James Phillips
Cloud solution architect and technology leader
Dallas, Texas, United States
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James Philips is a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect with Microsoft and the former Chief Information Officer at Rev.io. With over 25 years of experience in both large, complex organizations and fast-growing SMB environments. Spending a majority of that time being responsible for overall systems architecture, performance, database management, data migration, analytics and long-term technology strategy to ensure its system performs optimally to meet evolving client needs.
In total, James has managed and led teams in database administration and application development at over a dozen companies, while also managing his own independent consulting engagements on several occasions.
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Fabric + Sports + Realtime Intelligence = A match made in heaven.
Whether you're a sports fan or not, this session will leave you inspired by the synergy of Microsoft Fabric and real-time intelligence. Discover how Fabric combines data, analytics, and predictive capabilities into a unified platform, empowering you to transform raw data into actionable insights faster than ever. Through captivating examples from the world of sports, we’ll demonstrate the power of real-time intelligence to deliver instant, game-changing insights. Walk away with a clear understanding of Fabric's potential and how it can elevate your analytics strategy to the next level.
Agenic AI in the real world
As an early adopter of Agenic AI, I want to share with you real world applications of Agenic AI. We will walk through several examples and how to build them from concept to deployment. Why should you care? If we are ready to accept it or not, Agenic AI will change how many companies work, process data and business processes.
Leadership 101
Let me share with you the some of the secrets to successful Leadership. We will cover Team Building, Employee Retention, Motivation, How to discover toxic situations and Success for the short and long term. Each one of these topics is derived from my own experiences in leading teams and organizations. Hint: I didn’t get it all right the first time so stop on by for some horror stories too.
AI Fundamentals: What you need to know before you start
Everyone is saying that if you aren't adopting AI then you are going to get left behind. Managers are challenging teams to find ways to use AI to help teams be more productive.
Yet no one is bothering to make sure people know what AI actually is. More importantly what all the different types of AI are and the proper applications for success.
We will make sure that you understand what AI is, equip you with the knowledge to make sure that you apply it correctly, and most importantly avoid what could be costly mistakes.
Microsoft Fabric for Data Governance
With adoption or migration to Fabric making sure you are monitoring and securing your Data and Analytics landscape is critical. We will cover Data Catalogs, Data Lineage, AI Usage Governance, and Data Access and what you can leverage in the Azure ecosphere.
From this session you should walk away with a solid understanding how Microsoft Purview and Defender play a key role in making sure your Fabric environment is not only secure but also meeting internal and external compliance requirements.
SQL Database for Microsoft Fabric in the real world.
Since Microsoft's announcement of SQL Databases being available in Fabric there has been one overwhelming question that everyone is asking. "Why should I use this compared to other options?"
That is a question everyone should ask as there are ideal uses cases and ones that are not for using SQL in Fabric. This will be a frank conversation about what those right use cases are and why.
This session will go over the architecture behind SQL Databases in Fabric, what its limitations are, what is the targeted use case and demystify what "Developer ready Database" means.
You will walk away with a solid understanding of when to and when not to use SQL Database in Fabric and how it will impact your Fabric Capacity.
SQL , PostgreSQL and CosmosDB, which one is right for your application?
Choosing the right database for your application can be a daunting task. You can spend months researching, creating pros and cons lists, talking to your team or you can come to this session and learn the shortcut to figuring this out.
There isn't a magic wand solution but there are key criteria such as: Features, Audience, Application Purpose, Staff Expertise and Time to Market that will drive which decision is right for your organization.
We will go over each one of these pillars and then break it down to which solution is ideal for the various combinations of answers. You will walk away with a bit of a cheat sheet on how to make your decisions in the future.
How the heck do you know what Fabric SKU is right for you?
You have decided to use Microsoft Fabric and that is great. Now the tough part is figuring out what SKU is right for you.
Choosing the right SKU is not only about what you are doing today but also about what plans do you have for the next 12 months. Understanding how each pillar of Fabric impacts capacity is critical in know which SKU is right. It does not stop there though as some features are only available on certain SKUs as well.
This session will be focused on two parts. First, how you determine your workload and how much capacity each part will use. Second, what features you require and if there will be any restriction on which SKU you need to get access.
James Phillips
Cloud solution architect and technology leader
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