About us
The SQL Server Ireland User Group was founded in 2006 to foster & grow the Irish SQL Server community while providing networking opportunities & sharing experiences using the Microsoft Data Platform via free events and meetups.
This group is a local affiliated with "Azure Data Tech Groups" sponsored by Microsoft.
Meetings are held most months, usually in the evening of the first Tuesday of the month. We do collaborate with others to support larger conference events from time to time; including the highly successful SQL Saturday Dublin Event.
Over 1,000 members across DBA's, Developer's, Architects, BI Professionals and IT Pros.
we have a strict code of conduct for events and meetings which can be found here:
https://github.com/SQLIreland/CoC
Follow us on:
- Email: ssiug@live.ie
- Blog: https://ssiug.wordpress.com
- Eventbrite: http://ssiug.eventbrite.com/
- Twitter: @sqlireland
Upcoming events
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The Burrito Bot: AI-Powered Search in SQL Server 2025
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This event will be ONLINE using Teams. not in person!
We are also switching to the Fabric Meetup site, so please register there or 2026/7 events.
https://www.meetup.com/microsoft-fabric-dublinTopic Summary
SQL Server 2025 introduces native vector support, enabling AI-powered semantic search directly inside the database engine. But what does that mean for data professionals, how does it actually work, and why should you care?
In this session, we’ll break down the fundamentals of vector search and show exactly how SQL Server stores, indexes, and queries embeddings to deliver semantic search capabilities.We’ll cover:
What embeddings are and how the vector data type works in SQL Server
How to generate and store embeddings using an external LLM
Performing searches using vector_search() and vector_distance()
How vector indexes (aka the DiskANN algorithm) work under the hood
We'll then bring it all together to build an intelligent, AI-driven application to...provide burrito restaurant recommendations in Ireland.
This session is ideal for data professionals and developers who want a practical understanding of SQL Server’s vector capabilities, with real demos and a real use case.10 attendees
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