Futureproof Your Data & Analytics Career with AI

Futureproof Your Data & Analytics Career with AI

What are the technical skills that are necessary for a database profession to succeed in today’s workforce? Is SQL still king? More importantly, what technical skills are needed as our organizations undergo a massive transformation in the face of GenAI and cloud migrations? Let’s discuss skills and capabilities that will make your Data & Analytics (D&A) career fireproof and futureproof.

In this session, we will discuss the technical skills needed to succeed as a DBA, a Data Engineer, and an Analytics professional. In addition to tech skills, we will spend time discussing the interpersonal skills held in common by successful IT professionals enabling them to avoid downsizing and better compete for the very best jobs against other talented peers.

This combination of technical skills for today and the future, plus soft skills that are perennially sought after will help you become irreplaceable in your workplace and can lead to a fireproof and futureproof career. Learn them today!

About the Speaker

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline is a noted database expert and software industry veteran. A 20-year Microsoft Data Platform MVP and noted community leader in the IT industry, Kevin is a founder and former president of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS.ORG), as well as the author of popular IT books including the bestseller SQL in a Nutshell.
Kevin is a top-rated speaker at industry trade shows worldwide and has a monthly column at Database Trends & Applications magazine (DBTA.com). His product designs for database tools have won numerous awards at industry trade shows and from a variety of trade magazines.
He is active on social media as @kekline and blogs regularly.

Agenda

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
• Networking
• Meet fellow data professionals
• Community introductions
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Welcome to Music City Data User Group (MCDUG)
• Community announcements
• Session presentation by Kevin Kline
• Q&A

Please arrive early if possible. We'll use the first 30 minutes for networking and introductions as we launch the Music City Data User Group and begin building Nashville's SQL Server and Microsoft Data Platform community.