Geeks on Screens with Coffee Episode 53

Look who I bumped into at the water cooler/tea room/corridor?

It's only JP Voogt (@JPVoogt )

i thought I would get Bob Ward on to talk about SQL Server Big Data Clusters, is it going to put me out of a job?

Bio:

South African Microsoft SQL Server enthusiast and aspiring Data Scientist, Pass local chapter leader and volunteer.

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Geeks on Screens with Coffee Episode 52 - Database Superhero

Look who I bumped into at the water cooler/tea room/corridor?

It's only Tracy Boggiano (@TracyBoggiano)

Bio:

Tracy Boggiano is current a Data Platform MVP and works as a Senior Database Administrator for DocuSign. She has spent over 20 years in IT, using SQL Server since 1999, and is currently certified as an MCSE Data Platform. Tracy has worked on SQL Server since 6.5. She has spoken at local user groups, numerous SQLSaturdays, virutal groups, and Summit. She is currently a co-leader of the TriPASS Local SQL Server User Group in Raleigh, NC and co-leader of the PASS DEI Virtual Group. Tracy tinkered with databases in middle school to keep her sports card collection organized and got an early start on databases.

Her passion outside of SQL Server is volunteering by advocating for abused and neglected foster children in court through the North Carolina Guardian ad Litem program. This is her favorite and most important job. She has been an Guardian ad LIitem for 18+ years and advocated for over 50+ children. As someone who experience mental health issues she has for the past two years started being a mental health advocate by being a part of the PAIMI (Protection and Advocacy of Individuals with Mental Illnesses) Advisory Council with the DRNC (Disability Rights of North Carolina).

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Geeks on Screens with Coffee Episode 51 -  The Buck Woody show...

Look who I bumped into at the water cooler/tea room/corridor?

It's only Buck Woody (@BuckWoodyMSFT)

Finally, after months on contract negotiation...  I have the legend that is 'The Buck Woody' ...

Its going to be a roller coaster.....

Bio:

Buck Woody works as an Applied Data Scientist at Microsoft on the Azure Data Team, and uses data and technology to solve business and science problems. With over 35 years of professional and practical experience in computer technology, he is also a popular speaker at many conferences around the world; the author of over 700 articles and eight books on databases, machine learning, and R; teaches and sits on the Data Science Board at the University of Washington, and specializes in data analysis techniques.

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Geeks on Screens with Coffee Episode 49 -  Data Relish

Look who I bumped into at the water cooler/tea room/corridor?

It's only Jen Stirrup (@jenstirrup )

Bio:

CEO & Founder of Data Relish, a global AI, Data Science and Business Intelligence Consultancy with customers in 4 continents. Global keynote speaker. Topics: AI and BI for business, Leadership, Digital Transformation

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Geeks on Screens with Coffee Episode 50 -  Frog man with Wings...

Look who I bumped into at the water cooler/tea room/corridor?

It's only Alex Whittles (@PurpleFrogAlex )

Get ready for Alex - the gift that keeps giving....

Bio:

Alex is the owner and principle consultant at Purple Frog, a SQL Server Business Intelligence consultancy in the UK with multinational clients in a variety of sectors. He specialises in all aspects of dimensional data modelling, data warehousing, ETL and cubes using the SQL Server stack.

Alex has an MSc in Business Intelligence, is a chartered engineer, and a member of Mensa. Community leadership includes being on the SQL Bits committee, Director of SQL Relay, founder and leader of the Birmingham Data Platform user group.

Alex is also a regular speaker at many SQL Server events around the world including SQL Relay, SQL Bits, SQL Saturdays, 24 HOP and the PASS Summit.

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Geeks on Screens with Coffee Episode 48 - itsalocke....

Look who I bumped into at the water cooler/tea room/corridor?

It's only Steph Locke ( @TheStephLocke )

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Bio:

Steph Locke wants to live in a world where everyone she encounters enjoys their jobs and is awesome. Since she's gifted with the inability to be daunted by a task, she's using her unbounded perkiness to bring awesomeness to the people.

Living the dream as a data scientist, Steph spends her days helping people gett value out of data. When she’s not doing exceedingly fun stuff during the day, you can probably find her doing exceedingly fun stuff at a community event.

Geeks on Screens with Coffee Episode 47 -  Mark is back on SImon's podcast....

Look who I bumped into at the water cooler/tea room/corridor?

It's only Simon Whiteley (@MrSiWhiteley )

Mark is today's guest on Simon's podcast (FFS!) - It's not his podcast!!

Go to his channel and watch his videos on Databricks and Synapse (if you like that sort of thing)

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Bio:

Director of Engineering for Advancing Analytics Ltd and Microsoft Data Platform MVP. Simon is a seasoned solution architect & technical lead with well over a decade of Microsoft Analytics experience.

A deep techie with a focus on emerging cloud technologies and applying "big data" thinking to traditional analytics problems, Simon also has a passion for bringing it back to the high level and making sense of the bigger picture. Quiz him about anything from databricks, data factory, azure synapse and more. When not tinkering with tech, Simon is a death-dodging London cyclist, a sampler of craft beers, an avid chef and a generally nerdy person.

Geeks on Screens with Coffee Episode 46 -  Big DAATTAA Clusters vs SQL Pooooooowl

Look who I bumped into at the water cooler/tea room/corridor?

It's only Bob Ward (@BobWardMS )

i thought I would get Bob Ward on to talk about SQL Server Big Data Clusters, is it going to put me out of a job?

Bio:

Bob Ward is a Principal Architect for the Microsoft Azure Data SQL Server team, which owns the development for all SQL Server versions. Bob has worked for Microsoft for 26+ years on every version of SQL Server shipped from OS/2 1.1 to SQL Server 2019 including Azure. Bob is a well-known speaker on SQL Server, often presenting talks on new releases, internals, and performance at events such as PASS Summit, SQLBits, SQLIntersection, Microsoft Inspire, and Microsoft Ignite. You can follow him at @bobwardms or linkedin.com/in/bobwardms. Bob is the author of the books Pro SQL Server on Linux and SQL Server 2019 Revealed available from Apress Media.

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Geeks on Screens with Coffee Episode 45 - Mental Health and maybe Azure Data Studio

Look who I bumped into at the water cooler/tea room/corridor?

It's only Julie Koesmarno (@MsSQLGirl)

Julie Koesmarno is a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, for the SQL Tools and Experiences team. She has worked in Data Management, Data Warehouse and Big Data Analytics solutions both on-premises and cloud over the past decade. She's currently working on Azure Data Studio improvements for modern data professionals. She is a regular speaker for user groups and conferences such as SQL Saturdays, PASS Summit and SQL Bits. She is a co-author of SQL Server 2017 Machine Learning Services with R.

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Geeks on Screens with Coffee Episode 44 - Rock Lobster

Look who I bumped into at the water cooler/tea room/corridor?

It's only Rob Farley ( @rob_farley )

Not sure what we will talk about, but it might include lobsters...

Bio:

Rob Farley is not your average speaker. Sure, he's an MCM, MCT, and MVP (since 2006). Sure, he runs a Gold Partner consultancy (LobsterPot Solutions in Australia) with two other Data Platform MVPs on the team. Sure he's written books and heads up the Adelaide SQL Server User Group. Sure, he's spent time on the PASS board and on the Australian Computer Society executive. But when Rob gives presentations he does so without slides - just demos - and challenges how you think about data. You can read some of Rob's work at sqlblog.com, or at sqlperformance.com, or catch him on Twitter at @rob_farley.

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