What we're about
Birmingham Microsoft Data Platform Group - Bringing the West Midlands Microsoft Data Platform Community together.
What?
Free training sessions covering Microsoft Power BI, Azure Synapse, SQL Server, and other Microsoft data related topics, presented by passionate users, MVPs, and you if you have something useful to share!
A virtual meeting is held on the first Thursday of every month @ 1 pm GMT/BST. It's a free-to-attend, informal gathering of like-minded people, with 1-2 speakers presenting an hour-long session including tips, techniques, and information on old, new, and upcoming technology.
The event is kindly sponsored by Purple Frog Systems and Power BI Sentinel
Where?
Anywhere!
All of our meetings are currently held virtually on Microsoft Teams.
We are looking to return to in-person, if you have access to a suitable venue in the centre of Birmingham please let us know!
When?
The first Thursday of every month @ 1pm GMT/BST.
(Note we are not holding a session in January).
Join our group to keep up-to-date with the latest meeting announcements!
Please take a moment to review our Code of Conduct, if you have any issues, please get in touch with any of the leadership team.
Microsoft Data Platform Group Birmingham Code of Conduct (purplefrogsystems.com)
Upcoming events (1)
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Microsoft Data Platform Group Birmingham
Thursday 6th July at 13:00 BST (UK Time)
Speaker: Alex Whittles
Title: Introduction to Microsoft Fabric. Is this the future of Power BI and Synapse?
Description: Microsoft has just announced Fabric, the next evolution of data engineering and analytics, bringing Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Data Factory, and Machine Learning within the Power BI environment.
This session will look at the concept, the use cases, what it looks like, the underlying architecture, and what this will mean for Synapse and Power BI going forward.
Agenda:
12.45 - 13:00 : Setup and Join
13:00 - 13:05 : Open Lobby and Introductions
13:05 - 14:00 : Introduction to Microsoft Fabric. Is this the future of Power BI and Synapse?
Venue:
Wherever you have access to a computer or smart device! This session will be online only!
Other Details:
*** Please note registration on MeetUp is required to gain access to the Teams link!***
Please contact us on Twitter or via email if you are having any issues joining and we'll do everything we can to help.
Event Organiser Contact Details:
If you need any further details or have any requests for this or future Data Platform Group events, please get in touch.
Email: [masked]
Twitter: @MSDataGroupBrum
Sponsors:
Purple Frog Systems
Power BI Sentinel
- Helen G.
- Fernando C.
- Naveen K.
- 45 attendees
Past events (70)
- Joe B.
- Lewis P.
- Aarti M.
- 67 attendees
