June 21, 2022 PASSMN Meeting (Virtual Meeting Only)

Details
Important Note: This meeting is online only and will not be held at the Microsoft Technology Center
Agenda:
3:30-4:00 Kickoff / Announcements
4:00-5:00 Azure SQL Managed instance HA-DR Options to ensure business continuity (Gonzalo Bissio)
5:00-5:10 Break
5:10-6:10 Doing Power BI The Right Way for Database Developers
(Paul Turley)
6:10-6:15 Closing

Presentation topics, abstracts, speaker bio for this meeting:

Speaker #1: Gonzalo Bissio
Topic: Azure SQL Managed instance HA-DR Options to ensure business continuity
Abstract
In this session we are going to talk about all the high availability and disaster recovery options in Azure SQL Managed Instance. Internals and demos are ensured!
Speaker Bio:
Gonzalo Bissio is a Data & AI Specialist @Microsoft.
I am truly passionate about SQL Server on all of its editions (that include express as well (?)). I’m speaker of the PASS Argentina chapter, father of Pedro, Fan of Club atletico Independiente from Argentina (Soccer or futbol fan 😛😛) and Rocky Balboa’s Soldier💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻. I have the following certifications -> Microsoft certified trainer, Azure Database administrator, Azure data engineer and Azure administrator but the most important one is that I LOVE AZURE SQL! On all of the versions :P

Speaker #2: Paul Turley
Topic: Doing Power BI The Right Way for Database Developers
Abstract:
From the perspective of a DBA and database professional, this session will provide prescriptive guidance to plan and build an enterprise BI solution correctly using best practice design. The mindsets of self-service BI and database development are often different, so using common language and a best-of-breed approach is a crucial step for designing future proof BI solutions, and “doing Power BI the right way”.
Based on 25 years of industry experience and hundreds of durable Power BI solutions, you will see how to create and maintain analytic reporting projects supporting data governance, self-service reporting; and agile, iterative development practices.
Speaker Bio:
Paul is a Principal Consultant for 3Cloud Solutions (formerly Pragmatic Works), a Mentor and Microsoft Data Platform MVP. He consults, writes, speaks, teaches & blogs about business intelligence and reporting solutions. He works with companies around the world to model data, visualize and deliver critical information to make informed business decisions; using the Microsoft data platform and business analytics tools. He is a Director of the Oregon Data Community PASS chapter & user group, the author and lead author of Professional SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services and 14 other titles from Wrox & Microsoft Press. Paul is a 2021 FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect and holds several certifications including MCSE for the Data Platform and BI.