Event Location:
Office Floor II, 1700 Sofia, Bulgaria
110 B, Simeonovsko Shosse Bul.
Sofia, , Bulgaria
Abstract:
It's no secret that a deadlock - it's not very good. This is an exceptional situation, when two concurrent queries request same resources, but in a different order. Classic deadlock can occur when two concurrent transactions modifying data from the two tables in a different order. Unfortunatelly in real life deadlocks can be more complex and unobvious. One of the rules, which I always keep in mind, sounds: " You can not design a database, in which the occurrence of deadlock is impossible". So we should deal with them. The algorythm is following: catch, analyze, fix. The most challenging and interesting here is the analysis part. Once you understand why it was occured, you can fix it. In this session we will focus on the analysis of complex,
Speaker(s): Denis Reznik,
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Reporting Services with Geospatial Visualization specifically: „from address data to data-presentation in SSRS Mapcontrol in 3 steps.“ Each company has address data in the relational form [street], [postcode] und [place]. In a first step the transition to Geodata is presented in the form of longitude and latitude. The question of data source and data quality is also an issue addressed in this section. The next step deals with the selection of appropriate maps. Of special note is the data-matching of the maps with the address data. Also the own production of map sections will be illustrated in an example. The third step is to conduct the use and configuration of the control and the reference to the report data
Speaker(s): Alexander Karl,
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As an experienced DBA you have probably asked yourself questions like how the memory is consumed, is my system well-tuned, and is my memory configuration well defined. In order to understanding such processes as local and global Memory pressure, caches concurrency, adding and removing plans from cache we will go through the internal organization of the plan cache, the metadata available, how SQL Server finds a plan in cache, plan cache sizing, and the plan eviction policy. We will point out the important cache consumers that affect your workload and how to get metadata about them, what are the thresholds in Cache Size Management. At the end you will understand how to monitor the memory consumers in your SQL Server, what are wait types that we need to look for, how to understand if your system is well-tuned and the memory configuration is well defined
Speaker(s): Margarita Naumova,
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There are a lot of questions about statistics that I receive in my trainings, projects and during my sessions: Why I have to rebuild statistics, if my auto-update stats option in ON. Why I still have bad plans or high CPU usage? Should I disable it or use full scan instead? We usually rely on auto-update stats database options and sometimes perform a regular stats updates additionally in order to be sure that the QP has an up to date info about our table data. But there are some specific cases when those thinks just don’t help and even recompiling don’t boost the performance of a query. Let me list and explain for you some statistics updates exceptions cases and you will understand how to proper manage your statistics in order to gain max from them.
Speaker(s): Margarita Naumova,
Abstract:
Why Upgrade? This is the big question that every SQL Server user will be asking, from my experience I say not just for shiny new features but increase your productivity and do-more with-less practices. Data Platform Upgrade topic has been a popular session that I've presented in major conferences like Microsoft Tech-Ed (North America, Europe India) and SQLbits since 2008. In this session, we will overview end-to-end upgrade process that covers the essential phases, steps and issues involved in upgrading SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008 R2 SQL Server 2012 (with a good overview on 2014 too) by using best practices and available resources. We will cover the complete upgrade cycle, including the preparation tasks, upgrade tasks, and post-upgrade tasks. Real-world examples from my Consulting experience expanding on why how such a solution is offered.
Speaker(s): Satya Jayanty,
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You might be a DBA who deals with databases or a developer who creates applications, and you hear that you will be appointed to provide a business intelligence solution which will empower decision makers by displaying key measures of your department, company or client. This session is to help you where to start, giving an overview about the complete on-premise BI toolset of Microsoft, along with the analysis of your infrastructure constraints which influence how your BI solution will look like at the end of the day. The session also helps those who are planning to introduce the BI-related services (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, MDS, DQS) of SQL Server to their companies, squeezing the last lev out of their SQL Server and Office license investments.
Speaker(s): Zoltán Horváth,
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In this session, we’ll explore what it takes to create the right BI Semantic Models to help your users get the answers they need and insightful results with Power View.
Speaker(s): Boriana Petrova,
Abstract:
In this presentation we will start with description of the Data Mining Process, then we will Introduce the Microsoft Time Series Algorithm for Forecasting. We will explain the blending of two machine learning algorithms for forecasting of continuous values: ARTxp, ARIMA (since Analysis Services 2008) We will demonstrate production of forecast by: Table Analysis Tools Excel Add-In, Client Tools Excel Add-In, SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) Project. We will finish this presentation by describing business scenarios
Speaker(s): Daniel Joskovski,
Abstract:
A data warehouse is a database designed for query and analysis rather than for transaction processing. An appropriate design leads to scalable, balanced and flexible architecture that is capable to meet both present and long-term future needs. This session covers a comparison of the main data warehouse architectures together with best practices for the logical and physical design that support staging, load and querying. Join this session to learn various architectural approaches our team evaluated for a 50’000+ hours EU project.
Speaker(s): Ivelin Andreev,
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High availability starts at database design. This session will show how to design your database supporting partial database availability. Session agenda is the follwoing: - What is RPO/RTO? - What HA options are available? - Database physical layout basics - DEMO: files and filegroups - Multiple filegroups and files - Filegroup/file restore options - DEMO: online restore - DEMO: offline restore (if time permits)
Speaker(s): Janos Berke,
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Having a SQL Server solution for a problem does not mean the job is done. Of course, the next immediate issue is the performance. Temporal queries that involve intervals are typically very IO and CPU intensive. For example, a test for overlapping intervals was solved with inefficient queries for years. However, a handful of solutions with fast queries was developed lately. This high-level technical session introduces five different methods to get efficient queries that search for overlapping intervals. Of course, these solutions can be implemented on other temporal problems as well. Actually, the test for overlapping intervals is one of the most complex temporal problems.
Speaker(s): Dejan Sarka,
Abstract:
Quick guide on why you have to be able to work with MySql and how to successfully accomplish this task.
Speaker(s): Oleksii Kovalov,
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The Columnstore index specification states that a performance gain between 10 and a 100 times should be expected - This demo intensiv session will show you how to get closer to the 100 than 10 times. In the session I will explain the details of xVelosity engine in generel and the columnstore index in detail and then move on to take a look on the (many) limitations the index has - and how to Work around then so you can get the full performance gain in all types of queries.
Speaker(s): Rasmus Reinholdt,
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Managing many SQL server instances is difficult and more importantly it requires a lot of efforts from the DBAs. How can we reduce and save these efforts? Let’s dive into a session covering some great examples and best practices of multi-server management – from building a Central Management Server through gathering performance data with customized Management Data Warehouse. We will do also a showcase for proactive capacity management and see many other ideas for automating of the daily DBA tasks.
Speaker(s): Kaloyan Kosev,
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Text mining is becoming more and more popular. Everybody would like to understand data from blogs, Web sites, and social media. Microsoft SQL Server in versions 2012 and 2014 enhances full-text search support that was substantially available in previous editions. Semantic Search, a new component in Full-Text Search, can help you understanding the meaning of documents. The Term Extraction and Term Lookup components from SQL Server Integration Services also help with text analysis. However, the question arises: is all this enough? This presentation unveils the good and the bad side of text mining with SQL Server tools.
Speaker(s): Dejan Sarka,
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When you are standing in line at the grocery store you know exactly what you’re waiting for, paying the things you intend to buy. In SQL Server things aren’t usually so simple and many times you have to wait for more than only the length of the queue or the speed of the cashier. Thankfully SQL Server gathers the exact time you have been waiting and what resource you have been waiting on. In this session we will take a look at how SQL Server gathers this information and how it can help you identify, troubleshoot and proactively solve performance issues.
Speaker(s): Enrico van de Laar,
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SQL Server transaction log is one of the most critical components of the database and in the same time one of the most misunderstood. While being neglected it can easily become a bottleneck for our system. Are you interested in learning how to avoid issues with the transaction log and streamline its work? In these sessions we will explore how to optimize it, configure it and keep it under control.
Speaker(s): Miroslav Dimitrov,
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The AlwaysOn Availability Groups feature is a high-availability and disaster-recovery solution that provides an enterprise-level alternative to database mirroring. Introduced in SQL Server 2012, AlwaysOn Availability Groups maximizes the availability of a set of user databases for an enterprise. In this session we will talk about pros and cons of Always On Availability Groups, and how does it help to improve high availability and disaster recovery solutions, what's new in SQL Server 2014 regarding the AlwaysOn Availability Groups.
Speaker(s): Turgay Sahtiyan,
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What has the biggest impact on SQL Server overall performance? Hardware, SQL Server configuration or maybe query tuning? No, none of those frequently discussed options. They are important, but the single, most important factor is the database design. A third normal form is great, but sometime a database really should be denormalized to gain a performance boost. This is where indices shine. During this session you will see: how important a proper table design can be, when to use indices on computed columns and why they are way better than triggers, how to create useful indexed views and how to asses their costs and benefits.
Speaker(s): Marcin Szeliga,
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In this lecture, we will go over a hybrid data processing architecture that uses SQL Server 2012 and Cloudera Hadoop. We will give special attention to certain issues that came up during the project and how we overcame them. The content will be based on an actual project that is based on Hadoop and SSAS working together to process XXX TB every hour.
Speaker(s): Nikolay Nyagolov,
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SQL Server 2014 comes with dozens of improvements in various areas. In this session we will discuss and see how the new release can make the life of each and every developer easier and what are the top 5 T-SQL enhancements that we can use in our day-to-day work.
Speaker(s): Boris Hristov,
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This session covers the Hekaton challenges for the developers at the 300-400 level including native compiled SPs but also some concerns about hekaton constraints etc.
Speaker(s): Miloš Radivojević,
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You may already heard about partitioning as a way to split large tables into smaller pieces. However, is it the only way of partitioning usage? When to start using it and what are pros and cons? What are different ways to partition table? How to choose right columns, functions and schemas? I will answer all these questions by using real world examples.
Speaker(s): Sergey Olontsev,
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This presentation is a walk through in-memory data base and DAX queries for better performance of reporting. We will cover: I. Advantages using In Memory Data Bases and Architecture Examples for better performance using In Memory Data Bases II. Tips and tricks using DAX queries, Describe DAX architecture, DAX vs MDX in SSRS and Best practices for DAX queries III. Best Practices using SSRS with Tabular model, Best practices when using DAX queries in SSRS and Common issues in SSRS and tips and tricks to resolve them.
Speaker(s): Stefan Damyanov,
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You are a Windows Phone developer or just a mobile developer and you need locally a database, what are your options? What you can do, what you cannot do, and how? How cloud is changing this story? With focus on Windows Phone (the easiest to demo, but not ignoring the “others”) these are a few of the questions this presentation will try to answer. Of course all with as much demoes and code as possible.
Speaker(s): Catalin Gheorghiu,
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The backup strategy of every company, running SQL Server is the main reason of making the DBA happy. It the era of enormous data inputs, it is not only important to backup your data, but to back it up fast and to know you can restore it. In this session we will talk about backup strategies, tips and tricks on optimizing the SQL Server backups (both on disk and with 3-rd party software) and last but not least - how to be sure that you can recover and do it fast and in time.
Speaker(s): Ivan Donev,
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A new feature of SQL Server 2014, Buffer Pool Extension (BPE) promises improvement on OLTP workload like systems, taking advantage of fast persistent disks. On this session we will enter in some theoretical details regarding this new technology, as well as some demos.
Speaker(s): Murilo Miranda,
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How to control Your data? Not only bare metal and installed environment are important. What about data? Backup and Restore Statements? Yes, both are important, but What about Data? The pure data? In the code? At this session I want to inviting You to discovering world of controlling data, for controling Your code. Which techniques You can use, where store your data and which tools are available.
Speaker(s): Tobias Koprowski,
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This session is to all SQL Server and Windows Azure developers, who want to build sclabble applications using Node.js and MS SQLServer / Windows Azure SQL Database. Node.js came onto the scene four years ago, offering yet another tool for creating server-side software systems that support scalable Internet applications. With the continued support from Microsoft for Nodejs on both Windows and Windows Azure, it is bound to reach great levels. Don't worry if you don't know Node.js - this will not be necessary to understand the session.
Speaker(s): Mihail Mateev,
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Windows Azure Virtual Machines provide you the capability to have your SQL Server built and configured by your own DBAs, but with a lot of restrictions, that can limit your productivity and performance. In this session we will talk about optimizing SQL Server, running on Windows Azure Virtual Machines so you get out the most performance out of it.
Speaker(s): Ivan Donev,
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LinkedIn: https://bg.linkedin.com/in/ivelin
Contact: https://www.slideshare.net/ivoandreev
Ivelin is a Microsoft Azure MVP and software architect in one of the leading and highly innovative Bulgarian IT brands - Interconsult Bulgaria Ltd. He is an external ICT expert in the European Commission, Eurostars-Eureka programme and Innovation Fund Denmark, Microsoft professional developer, senior project manager and Data Platform specialist. With 17+ years of strong experience in design and development of web systems, SOA, enterprise integration, machine learning, web security and data management, he is a practical man who always tries to balance between risk and flexibility. Never scared of work he has turned the weighing of pros and cons into own marked style that urges to make conscious decisions.
Alexander Karl is database-developer and certified MCT for Windows and SQL Server with .net-CDE GmbH. For more than 18 years he has been working with Database-, Datawarehouse- and Reporting-Solutions for companies from medium-sized enterprises to Group level. His spectrum includes Serversizing, Programming to optimize performances as well as Report- and Chartdesign; in trainings and seminars he conveys participants well-founded theoretical knowledge complemented with his practical.
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/koprowskit
Contact: http://koprowskit.eu/geek/
Founder of Shadowland Consulting. In January 2015 decided to permanently leave Poland and discover new worlds. Actually settled in Hucknall (The Last home of The Byron Family). Community leader focused on SQL Server, SharePoint, security, collaboration and ITIL, DR, BCM, and SLA. Love licensing stuff. Microsoft Certified Trainer, freelancer, and consultant. Subject Matter Expert at Microsoft. Member of Microsoft Terminology Community, Friends of RedGate PLUS, PASS, ISSA, ACM and more. Since 1st July 2010 Data Platform MVP. Creator of SQLDAY Conference and Conference CEO 2009-2011. Co-Leader of PASS East Midlands Group. Speaker at group meetings and conferences. STEM Ambassador. Traveler. Coffee Addicted.
Contact: http://blogs.solidq.com/dsarka/Home.aspx
Dejan Sarka, MCT and Data Platform MVP, is an independent trainer and consultant that focuses on development of database and business intelligence applications. Besides projects, he spends about half of his time on training and mentoring. He is the founder of the Slovenian SQL Server and .NET Users Group. Dejan Sarka is the main author or co-author of eighteen books about databases and SQL Server. Dejan Sarka has also developed many courses and seminars for Microsoft, Radacad, SolidQ, and Pluralsight.
LinkedIn: http://dk.linkedin.com/in/rasmusreinholdt/
Contact: http://rasmusreinholdt.wordpress.com
Rasmus is the Data Warehouse architect at UNOPS, the implementation arm of the UN, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has worked with Microsoft BI since 2005 both as a developer and architect, building large solutions on every release from sql2005 and onwards. Rasmus is certified is MSCE SQLServer (Data platform amp; BI), a long time speaker at various SQLSaturdays, PASS SQLRally Nordic and SQLBits. He also co-organizes SQLSaturday Copenhagen and blogs at http://rasmusreinholdt.wordpress.com.
Kaloyan Kosev is a SQL Server DBA working for Hewlett-Packard in the past 5 years. His daily work routine is a mixture of troubleshooting bugs and issues, consulting and advising clients and presenting to students.Within his free time he is trying to balance between SQL and x-sports.
LinkedIn: https://hu.linkedin.com/in/janosberke
Contact: http://www.iamberke.com
I am an IT professional with over a decade of technical and management experience. I am using SQL Server since version 6.5. Currently I am a consultant and helping companies in SQL Server design, migrations, operation and developments as well as providing customized training .
LinkedIn: http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/enrico-van-de-laar/33/882/756/
Contact: https://www.enricovandelaar.com
Enrico has been working with data in all kinds of formats and sizes for over 15 years. He is a Data Advanced Analytics Consultant for Dataheroes where he helps organisations take their first steps in the world of Advanced Analytics. Enrico is a Data Platform MVP since 2014 and a frequent speaker on various data related events all over the world. He authored the book “Pro SQL Server Wait Statistics” and blogs about technologies like Microsoft SQL Server and Azure Machine Learning on his blog at www.enricovandelaar.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borianapetrova/
Contact: http://itraining.bg/category/itraining-blog/
Microsoft Certified Trainer with over 10 years experience as an IT instructor and Consultant. She has many qualifications and professional certifications, including: Excel MVP, MCT, MCITP, MCTS, MOS Master. In 2008 she is among the TOP 25 of the best instructors in Microsoft World Company business evaluation and measurement - Knowledge Advisors.
LinkedIn: http://tr.linkedin.com/pub/turgay-sahtiyan/15/b46/682
Contact: http://www.turgaysahtiyan.com/
Turgay Sahtiyan has been working in IT industry over a decade and he currently works as a PMC (Premier Mission Critical) Solution Engineer at Microsoft.He is based in Turkey and primarily giving proactive and reactive services with solution based approach to top enterprise customer in the MEA region.Before joined to Microsoft, he was one of the SQL Server MVP in Turkey,in addition he is founder and former president of SQLPass Turkey Chapter.(Detailed BIO http://www.turgaysahtiyan.com/about.aspx)
DBA and DB developer with more than 10 year expirience. SQLSat/SSUG speaker. MCTS, MCITP. Author of pet-projects ExpressProfiler and SQL Code Guard
LinkedIn: http://bg.linkedin.com/pub/margarita-naumova/9/965/206
Contact: www.maginaumova.com; http://blogs.technet.com/b/magi/
Magi Naumova is SQL Server Architect and Consultant, speaker and trainer, Microsoft Certified Master, MVP Data Platform, MCT, Founder of SQL Master Academy, founder and leader of the Bulgarian SQL User group. She has more than 15 years SQL Server training and consulting experience. Magi is a former member of Microsoft Services Worldwide Technical Leadership Team, а Microsoft Women worth watching http://zd.net/1lwNYKH Currently she speaks, writes, trains and consults people on SQL Server technology. She runs a Data Platform consulting company part of which is SQL Master Academy training program. It helps hundreds of specialists to feel knowledgeable in their daily work or to find an inspirational career path in the world of SQL Server.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivandonev/
I am a Data platform MVP with more than 10 years of real-life experience with SQL Server and its stack of services. Besides the support and project work, I am also a trainer, conference speaker and user group organizer (and volunteer).
LinkedIn: http://bg.linkedin.com/in/borishristov
Contact: http://borishristov.com/blog/
Boris is a SQL Server Consultant, but also an Author for Pluralsight and a SQL Server MVP. He is frequently speaking at conferences all accross Europe and is heavily involved in training students and organizations in what he calls quot;The Art of SQL Serverquot;. Boris is frequently blogging and is the host of SQLHangouts.
Mr. Stefan Damyanov is a Senior IT Consultant with over 10 years of experience in various projects in the Banking and IT sectors. He is proficient in business analysis, design, and development of Business Intelligence processes and ETL mechanisms. He has hands-on experience in analyzing and designing database structures, calculation engines, reports and work flows and is fluent in a wide range of technical tools including MS SSIS/SSSRS/SSAS, IBM Data Stage,Oracle, SQL, Business Objects.
Nikolay Georgiev Nyagolov is a Senior Business Intelligence Developer at MentorMate Bulgaria. He has 7 years experience in Databases, in particular MS SQL Server and works as a BI for more than 4 years. He is also specialized in the development of SSIS packages and integrated BI solutions.
Contact: http://blogs.solidq.com/dsarka/Home.aspx
Dejan Sarka, MCT and Data Platform MVP, is an independent trainer and consultant that focuses on development of database and business intelligence applications. Besides projects, he spends about half of his time on training and mentoring. He is the founder of the Slovenian SQL Server and .NET Users Group. Dejan Sarka is the main author or co-author of eighteen books about databases and SQL Server. Dejan Sarka has also developed many courses and seminars for Microsoft, Radacad, SolidQ, and Pluralsight.
LinkedIn: http://bg.linkedin.com/pub/margarita-naumova/9/965/206
Contact: www.maginaumova.com; http://blogs.technet.com/b/magi/
Magi Naumova is SQL Server Architect and Consultant, speaker and trainer, Microsoft Certified Master, MVP Data Platform, MCT, Founder of SQL Master Academy, founder and leader of the Bulgarian SQL User group. She has more than 15 years SQL Server training and consulting experience. Magi is a former member of Microsoft Services Worldwide Technical Leadership Team, а Microsoft Women worth watching http://zd.net/1lwNYKH Currently she speaks, writes, trains and consults people on SQL Server technology. She runs a Data Platform consulting company part of which is SQL Master Academy training program. It helps hundreds of specialists to feel knowledgeable in their daily work or to find an inspirational career path in the world of SQL Server.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/denis-reznik/3/502/234
Contact: http://reznik.uneta.com.ua
Denis Reznik is a Data Architect at Intapp, Inc. He has more than ten years experience in software development, database design, and performance tuning for cloud and on-premises solutions. In 2010 Denis became Microsoft Data Platform MVP and maintains MVP status today. Apart from his professional career, Denis actively participates in the development of the Ukrainian Data Community.
LinkedIn: http://pt.linkedin.com/in/murilomiranda/
Murilo Miranda is a blogger, speaker and SQL Server MVP from Portugal. Nowadays he#39;s a Cloud Operations Engineer at DataStax. Murilo’s passion for working with people coupled with his honesty have helped him establish effective, meaningful relationships with his clients. When he isn’t working, he can be found enjoying life with his family, watching football and playing Playstation.
LinkedIn: http://at.linkedin.com/pub/milos-radivojevic/1b/7bb/290/de
Contact: https://milossql.wordpress.com/
Miloš Radivojević is a database consultant located in Vienna, Austria. He is Data Platform MVP and specializes in SQL Server for application developers and performance and query tuning. Currently, he works as a principal database consultant in bwin GVC (the largest regulated online gaming company in the world). He is co-founder of the SQL Pass Austria and speaks regularly at local and international database conferences. He is also co-author of the books SQL Server 2016 Developer's Guide, SQL Server 2017 Developer's Guide and Mastering SQL Server 2017.
Daniel Joskovski work in IT since 1985, he is a database-centric application developer and architect, instructor, course author, user group leader. Over the Past 17 Years as MCT he#39;s been teaching Microsoft SQL Server and .NET Development courses to premier customers in Macedonia, Serbia, Norway, Kosovo and Albania. From 2009 He is being awarded with Microsoft MVP award for SQL Server 8 times in a row. At the moment Daniel works for CloudCoder DOOEL Skopje.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/zhorvath
Contact: http://addictivemeasures.blogspot.com
Zolt#225;n is a BI specialist with more than a decade of expertise. He leads the Hungarian User Group of Microsoft SQL Server (HUG-MSSQL), the Hungarian Chapter of PASS. MCSE: BI and MCSE: Data Platform. SQL Server MVP since 2015.
LinkedIn: https://bg.linkedin.com/in/dimitrovmiroslav
Contact: http://www.sqlshack.com/author/miroslav-dimitrov/
Miroslav Dimitrov is a Senior Big Data and Analytics Engineer at DXC Technology, regular speaker at various events and Microsoft Certified Trainer. He is MCSE: Data Platform for SQL Server and MCITP on SQL 2008. In the last years he had worked on great variety of customers' environments and involved in complex transitions and transformation projects as well as developing private and public cloud solutions. Miroslav is also leading database courses at Sofia University.
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/sqlmaster
Contact: http://www.sqlserver-qa.net
My experience surrounded with high focus on the data platform with a track record of defining strategy, designing and delivering digital transformation migrations with major enhancements to current working methods. Worked in a capacity of Head of Data Engineering, Enterprise Data Architect and Solutions Key career accomplishment recognition as an industry expert technical excellence from the Microsoft as Data Platform Most Valuable Professional (MVP) recognition since the year 2006 (13 years as MVP and counting), which recognizes exceptional technical community leaders worldwide who actively deliver, present share their extraordinary contributions, high quality, and real-world expertise. Twitter pod (http://twitter.com/sqlmast
Contact: http://ronua.ro/author/catalin/
Catalin Gheorghiu is a solution architect from Romania. He has more than 15 years of experience in developing solutions, especially on Microsoft technologies in very demanding environments. Is contributing articles and blogs to several user groups (MrSmersh), lecturing all over Romania and abroad, is also RONUA Timisoara (PASS Chapter) user group leader. Since 2011, every year he was awarded the Microsoft MVP Award, and in 2012 he was awarded Nokia Developer Champion Award.
LinkedIn: https://pl.linkedin.com/in/marcinszeliga
Data Philosopher. Since 2006 invariably awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional title in the Data Platform category. A speaker at numerous conferences across Europe, as well as at user groups meetings. The author of many books and articles devoted to Microsoft Data Platform. An independent consultant, database-centric application practitioner and architect totally focused on SQL Server and Azure. Huge fan of Data Science and Machine Learning.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mihail-mateev/1/6b3/4b1
Contact: https://mmateev.wordpress.com/
Mihail Mateev is a technical consultant, community enthusiast, PASS Regional Mentor for CEE, chapter lead, Microsoft Azure MVP, Microsoft Regional Director. He works as a Senior Solutions Architect at EPAM Systems, focused on Data Platform, IoT and cloud related solutions. He also worked many years like a Technical evangelist in the Infragistics. Last years Mihail was focused on various areas related to technology Microsoft: Data Platform, Visual Studio, ASP.Net, Windows client apps, Data Platform, and Microsoft Azure. Michael also has a PhD in cloud computing area. He is a university lecturer on Smart Homes and Smart Energy IoT Solutions.
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/sergeyolontsev
Contact: http://SergeyOlontsev.com/
I have been working with SQL Server since SQL Server 2000 version as a database administrator, developer, consultant and trainer, focusing on high availability and disaster recovery solutions, ETL, troubleshooting and performance tuning, developing high performance solutions . I'm a regular speaker at SQL Server user group meetings, SQLSaturday events and other conferences. An owner of MCM certification and MVP award on SQL Server.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivandonev/
I am a Data platform MVP with more than 10 years of real-life experience with SQL Server and its stack of services. Besides the support and project work, I am also a trainer, conference speaker and user group organizer (and volunteer).
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