We're are back on-site! With Azure Databricks & SQL Server 2022!

Hi, Data Folks from Hamburg!

We are back! With an on-site meeting. At the new Microsoft Office in Hamburg. And breathtaking subjects!

And, we listened to your feedback. We would like to respond to your request for internationality and will now have more English content.

And we'll start right off with one of your biggest wishes: Very much about Azure Databricks. In second place was news about SQL Server 2022. We also follow that!

So, we will meet again on 20.10.2022 at Microsoft Office Hamburg.

18:00 Open door and warm up networking round
18:15 Welcome back! Short introduction of our user group
18:20 SQL Server 2022 - Should I think about it? - The elevator pitch (10min) - Sascha Lorenz
18:30 Bio & Orga Break
18:35 Welcome to the Lakehouse (30min) - Jonas Schindler (Account Executive @Databricks) & Jonathan Bräuer (Solutions Architect @Databricks)
19:05 Bio & Orga Break
19:15 Analyzing UFO sightings with (Azure) Databricks (60min) - Ken Knütel (Senior Associate, Data Science @Bain & Company)
20:15 Bio & Orga Break
20:20 Azure Databricks at Nordex (10min) - Carsten Forstner (Enterprise Architect @Nordex SE)
20:30 Panel Discussion - Use cases for Azure Databricks in the real world (30min)
- Carsten Forstner
- Ken Knütel
- Joans Schindler
- Jonathan Bräuer
21:00 The End... Hamburg's city center offers many other opportunities for further networking. ;)

And there will be swag!

We would be very happy if you can come by. But first, share this invitation with your colleagues, friends, family, and neighbors too! Thank you!

See you
Conny and Sascha

More details:

Analyzing UFO sightings with (Azure) Databricks - Ken Knütel
From raw data inside a cloud storage to production ready machine learning model. Databricks promises to do it all. Do they deliver? And how does Databricks compare to their competitors? I share my honest experience and insights on Databricks while doing a live demo on a very serious and practical matter.

About Ken.
I am a Senior Associate within the data science and machine learning guild at Bain & Company. Prior I worked as a data scientist at Lufthansa Technik and an engineering startup. The data science team at the startup was a one man army and databricks helped me manage various aspects like database administration, data engineering, and machine learning.

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About Carsten.
As an enterprise architect Carsten is working in the field of holistic enterprise IT design, with focus on infrastructure, enterprise data management and strategy. He has also some experience with SQL Server since version 6.5.

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News about SQL Server 2022 - Sascha Lorenz
To make a long story short. SQL Server 2022 is another great update of an excellent product. In this talk, we will primarily focus on the promises regarding performance and scalability. The topics will include Parameter Sensitive Plan (PSP) optimization and QueryStore.

About Sascha.
He has been working with Microsoft SQL Server and the efficient automation of database-related tasks for several decades. Still having a developer soul, he is now responsible for the development of the PSG tool stack, which his colleagues and customers use to analyze and optimize database servers around the world. Furthermore, he still shares his experience and knowledge in numerous workshops and training as well as at community events.