SQL Saturday Atlanta Preview Lightning Talks with 5 speakers

Networking & dinner begins at 6:30, session begins by 7:00pm

The Monday before our SQL Saturday event, you can see a small 15 minute version of up to 5 of the sessions scheduled for Saturday.

The Art of Data DevOps with SSDT with Ken Muse.
Learn how to take advantage of SQL Server Data Tools and Azure DevOps to enable rapid, iterative development.

DBA's and DevOps: The Fundamentals with Stuart Ainsworth.
Topics covered include abrief history of DevOps, why DBA's make the best DevOps engineers, what admins can teach developers, and what developers can teach admins

Azure Data Factory V2 with Kevin Wilkie.
Moving data around in On-Prem databases is fairly easy with SSIS. Moving data around when involving Azure - may be not. Especially if you're just seeing ADF v2 for the first time. We'll look at moving data around from On-Prem to Azure, moving files to Azure, and moving data between Azure databases.
Turbo Charging SSMS with Nathan Boster
This session is for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) rookies who want to work like veterans. Nathan will share lots of "tips and tricks" he's learned in his 15 years of SQL Server administration and development.
A Beginner’s Guide to Power BI with Ed Watson
We will walk you through the basic architecture and nuances of Power BI all the while taking a fun adventure to building your first Power BI report. The attendee will leave the class ready to start using Power BI in the real world.

Is My Bias Showing? Real World Implications of Application & Machine Bias with Rie Irish
Learn how to identify bias when it seeps in, how to code to be inclusive instead of exclusive , and some quick tips & tricks to make sure you're accounting for all the users that will use YOUR application to change the world. Instead of just the ones that look like you.