We have just under two months to go until SQL Saturday Chicago 2020! This year we received over 150 abstracts, and we are very pleased to announce our schedule. Thank you to all who submitted! I hope to see you on Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Benedictine University in Lisle for what will be a wonderful day of free …

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The SQL Saturday Chicago 2020 team is very happy to announce this year's pre-conference sessions! Premium Performance Tuning by Erik Darling Data Science with Databricks by Ginger Grant Leveling Up Your Azure Skills – Implementing Data Platform like a Pro by Joey D'Antoni Bookmarks, Brain Pixels, and Bar Charts: …

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SQL Saturday Indianapolis is coming up quickly – it's in less than two weeks! I am very happy to be returning to Indy on Saturday, August 17 to deliver my session Dipping Your Toes Into Azure Data Lake for DBAs. Abstract: As a data professional, you know what data is, and hopefully know what a lake is too. But what's a …

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Another SQL Saturday Chicago has come and gone, and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what we have spent the last 11 months planning. It truly was our best SQL Saturday yet, with 422 attendees. We also ended with 130 on our waiting list, which is another record. Even with this larger venue it appears our demand …

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We have just under two months to go until SQL Saturday Chicago 2019! This year we received 148 abstracts from 63 different speakers, and we are very pleased to announce our schedule. Thank you to all who submitted! I hope to see you on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Benedictine University in Lisle for what will be a …

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The SQL Saturday Chicago 2019 team is very happy to announce this year's pre-conference sessions! We received many submissions this year, and are pleased to offer the following: Managing and Architecting Azure Data Platform by Joey D'Antoni An Introduction to Data Science With Python for Data Professionals by Chris …

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I don't know where the last year went, but it's once again time for PASS Summit. It really doesn't feel like a year has passed! This will be my seventh PASS Summit as an attendee and my sixth as a speaker. I know I'm extremely fortunate to have been able to attend and present so many times, and am looking to the …

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I'm very proud to once again be speaking at SQL Saturday in Portland, Oregon, coming up on November 3! Portland is one of my favorite cities and has long been one of my favorite SQL Saturday events. It also a wonderful way to ease in to a great week at PASS Summit, and the start point of the SQLTrain, both of which I …

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I'm very happy to be returning to Boston this weekend to speak at SQL Saturday Boston 2018. I last attended a few years ago and have been wanting to get back there ever since, so I'm happy the cards fell into place this time around! The organizers in Boston have put together an amazing schedule for the day that I'm …

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I always feel honored when chosen to present at a SQL Saturday event. Being selected is never a guarantee, especially these days when organizers seemingly have more speakers and abstracts to pick from than ever before. But I am just over-the-moon happy to share that I was picked to speak at SQL Saturday in Oslo, Norway …

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