knowledge on building a solid T-SQL foundation without wasting time.
Peter’s journey from minimal Excel knowledge to writing Dynamic SQL all started from watching Youtube videos for three hours every morning before work. Managers took notice of the results and transferred him to the reporting department. A few months later, a co-worker suggested he should learn SQL Server and his world of data has never been the same.
Edwin M Sarmiento
Twitter: - EdwinMSarmiento
LinkedIn: Edwin M Sarmiento
Contact: http://www.EdwinMSarmiento.com
Edwin M Sarmiento is the Managing Director of 15C, a consulting and training company that specializes in designing, implementing and supporting SQL Server infrastructures. He is a 12-year former Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Microsoft Certified Master from Ottawa, Canada (but he’s originally from the Philippines) specializing in high availability, disaster recovery and system infrastructures running on the Microsoft server technology stack. His background in Unix has taken him to the world of DevOps and Docker to containerize SQL Server. He is very passionate about technology but has interests in music, professional and organizational development, leadership and management matters when not working with databases.
Spencer Swindell
Twitter: - @SpencerSwindell
LinkedIn: Spencer Swindell
Spencer Swindell is the Lead Architect with Think Data Insights, LLC. Think Data Insights a consulting group based out of Nashville, TN that works with companies to implement and maintain their Enterprise Data Platform. Since graduating from Tennessee Tech in 2011, he has built and delivered solutions for numerous organizations in the Nashville area utilizing SQL Server and the Microsoft BI Toolset. Spencer lives in Mount Juliet with his wife and son.
Julie Smith
Twitter: - @juliechix
LinkedIn: Julie Smith
Contact: http://datachix.com
Julie Smith is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and a BI consultant for Innovative Architects in Atlanta, GA. She#39;s implemented increasingly complex Business Intelligence solutions for over a decade at various organizations. She#39;s also worn many other database “hats” in her career – production DBA and database developer–but data integration and BI are her true passions. Julie holds a BA from the University of South Carolina. She and Audrey Hammonds co-created The Datachix.com blog.
Tamera Clark
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/tameraclark
LinkedIn: Tamera Clark
Contact: http://tameraclark.com
Tamera Clark has been involved in the IT industry for greater than ten years, with experiences ranging from systems analysis/engineering to SQL Server and SSRS administration/development. She is an active member of the SQL Server community, participating in the Women in Technology Virtual Chapter, Co-leading the Nashville BI Chapter, assisting the Nashville PASS Chapter and serving as a Regional Mentor. Tamera is also the event chair of SQLSaturday Nashville.
Louis Davidson
Twitter: - drsql
LinkedIn: Louis Davidson
Contact: https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/author/louis-davidson/
Louis Davidson has worked in the IT industry for over 25 years as a corporate database developer and architect. He has been a Microsoft SQL Server MVP for 15 years and has written five books on database design, and contributed to many other SQL Server books as an author and tech editor. He has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. You can read more about Louis at http://drsql.org.
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