June Capital Region Data Professionals Meeting

Greetings, data enthusiasts!

Our September meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 21st, at 5:30 pm! We will meet in person at: Troy Web Consulting, 135 Mohawk St, Cohoes, NY 12047.

Please RSVP if you are attending, so we can purchase an appropriate amount of food for everyone. Food is TBA and will be announced closer to the meeting date. For this meeting, we are welcoming Karen Lopez, who will be introducing us to Vector Search in SQL Server & Azure SQL DB!

Our meeting schedule is as follows:

5:30 PM: Food, soft drinks, and networking
6:15 PM: Chapter news and announcements
6:30 PM: Presentation

We usually wrap up between 7:30 PM and 8:00 PM. Karen will be presenting, "Smarter Queries Start Here: Vector Search in SQL Server & Azure SQL DB"

Session Details:
Microsoft SQL databases now support vector search and embeddings, enabling semantic queries that go beyond keywords. This session shows how to store, index, and query embeddings using familiar T-SQL. You’ll learn how to power smarter search, recommendations, and natural language interfaces—all within your database. Real-world examples will highlight practical use cases. If you're ready to level up your queries, this is where it starts.