Getting Started with Azure Synapse Database Templates

Database templates in Azure Synapse can help you get started with leveraging your data via analytics. These templates are a 'starter-for-ten' to get you up and running, and are based on common industry-specific data models.
This session will show you where they are, how they work, and cover some useful tips on first steps to help you start your journey into Azure Synapse Analytics.

Patterns and Best Practices in SSIS

Writing SSIS ETL packages is easy, right ? But how do you maintain them though upgrades and changes ?
In this session, we'll take a look at good practice, patterns, anti-patterns, and a few tricks to make your ETL fly and be free ....!

Apache Cassandra for the SQLServer DBA

Open source alternatives to the SQL Server data platform are becoming more and more popular in large enterprises.

Today's marketplace means that your next project may be considering moving away from 'traditional' relational data stores - indeed, you may have already been involved in one.

This session will help you understand the Apache Cassandra eco-system, and can help you evaluate or implement a complimentary DBMS to add to your data platform toolkit.

An Introduction to Lambda Architectures

In this fast-paced world of data, everyone needs all the data all the time for everything, right ? But the wrong architectures can bring with them a bucket load of operational headaches, log jams, blocking queries and failed updates.
Lambda architectures are a common pattern that can relieve some of that stress - getting the right data to the right place at the right time while preserving response times and availability of services.
In this session, we'll take a look at the data problems, industry trends, and the options available to help you build the right solution for your business.

All about SQL Managed Instances

Azure SQL Managed Instances have been available for a few years now, and the features they provide just keep getting bigger and better.
In this session, we'll take a look at what they are, how they work, some of the benefits (and drawbacks) of using them, some obvious use-cases, and one that's *really* clever !

Well, maybe not *all*, but there's definitely some key take-aways.