About us
Welcome to Music City Data User Group.
We are a Nashville community for data professionals focused on SQL Server and the Microsoft data platform. Our group brings together DBAs, developers, architects, engineers, analysts, and anyone who wants to keep learning and stay connected with the local data community.
Topics may include:
- SQL Server and Azure SQL
- T-SQL, database design, and performance tuning
- PowerShell and automation for data professionals
- Data engineering, ETL, and data architecture
- Data warehousing and analytics
- Career growth, mentoring, and community learning
Whether you are brand new to data or have been tuning queries for years, this group is a place to learn, share, ask questions, and meet other people in the Nashville data community.
Upcoming meeting dates (2026):
- Thursday, September 3 — Matt Gordon, "Highlights and Hidden Gems in SQL Server 2025"
- Wednesday, October 7
- Tuesday, November 3
- Tuesday, December 1
We meet at Vaco in Brentwood. Speakers and topics will be announced closer to each date — RSVP to individual events as they're posted.
Come for the data. Stay for the community.
Contact:
organizers@musiccitydata.org
Code of Conduct:
conduct.musiccitydata.org
Upcoming events
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Highlights and Hidden Gems in SQL Server 2025
Vaco Nashville, 5501 Virginia Way Suite 120, Brentwood, TN, USWith so much emphasis on cloud data platforms and AI these days, SQL people can feel left behind by all the marketing hype. SQL Server 2025 was officially released in November of 2025, though, and contains a ton of improvements that will make our SQL Server deployments a bit faster, better, and more secure. There are even more improvements tucked into the release that never made a marketing blog or press release that you'll likely be learning about for the first time in this session!
Join this session to learn about what makes your high availability a little more available, your performance a bit more performant, and your database more developer and app-friendly. Come spend an hour with SQL people talking SQL Server 2025 – the good, the "not quite ready for prime time", and the hidden awesomeness.About the Speaker
Matt is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and has worked with Microsoft data technology since 2000 and Azure AI since 2017. He is the leader of the Lexington, KY Data Technology Group and a frequent domestic and international community speaker. He's a Redgate Community Ambassador and an author of two books. His original data professional role was in database development, which quickly evolved into query tuning work as a DBA in the healthcare realm. He has supported several critical systems utilizing SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Microsoft Fabric and managed dozens of 24/7/365 data estates. As a consultant, he works with customers large, medium, and small to migrate to the cloud, make their data estate operate efficiently, and find the right tools and solutions within the Microsoft data & AI ecosystem. Full profile: https://sessionize.com/matt-gordon/Agenda
- 5:30–6:00 PM – Networking, food, and drinks
- 6:00–6:15 PM – Welcome, announcements, and community updates
- 6:15–7:15 PM – Presentation
- 7:15–7:30 PM – Questions and additional networking
Please arrive early if possible. We'll use the first 30 minutes for networking, introductions, food, and drinks as we continue building Nashville's SQL Server and Microsoft Data Platform community.
Thanks to our host and sponsor
Our thanks to Vaco by Highspring for hosting us at their Brentwood office and providing food and drinks for the evening.Free to attend, and parking is available on site — home of the legendary parking lot track, where some of the best conversations happen after we wrap. Fair warning to Matt: given he's talking about making things faster, the parking lot 'track' is the slowest part of his whole visit.
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Past events
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