Alex is a Data Platform MVP who loves DevOps. He's has been helping data professionals apply DevOps principles to relational database development and deployment since 2010. He's most proud of helping Skyscanner develop the ability to deploy 95 times a day. Alex has worked with clients on every continent except Antarctica - so he's keen to meet anyone who researches penguins. A keen community member, he helps organise Data Relay and he created speakingmentors.com. He blogs at...

Alex is a Data Platform MVP who loves DevOps. He's has been helping data professionals apply DevOps principles to relational database development and deployment since 2010. He's most proud of helping Skyscanner develop the ability to deploy 95 times a day. Alex has worked with clients on every continent except Antarctica - so he's keen to meet anyone who researches penguins. A keen community member, he helps organise Data Relay and he created speakingmentors.com. He blogs at...

Denis is a Data Architect. He has more than ten years of experience in software development, database design and performance tuning for cloud and on-premises solutions. In 2010 Denis became Microsoft Data Platform MVP and maintain the MVP status till now. Apart from his professional career, Denis actively participates in the development of Ukrainian SQL Community and hold the status of PASS Regional Mentor for Central and Eastern Europe. Due to the corona-virus outbreak, this talk has taken...

Denis is a Data Architect. He has more than ten years of experience in software development, database design and performance tuning for cloud and on-premises solutions. In 2010 Denis became Microsoft Data Platform MVP and maintain the MVP status till now. Apart from his professional career, Denis actively participates in the development of Ukrainian SQL Community and hold the status of PASS Regional Mentor for Central and Eastern Europe. Due to the corona-virus outbreak, this talk has taken...

Jennifer Stirrup is a data strategist and technologist, Microsoft Data Platform Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Microsoft Regional Director, Microsoft Certified Trainer, founder of Data Relish Ltd, diversity and technical community advocate, public speaker and blogger. She is a published author, writing two books on Tableau and R, and she is in the process of writing another on Microsoft Power BI. Keynote speaker, author, diversity, influencer. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, this talk...

Jennifer Stirrup is a data strategist and technologist, Microsoft Data Platform Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Microsoft Regional Director, Microsoft Certified Trainer, founder of Data Relish Ltd, diversity and technical community advocate, public speaker and blogger. She is a published author, writing two books on Tableau and R, and she is in the process of writing another on Microsoft Power BI. Keynote speaker, author, diversity, influencer. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, this talk...

Principal consultant and architect at Altius specialising in big data solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Data engineering competencies include Azure Data Factory, Data Lake, Databricks, Stream Analytics, Event Hub, IoT Hub, Functions, Automation, Logic Apps and of course the complete SQL Server business intelligence stack. Many years’ experience working within healthcare, retail and gaming verticals delivering analytics using industry-leading methods and technical design...

Principal consultant and architect at Altius specialising in big data solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Data engineering competencies include Azure Data Factory, Data Lake, Databricks, Stream Analytics, Event Hub, IoT Hub, Functions, Automation, Logic Apps and of course the complete SQL Server business intelligence stack. Many years’ experience working within healthcare, retail and gaming verticals delivering analytics using industry-leading methods and technical design...

Benni De Jagere is a Senior Data Insights Consultant with a strong focus on the Microsoft (BI) Stack. On a daily basis, he turns (large amounts) of coffee into insights for customers, and references witty British comedy way too often. Overly enthusiastic about anything data related, he’s trying hard to keep up with all things new and shiny. Rumour has it that he's also involved with a ragtag band of data enthusiasts, enjoying themselves whilst organising cool community things. They go by the...

Benni De Jagere is a Senior Data Insights Consultant with a strong focus on the Microsoft (BI) Stack. On a daily basis, he turns (large amounts) of coffee into insights for customers, and references witty British comedy way too often. Overly enthusiastic about anything data related, he’s trying hard to keep up with all things new and shiny. Rumour has it that he's also involved with a ragtag band of data enthusiasts, enjoying themselves whilst organising cool community things. They go by the...

Tomaž Kastrun is BI & DEV developer, data analyst & data science. With more than 15 years of experiences in the field of databases, business warehouses and development, with a focus on T-SQL programming and query optimization. His focus is also data mining, statistics and research. He has been working with Microsoft SQL Server since version 2000. He is Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified Professional and Microsoft Trainer. Tomaž is a blogger, author of many articles, speaker at various...

Tomaž Kastrun is BI & DEV developer, data analyst & data science. With more than 15 years of experiences in the field of databases, business warehouses and development, with a focus on T-SQL programming and query optimization. His focus is also data mining, statistics and research. He has been working with Microsoft SQL Server since version 2000. He is Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified Professional and Microsoft Trainer. Tomaž is a blogger, author of many articles, speaker at various...

Uwe Ricken is working with IT systems since the 90’s. He found the way to the technology of Microsoft SQL Server with the assignment for the development of membership administration software for the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany. Afterwards, the software has been distributed to five additional European countries. The primary passion for developments with Microsoft SQL Server expanded in 2007 with his engagement as a DBA for the Deutsche Bank AG. After 6 years of experiences in the...

Uwe Ricken is working with IT systems since the 90’s. He found the way to the technology of Microsoft SQL Server with the assignment for the development of membership administration software for the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany. Afterwards, the software has been distributed to five additional European countries. The primary passion for developments with Microsoft SQL Server expanded in 2007 with his engagement as a DBA for the Deutsche Bank AG. After 6 years of experiences in the...

Mikael Wedham is the first Microsoft Certified Master on SQL Server 2008 in Sweden. He has worked as a developer and database administrator since 1993 and in '97, Mikael became a Microsoft Certified Trainer. He has gone through a pedagogical education with DSAT. Mikael was one of the first in Sweden giving lectures in Microsoft OLAP Services for SQL 7.0 and is also hired as Business Intelligence expert. Mikael is the founder of SQL Saturday in Sweden, where he also appears as an appreciated...

Mikael Wedham is the first Microsoft Certified Master on SQL Server 2008 in Sweden. He has worked as a developer and database administrator since 1993 and in '97, Mikael became a Microsoft Certified Trainer. He has gone through a pedagogical education with DSAT. Mikael was one of the first in Sweden giving lectures in Microsoft OLAP Services for SQL 7.0 and is also hired as Business Intelligence expert. Mikael is the founder of SQL Saturday in Sweden, where he also appears as an appreciated...

Aaron Bertrand is a Product Manager at SentryOne, with industry experience dating back to Classic ASP and SQL Server 6.5.  In his spare time, he is either playing volleyball, curling, blogging at sqlperformance.com, blogs.sentryone.com and sqlblog.org. He is contributing to SQL conversations on twitter and dba.stackexchange.com. Has been a Microsoft MVP since 1997-98. He wrote chapters for two charity-driven books, SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Volume 1 and Volume 2 and speaks frequently at...

Aaron Bertrand is a Product Manager at SentryOne, with industry experience dating back to Classic ASP and SQL Server 6.5.  In his spare time, he is either playing volleyball, curling, blogging at sqlperformance.com, blogs.sentryone.com and sqlblog.org. He is contributing to SQL conversations on twitter and dba.stackexchange.com. Has been a Microsoft MVP since 1997-98. He wrote chapters for two charity-driven books, SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Volume 1 and Volume 2 and speaks frequently at...

Rob Farley is a Microsoft Certified Master, Microsoft Certified Trainer and is a recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award for SQL Server since 2006. Rob provides consulting and training courses around the world in SQL and BI topics. His community involvement keeps him quite busy -  as well as running the Adelaide [adelejde] SQL Server User Group, he is a former Director of PASS and helps co-ordinate many events around the world. He has also assisted Microsoft Learning in developing many...

Rob Farley is a Microsoft Certified Master, Microsoft Certified Trainer and is a recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award for SQL Server since 2006. Rob provides consulting and training courses around the world in SQL and BI topics. His community involvement keeps him quite busy -  as well as running the Adelaide [adelejde] SQL Server User Group, he is a former Director of PASS and helps co-ordinate many events around the world. He has also assisted Microsoft Learning in developing many...

Leila Etatti is an AI MVP, mentor, trainer, speaker and consultant. She spoke in some important conference such as Microsoft USA Ignite, Microsoft Data Insight Summit, SQL PASS, SQL PASS BA, Difinity. She has over 10 years’ experience working with SQL server. She was involved in many large-scale projects for big sized companies as SQL Server and BI consultant. She worked in Industries including banking financial, power and utility, manufacturing. Leila is Ph.D. of Information System...

Leila Etatti is an AI MVP, mentor, trainer, speaker and consultant. She spoke in some important conference such as Microsoft USA Ignite, Microsoft Data Insight Summit, SQL PASS, SQL PASS BA, Difinity. She has over 10 years’ experience working with SQL server. She was involved in many large-scale projects for big sized companies as SQL Server and BI consultant. She worked in Industries including banking financial, power and utility, manufacturing. Leila is Ph.D. of Information System...

Amit R S Bansal is a SQL Server Specialist at SQLMaestros (brand of eDominer Systems). He leads the SQL and BI practice with a much-focused team providing consulting, training and content development services to more than 160+ SQL customers globally. He frequently speaks at international conferences including Data Platform Summit (India), MS Ignite (US), SQLBits (UK), PASS Summit (US) & SQL Saturday events across the globe. Amit is also honoured with Microsoft Regional Director status,...