What we’re about
Hi Friends and Welcome to East Midlands Data
We're a community run Microsoft focused data user group. We provide free training, socialising, networking, recruitment, geeky debate and more on a wide range of data technology topics to anyone who wants to come along to our meetings.
Our in-person events run on the second Wednesday of every month.
To cover as much of the East Midlands as possible we currently alternate locations between Nottingham and Derby.
For additional annoucements join our community mailing list here: bit.ly/45UE6DP
Lastly, please be aware that all our events are covered by a Code of Conduct. This can be found here: bit.ly/EMD-CodeOfConduct
Thank You
East Midlands Data Organisers
organisers@eastmidlandsdata.com
Sponsors
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- MicrosoftCommunity-led MeetUp groups focused on data platform technology.
- Cloud Formations LtdNo Nonsense Consulting - Data Strategy, Design, Delivery, and Training
- RP AnalyticsSpecialties in recruitment, resourcing and head hunting.
Upcoming events (4)
See all- 13th Dec 23 | East Midlands Data | Derby | Speaker - Peter GallagherThe Brunswick Inn, Derby
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MeetUp Agenda
18:00 - Arrive. Networking
18:30 - Guest Speaker Talk
19:30 - Buffet. Networking
20:30 - Event Close___________________________________________________________________________________
Supercharge Your Data With Azure Cognitive Search & OpenAI
In this session we will take a look at how we can combine the power of Azure Cognitive Search and OpenAI to allow us to gain insights over our own data.
Using a .NET 8 Blazor app along with SignalR and C#, we'll begin by taking a walk through the Azure OpenAI Service looking at the basics of GenAI, the OpenAI Playground and the .NET SDK.
We'll then take a look at Azure Cognitive Search including; Chunking, Indexes, Vectorisation, Facets, Search and more.
Finally, we'll move on to looking at how we can combine Cognitive Search and OpenAI to supercharge our own data.
This session will appeal to both beginners to Azure OpenAI and Cognitive Search as well as learners wishing to expand their knowledge of these services to further their skillset.
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https://www.brunswickbrewingcompany.co.uk
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MeetUp Member Resources In GitHub Here:
https://github.com/EastMidlandsData
Including introduction slides and our Code of Conduct.
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- 10th Jan 24 | East Midlands Data | Nottingham | Speaker - Olivier Van SteenlandtThe Vat & Fiddle, Nottingham
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MeetUp Agenda
18:00 - Arrive. Networking
18:30 - Guest Speaker Talk
19:30 - Pizza. Networking
20:30 - Event Close___________________________________________________________________________________
Migrating from SSRS to Power BI Paginated Reports
Are you wondering how to transition from SSRS to Power BI Paginated Reports? Since Power BI Paginated Reports became a Power BI Pro feature, Paginated Reports took my attention.
In this session, I will be explaining how to migrate your SSRS reports to Power BI Paginated reports. How to handle subscriptions, timed & data driven subscriptions in Power BI and what the differces are and which alternatives you can use.
During this session will we will be migrating a single SSRS report during a demo and I will be explaining how to migrate multiple SSRS reports at once.
By the end of this session, you will have a great starting point to migrate your SSRS reports to Power BI using several methods. One-by-One, Multiple reports at the same time and how to setup your subscriptions.
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Venue Website
https://www.castlerockbrewery.co.uk/pubs/vat-and-fiddle
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MeetUp Member Resources In GitHub Here:
https://github.com/EastMidlandsData
Including introduction slides and our Code of Conduct.
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- 15th Feb 24 | East Midlands Data | Derby | Speaker - Laura Graham-BrownThe Brunswick Inn, Derby
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MeetUp Agenda
18:00 - Arrive. Networking
18:30 - Guest Speaker Talk
19:30 - Buffet. Networking
20:30 - Event Close___________________________________________________________________________________
Power Automate and Power BI doing what they do best
The Power Platform is an impressive toolset that can enable organisations to transform business processes in many different ways. They become even more transformational when they work together taking full advantage of what each tool does best.
In this session we will look at how Power Automate can give Power BI write back options. Moving onto how Power BI can deliver transformed data to Power Automate. Continuing to look at how Power Automate can help deliver reporting highlights in new ways.
___________________________________________________________________________________Venue Website
https://www.brunswickbrewingcompany.co.uk
___________________________________________________________________________________MeetUp Member Resources In GitHub Here:
https://github.com/EastMidlandsData
Including introduction slides and our Code of Conduct.
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- 13th Mar 24 | East Midlands Data | Nottingham | Speaker - Chris WebbThe Vat & Fiddle, Nottingham
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MeetUp Agenda
18:00 - Arrive. Networking
18:30 - Guest Speaker Talk
19:30 - Pizza. Networking
20:30 - Event Close___________________________________________________________________________________
Fabric Direct Lake Deep Dive
One of the coolest things about Microsoft Fabric is the new Power BI Direct Lake mode, where you can build reports on data in your data lake without needing to import it. In this session you'll learn all about Direct Lake mode: how it works, why you might not get it to work, how to monitor it and more!
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Venue Website
https://www.castlerockbrewery.co.uk/pubs/vat-and-fiddle
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MeetUp Member Resources In GitHub Here:
https://github.com/EastMidlandsData
Including introduction slides and our Code of Conduct.
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