SQLSaturday #430 - Sofia 2015
Event Date: 10/10/2015 00:00:00
Event Location:
- Telerik Academy
- bulevard “Aleksandar Malinov” 31
- Sofia, , Bulgaria
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Sessions
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Title: My Favorite Pie (Chart)
Abstract: Pies are definitely fine for dessert :-) – but sometimes also used for reports, even if their real use case is very narrow. Do you want deliver information in an effective and efficient way? Do you think, this is crucial for you a business’ success? Even when attractiveness of a report is important, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Research shows that we can help end-users to understand the message of the data quickly by following some simple rules. You will see how you can implement those rules with Microsoft Excel’s Tables and Charts and the Power View add-on – ending up with effective and efficient information delivering through beautiful dashboards. You will learn how to identify suboptimal dashboards and what you can do to improve them.
Speaker(s):
- Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen
Track and Room: BIPrograming - D
Title: Introduction to Azure DocumentDB
Abstract: Azure DocumentDB is a new highly-scalable NoSQL database platform on Microsoft Azure, designed as a fully managed cloud service for modern web and mobile applications. Like other NoSQL platforms, DocumentDB supports schema-free designs, and scales across replicas with fast write performance and eventual consistency. But DocumentDB also offers several unique features that make it a compelling candidate for NoSQL scenarios, which you will learn about in this session. The platform is based on HTTP/REST, embraces JSON as a standard document format, and is supported by a wide range of SDKs for .NET, JavaScript, Java, Python, and Node.js. Without defining any index paths, new documents are queryable within milliseconds, using SQL grammar or LINQ. Learn these and other capabilities, including server-side JavaScript-based stored procedures, user-defined functions, triggers, tunable consistency, and more.
Speaker(s):
- Leonard Lobel
Track and Room: Azure - C
Title: Advanced Reporting Techniques Managing Reports
Abstract: Any data that we have today is delivered to end users as reports and dashboards.
=gt; When it is more than 50 reports, 10 departments, 300 users, how to manage the department categories by folders, reports, users, groups security? =gt; What are the techniques to implement linked reports, subscriptions, report history, snapshot options? =gt; How to edit reports using browser based Report Builder and reuse some of the report parts? =gt; How to build a report that is very simple to use but has advanced capabilities? =gt; How do I see the subscription information that stores data in XML format within ReportServer database? =gt; How to take ownership of a deployed report(s) using T-SQL and is it healthy modifying the data using T-SQL directly on the DB?
There are plenty of things that we can do with Reporting services, Report Manager and you can find answers for all above questions in this session.
This session also helps you identify the performance bottleneck in poor performing SSRS s
Speaker(s):
- Dr. Subramani Paramasivam
Track and Room: BIPrograming - D
Title: Azure Data Factory vs SSIS, the Ins and Outs.
Abstract: ADF provides a managed way to orchestrate the collection, movement and transformation of structured and semi-structured data together. It works both with on-premises and cloud data and it has - of course - a powershell interface, enabling you to manage it without the bling of the Azure portal. But is it useful, is it fast, is it easy and powerful to use ? And most of all is Azure Data Factory the new SSIS ? These are some of the questions that might arise, when reading about this new PaaS and that we will answer together in this demo packed session where will we go through orchestration, consumption and administration of data through the ADF pipeline.
Speaker(s):
- Regis Baccaro
Track and Room: Azure - C
Title: A highway through the mountains of data with the SQL Server Tabular Model
Abstract: Do you know your data?
Let’s go on a journey into the mountains of data and see if we can reach the peak!
What instruments will we use on this journey and how will we transform our data to help ourselves make the right decisions? Be prepared to see transformations of your data from a different point of view with the latest technology in this field, the Tabular Data Model. In this presentation, we will cover the main features of the Tabular Data Model, the usage of the standard reporting package, some useful applications / utilization through Share Point and exciting new features of Excel. We are enthusiastic facilitators of knowledge sharing, idea brainstorming, training and mentoring in the MS area of expertise. We are sure you will enjoy this presentation to the fullest and will get the maximum of useful tips for your everyday work!
Will you accept the challenge…?
Speaker(s):
- Stefan Damyanov
Track and Room: BIPrograming - B
Title: The top 8 reasons for your transaction performance problems
Abstract: Transaction is running slow! How many times you have seen this on your production system, how many times you heard have this from your users? It’s time to isolate issues and get them resolved! There are common reasons for transaction delays like slow transaction log, page splits, blocking, over-indexing, and even some configuration settings of your database and/or instance. Query tuning tips are slightly different than those for transactions, this session is about OLTP performance troubleshooting. I will show you some typical scenarios of transaction delays and the reasons behind them. This will definitely help you in your performance troubleshooting efforts and will give you a good level of confidence.
Speaker(s):
- Margarita Naumova
Track and Room: Database development - A
Title: Hidden gems of SQL Server 2014
Abstract: SQL Server 2014 is full of new features and improvements. Some of them are “Killer” features like InMemory OLTP, Clustered Columnstore Indexes, Buffer Pool Extensions, etc., which are discussed a lot and we always can get a lot of information about them. And in the same time, SQL Server 2014 have several fantastic features and improvements, which are more hidden from our sight. In this session we will talk in details about these features and improvements. Query Fingerprints, Cardinality Estimator, Tempdb improvements, and more features will be covered in this session.
Speaker(s):
- Denis Reznik
Track and Room: Database development - A
Title: Mastering indexing maintenance with DMO like a PRO
Abstract: Make your business happy with well performing databases. To master these approaches you are responsible for well performing indexes which may not harm the daily business of your customers. With a handy toolset of common database management objects (DMO) you can become the superstar in your SQL Server team. Impress your team members when you detect common indexing issues like a pro with dmo’s.
Speaker(s):
- Uwe Ricken
Track and Room: DBA - B
Title: Implement Forecasting in C# with ADOMD in real application
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. Then we will demonstrate production of forecast by: SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) Project. And we will show how to implement complete process as part of your application by using ADOMD on real data.
Speaker(s):
- Daniel Joskovski
Track and Room: BIPrograming - D
Title: Are your SQL Server indexes effective?
Abstract: Indexes are important! They can make your life easy, but they can be a huge performance killer. No matter your role - DBA or DEV, you need to design effective indexing strategy and most importantly - know if those indexes are really effective. SQL Server gives you number of possibilities to track the use of your indexes and suggest you new ones. But what else we need to be careful for? How to keep our SQL Server in proper index shape? Join me for this one-hour session where we will have real fun on indexes and I promise you, you will leave with plenty of ideas for improving your index environment!
Speaker(s):
- Ivan Donev
Track and Room: DBA - B
Title: Easy ETL with Biml
Abstract: Can ETL be fun? Unfortunately, very often creation of ETL layer is time-consuming, tedious, error-prone task. What’s more, any change in requirement needs most of the work to be redone. In our session we’ll present new approach to creating BI solutions using Biml language and Mist programming environment. They greatly simplify the process, allowing for amazing flexibility, and make the ETL work more pleasant. We will show real examples of how Biml and C# generates hundreds of usable SSIS packages in just couple of minutes. We will also cover integration of ETL with TFS and CI for ETL. Everything with 100% compatibility with unmodified SQL Server. Join us and see how BI just became fun again
Speaker(s):
- Marcin Szeliga
Track and Room: Database development - A
Title: Boosting DWH-Performance with SQL Server 2016
Abstract: SQL Server 2016 brings the topic “in-memory” to a new level. Not that previous versions did not hold as much as data as possible inside of memory through caching, but now we enter a new era: in-memory row stores, in-memory column stores and compiled stored procedures are different from what we have seen so far. In this session, you will see how you can leverage those new features and how you can come by existing limitations. Come back to office with the knowledge how to boost the performance of your ETL, queries and reports into the new era.
Speaker(s):
- Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen
Track and Room: BIPrograming - C
Title: Microsoft SQL Server Transaction Log Inside
Abstract: We will present in this session the concept of the transaction log, its importance and the roles it plays inside the database engine. We will look at how logging and recovery works, the checkpoint process, write-ahead logging, and steps we need to perform as a DBA to ensure proper management of the transaction log for a SQL Server database.
Speaker(s):
- Tsvetozar Ivanov
Track and Room: DBA - D
Title: Datawarehouse in the Cloud with Azure
Abstract: Azure SQL Datawarehouse is the latest SQL related cloud service, Microsoft released in Preview. It uses Microsoft’s massive parallel processing (MPP) architecture where you pay for time-to-insight, not hardware, based on performance objectives for fundamental data warehousing operations like scanning, loading, and query processing. Quickly deployable, it is definitely one of the services that will change the gear in the datawarehoue world. Join me in the session where I will provide a quick overview of the service and show you how easily you can migrate and start using it.
Speaker(s):
- Ivan Donev
Track and Room: Azure - C
Title: Exploring Optimistic Concurrency
Abstract: The topic of SQL Server concurrency is for sure one of the most complex ones in the field. Locking, blocking, timeouts and performance issues are just some of the consequences of not choosing the proper isolation level for our applications. In this demo-intensive session we will not only talk, but actually go deep into optimistic concurrency and the two isolation levels it offers to us - Read Committed Snapshot and Snapshot isolation level. We will see how they work, how much they can help for the performance and scalability of our applications and what are the little gotchas we need to be aware of.
Speaker(s):
- Boris Hristov
Track and Room: DBA - B
Title: When SQL is not enough… there it comes Elasticsearch
Abstract: Elasticsearch doubled its popularity during the last year and this is just one of the signs that something good is happening there. Yet this DB stays far behind the usual suspects like SQL Server and MySQL but there are areas where different technologies fit much better. One of these is complex and real-time search. Elasticsearch builds on the top of the well-known Apache Lucene but is designed to easily scale and lay the foundation for modern search intensive applications. This session will draw your path into this relatively new technology, provide guidelines on its usage and practical advice on integration with your existing SQL Server solutions.
Speaker(s):
- Ivelin Andreev
Track and Room: Database development - A
Title: IoT and SQL (Server)
Abstract: Or IoT for DBAs And we are not talking about Oracle Index Organized Tables, we are talking about Internet of Things. This buzzword you hear almost everywhere, and for sure needs databases. So let’s take the Microsoft vision of IoT and see the database side of it. We will talk about the vision of IoT and the real world practicalities of it. The presentation goal is to provide a DBA all he/she needs to know to support an IoT application. And to make you curious we will cover topics such SQL 2014 for Embedded Systems or the Azure offerings (and their SQL connections), and I will try full demos with IoT hardware.
Speaker(s):
- Catalin Gheorghiu
Track and Room: BIPrograming - B
Title: Funky reports with Power BI for Excel and Office 365
Abstract: The session will show how to prepare cool reports with Excel and publish them to Office 365.
Speaker(s):
- Boriana Petrova
Track and Room: BIPrograming - D
Title: Data Science in the Cloud
Abstract: An overview of Data Science in cloud
Speaker(s):
- Miroslav Lessev
Track and Room: Azure - C
Title: Backup and Recovery - Basics, tips, tricks and optimization
Abstract: Backup and Recovery are some of the most important DBA tasks. All in all it is the data that matters and having an optimized backup strategy and a great recovery plan will save your day! Let’s dive into the basics and the tips and tricks you will need to optimize your SQL Server backups and restores.
Speaker(s):
- Kaloyan Kosev
Track and Room: DBA - D
Title: Native File Streaming with SQL Server
Abstract: In this dynamic session, Lenni will teach you the ins-and-outs of unstructured data storage and native file streaming with FILESTREAM (introduced in SQL Server 2008) and FileTable (new in SQL Server 2012). Learn how to program FILESTREAM using T-SQL and, for maximum performance, using the OpenSqlFileStream API in C#. We’ll also cover the hierarchyid data type, which casts a hierarchical structure over every FileTable, and wrap up with the full-text search improvements and new Statistical Semantic Search in SQL Server 2012 that you can leverage to get the most out of unstructured documents contained in your databases.
Speaker(s):
- Leonard Lobel
Track and Room: Database development - A
Title: Continuous Integration with Sql Server Data Tool and Team Foundation Server
Abstract: Keep your DBAs happy. Sounds like an impossible task ? In this session we are going to walkthrough different scenarios based on the interaction between SSDT and Team Foundation Server. Developing locally and publishing the changes to an on-premises instance of SQL Server. We will walkthrough several scenarios to get an idea of what works when and what doesn’t. At the end of this session you will be able to know how to get the best out of TFS and where the limitations are. You will also be able to pinpoint several other solutions for doing Continuous Integration with SSDT without compromising the flexibility.
Speaker(s):
- Regis Baccaro
Track and Room: Database development - A
Title: Pros and cons of stored procedures and clr
Abstract: During the session we will review definitions of stored procedures, clr and orm, and will inspect some simple code examples.Then we will discuss practical and philosophical aspects of choice and/or combinations of these options, how they affect design and performance of databases and apps. Fun for everybody!
Speaker(s):
- Todor Peev
Track and Room: BIPrograming - C
Title: Tips and Tricks for Maintenance Optimization
Abstract: Probably, all of us have received a notice that the performance of their SQL Server is not running at the expected level. There are hundreds of reasons why this is the case but we need to start our check with the most simple one - how is our maintenance organized? Are we using the most suitable schedule and setup? We will explore how you can improve your maintenance’s efficiency and explore some tricks for VLDBs.
Speaker(s):
- Miroslav Dimitrov
Track and Room: DBA - B
Speakers
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Uwe Ricken
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/dbBerater
LinkedIn: Uwe Ricken
Contact: http://www.sqlmaster.de
Uwe Ricken is working with IT systems since the 90’s. The primary passion for developments with Microsoft SQL Server expanded in 2007 with his engagement as a DBA for Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main. After 6 years of operational experiences as a DBA and over 14 years as a developer of complex database models he achieved the “Microsoft Certified Master – SQL Server 2008” certification which “was” the highest technical certification. In the same year he earned his first award as a Data Platform MVP for his support to the Microsoft SQL Server community in Germany and Europe. Uwe Ricken is a speaker on many international conferences and events and preferred topics are “Database Internals”, “Indexing” and “Development”.
Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen
Twitter: - MEhrenmueller
LinkedIn: Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen
Contact: http://www.savorydata.com
Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen, as the founder of Savory Data, has a long history of providing customer solutions in the areas of data engineering, data science, and Business Intelligence. He is a certified software engineer, a graduated business educator, and professor of Databases Project Management at HTL Leonding, and is certified as an MCSE MCT. He is a published author and writes articles for well-known journals. He co-founded PASS Austria and organizes SQLSaturdays in Austria. Markus is a founding member of Power BI Usergroup Austria. Since 2017 Markus was awarded as an Microsoft Data Platform MVP.
Regis Baccaro
Twitter: - @regbac
LinkedIn: Regis Baccaro
Contact: http://theblobfarm.wordpress.com
Regis has more than 15 years of experience with SQL Server, SharePoint and .Net as an architect and developer. R#233;gis is a SQL Server MVP since 2014 and a frequent speaker at SQL conferences, a PASS Regional Mentor and the founder of SQLSaturday Denmark community event. He is also a certified industry trainer on the APS/PDW platform. In his freetime he is an avid runner, cook and farmer.
Regis Baccaro
Twitter: - @regbac
LinkedIn: Regis Baccaro
Contact: http://theblobfarm.wordpress.com
Regis has more than 15 years of experience with SQL Server, SharePoint and .Net as an architect and developer. R#233;gis is a SQL Server MVP since 2014 and a frequent speaker at SQL conferences, a PASS Regional Mentor and the founder of SQLSaturday Denmark community event. He is also a certified industry trainer on the APS/PDW platform. In his freetime he is an avid runner, cook and farmer.
Denis Reznik
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/DenisReznik
LinkedIn: Denis Reznik
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.
Todor Peev
I held positions as system administrator, database administrator, Java developer, currently I work as database developer. My interests lie in Sql development, application development and database administration of large data sets.
Leonard Lobel
Twitter: - @lennilobel
LinkedIn: Leonard Lobel
Contact: http://lennilobel.wordpress.com
Leonard Lobel (Microsoft MVP, Data Platform) is CTO and co-founder of Sleek Technologies, Inc., a New York-based development shop with an early adopter philosophy toward new technologies. He is also a principal consultant at Tallan, Inc., a Microsoft National Systems Integrator and Gold Competency Partner.
Programming since 1979, Lenni specializes in Microsoft-based solutions, with experience that spans a variety of business domains, including publishing, financial, wholesale/retail, health care, and e-commerce. Lenni has served as chief architect and lead developer for various organizations, ranging from small shops to high-profile clients. He is also a consultant, trainer, and frequent speaker at local usergroup meetings, VSLive, SQL PASS, and other industry conferences.
Lenni has also authored several MS Press books and Pluralsight courses on SQL Server programming.
Uwe Ricken
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/dbBerater
LinkedIn: Uwe Ricken
Contact: http://www.sqlmaster.de
Uwe Ricken is working with IT systems since the 90’s. The primary passion for developments with Microsoft SQL Server expanded in 2007 with his engagement as a DBA for Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main. After 6 years of operational experiences as a DBA and over 14 years as a developer of complex database models he achieved the “Microsoft Certified Master – SQL Server 2008” certification which “was” the highest technical certification. In the same year he earned his first award as a Data Platform MVP for his support to the Microsoft SQL Server community in Germany and Europe. Uwe Ricken is a speaker on many international conferences and events and preferred topics are “Database Internals”, “Indexing” and “Development”.
Dr. Subramani Paramasivam
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/dageop
LinkedIn: Dr. Subramani Paramasivam
Contact: http://www.yoursqlman.com/index.php/blogs
Dr.SubraMANI Paramasivam is a Microsoft MVP, PhD, Microsoft Certified Trainer and Head of Data AI at DAGEOP Ltd having 21 years of DB, BI, Analytics and AI experience. Mani has also spoken in various events like MS IGNITE, PASS Summit, MS Inspire, SQLBITS, Power Platform Summit, Global AI Bootcamp, Data BI Summit, SQLRelay, Power BI World Tour, Data Platform Summit, INSIDESQL UK, Global AI Nights, SQLServerGeeks Summit, MCT Global Summits, Data Day Events and various user group events. Mani also believes in Empowering Every Person in the planet and spreads the awareness on Global challenges via www.EmpoweringEveryPerson.com. He is also a co-owner of 1 Global AI Meetup and 3 Power BI PUG PASS local / user groups.
Boris Hristov
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/BorisHristov
LinkedIn: Boris Hristov
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.
Tanja Vukov
LinkedIn: Tanja Vukov
Tanja Vukov, PhD – research associate at Institute for Biological Research, University of Belgrade. She is an expert in biostatistics and her role is to transform data into meaningful scientific conclusions. As a bio-analyst she helped to develop new practices in a field of agriculture and medicine. She published more than 20 papers in leading international scientific journals. She was a speaker on using different Azure technologies. She holds a PhD in Evolutionary biology.
Tsvetozar Ivanov
MSSQL Server 2012/2008/2005 administration:
- Installation and configuration
- design and implement backup solutions
- design and implement disaster recovery solution (mirroring, transaction log shipping, always on availability groups)
- design and implement high availability solution (clustering, replication)
- security management
- troubleshooting
- capacity planning
- Performance and health monitoring, performance tuning
Kaloyan Kosev
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/nosqltillcoffee
LinkedIn: Kaloyan Kosev
Kaloyan Kosev is a SQL Server expert working with enterprise companies for the last 9 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.
Tanja Vukov
LinkedIn: Tanja Vukov
Tanja Vukov, PhD – research associate at Institute for Biological Research, University of Belgrade. She is an expert in biostatistics and her role is to transform data into meaningful scientific conclusions. As a bio-analyst she helped to develop new practices in a field of agriculture and medicine. She published more than 20 papers in leading international scientific journals. She was a speaker on using different Azure technologies. She holds a PhD in Evolutionary biology.
Boriana Petrova
Twitter: - borianapetrova
LinkedIn: Boriana Petrova
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.
Marcin Szeliga
LinkedIn: Marcin Szeliga
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.
Daniel Joskovski
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.
Regis Baccaro
Twitter: - @regbac
LinkedIn: Regis Baccaro
Contact: http://theblobfarm.wordpress.com
Regis has more than 15 years of experience with SQL Server, SharePoint and .Net as an architect and developer. R#233;gis is a SQL Server MVP since 2014 and a frequent speaker at SQL conferences, a PASS Regional Mentor and the founder of SQLSaturday Denmark community event. He is also a certified industry trainer on the APS/PDW platform. In his freetime he is an avid runner, cook and farmer.
Ivelin Andreev
LinkedIn: Ivelin Andreev
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.
Ivan Donev
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/ikdonev
LinkedIn: Ivan Donev
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).
Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen
Twitter: - MEhrenmueller
LinkedIn: Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen
Contact: http://www.savorydata.com
Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen, as the founder of Savory Data, has a long history of providing customer solutions in the areas of data engineering, data science, and Business Intelligence. He is a certified software engineer, a graduated business educator, and professor of Databases Project Management at HTL Leonding, and is certified as an MCSE MCT. He is a published author and writes articles for well-known journals. He co-founded PASS Austria and organizes SQLSaturdays in Austria. Markus is a founding member of Power BI Usergroup Austria. Since 2017 Markus was awarded as an Microsoft Data Platform MVP.
Ivan Donev
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/ikdonev
LinkedIn: Ivan Donev
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).
Margarita Naumova
LinkedIn: Margarita Naumova
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.
Catalin Gheorghiu
Twitter: - MrSmersh
LinkedIn: Catalin Gheorghiu
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.
Stefan Damyanov
Stefan Damyanov - a versatile BA/BI Expert and co-presenter Diana Tisheva – a senior DA/DWH Expert @ Adastra Bulgaria. With over 10 years of hands-on experience, they have led and participated in many local and international projects. Enthusiastic followers of the latest developments in the area of MS technologies, they spend endless hours in researching and analyzing the possibilities of making maximum use of the tools, in order to achieve excellent client satisfaction and efficiency.
Leonard Lobel
Twitter: - @lennilobel
LinkedIn: Leonard Lobel
Contact: http://lennilobel.wordpress.com
Leonard Lobel (Microsoft MVP, Data Platform) is CTO and co-founder of Sleek Technologies, Inc., a New York-based development shop with an early adopter philosophy toward new technologies. He is also a principal consultant at Tallan, Inc., a Microsoft National Systems Integrator and Gold Competency Partner.
Programming since 1979, Lenni specializes in Microsoft-based solutions, with experience that spans a variety of business domains, including publishing, financial, wholesale/retail, health care, and e-commerce. Lenni has served as chief architect and lead developer for various organizations, ranging from small shops to high-profile clients. He is also a consultant, trainer, and frequent speaker at local usergroup meetings, VSLive, SQL PASS, and other industry conferences.
Lenni has also authored several MS Press books and Pluralsight courses on SQL Server programming.
Miroslav Dimitrov
Twitter: - @miro_dd
LinkedIn: Miroslav Dimitrov
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.
Miroslav Lessev
LinkedIn: Miroslav Lessev
I am a PhD candidate at Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Sofia quot;St. Kliment Ohridskiquot; in Implementation of modern computer engineering in economic studies at. I have study on cloud computing and its effect on economics and people. I have more than 20 years of experience in designing, developing, implementing and supporting databases. At the moment I#39;m a Big Data Developer in DataCore Software.
Marcin Szeliga
LinkedIn: Marcin Szeliga
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.
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