Gaston Cruz
MVP Data Platform / Director - Slalom USA
Bellevue, Washington, United States
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- Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Data Platform.
- Member of the Global Microsoft Azure Data Communities Advisory Board
- Architected scalable analytics platforms using Snowflake, Synapse, Azure Analysis Services, SSAS, SSRS, Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Matilion to automate ETL workflow. Produced reports and dashboards using Power BI Desktop, Service and Power BI Report Services
- Defined governance layer at enterprise level covering Power BI version control, roles and activities, lifecycle management for reporting, RLS management, Azure DevOps integration for data & analytics solutions, and Power BI Premium implementations
- Optimized and performance tuned complex Power BI data models using aggregate tables to reduce the model size and increase the performance of the reports. Composite models combining Power BI, AAS, Power BI Premium
- Designed and developed Power BI applications integrating other technologies including PowerApps, Flow, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Azure SQL Database and Smartsheet to deliver actionable solutions
- Facilitated requirement sessions with business users, provided analytics strategy, and created BI roadmaps
- Managed the migration of the entire on-premise IT infrastructure to Azure platform and O365
- Delivered end-to-end BI solutions to Enterprise companies in US and LATAM
Industry expertise – Retail, Financial, Minery, Forestal, Pharmaceutical, and Manufacturing
Thought leadership – Speaker at international conferences including MS Build, MS Ignite, MSFT Business Application Summit, SQL Saturdays, Power Platform World Tour, and .NET conference tour. Served as Managing Director for Spain Data Analytics Publication
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Power BI Goals 101
In this session we are going to cover an intro to Power BI Goals, going with concepts of scorecards, goals, history, connecting with data. And also showing some use cases, and scenarios to start the discussions with the audience.
AI Power - Cognitive Services and Power Platform
Power Virtual Agent connected to the PowerBI API using a custom Power Automate connection
Tips to handle Big Data Models with Power BI
In this session we are going to show different techniques to handle big data models with Power BI: aggregations, composite models, and refreshes.
Synapse and Power BI - Intro to a great data mix
In this session we are going to cover an intro to Synapse and how to leverage this platform for data visualization in Power BI
Starting with XMLA endpoints in Power BI
In this session we are going to cover how to start using XMLA write endpoint feature in Power BI for enterprise deployments. Story cases and Pros to use this feature.
Options to refresh our Tabular Models
In this session we are going to show options to refresh our Azure Analysis Services models with Logic Apps and Azure Data Factory
Intro to Enterprise Modeling with Power BI XMLA Endpoints
How to implement new models with XMLA endpoints in Power BI, using Visual Studio, SSMS, Tabular Editor and more.
Managing Real Time Analytics with Power BI and Power Automate
How to handle APIs and real time data creating a solution with Power Automate and Power BI
Dataflows AI Capabilities
We are going to demo some of the AI Capabilities in power bi dataflows using text sentiment analysis, image recognition among others.
AI Power - Cognitive Services and Power Platform
Manage power bi using power virtual agents, power automate and cognitive services
Monitoring Power BI with PowerShell
First steps to create a Report to monitor all about Enterprise Power BI deployments (gateways, licensing, export, share, and more).
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Gaston Cruz
MVP Data Platform / Director - Slalom USA
Bellevue, Washington, United States
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