Chicago Data Professionals May 12th, 2026 Meeting

Karen Lopez will be presenting Smarter Queries Start Here: Vector Search in SQL Server & Azure SQL DB
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.

This meeting will be a Hybrid event,

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To attend online use this link: Attend Online

5:45 to 6:00 PM
Members can ask questions, do networking, discuss SQL Server related issues currently facing, and get advice from the chapter leaders and from other members. Also, report if you have job openings or looking for a job.
6:00 to 7:00 PM
The feature presentation of the day
7:00 to 7:30 PM
Members can ask questions of the speaker and network with each other.